Michael Douglas admits Debra Winger bite 'broke the skin’ as Kathleen Turner replaced her

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They then reportedly agreed not to cast Debra in the role. The actor told Variety in 2019 while marking the film’s 35th anniversary that they were scared Debra wouldn’t be fully committed to the role anyway. “We couldn’t get a direct answer whether Debra was committed or not," he claimed. “We had concerns after being down to Mexico with [Ropbert Zemeckis] on locations and seeing how difficult it was going to be. “We were going to need somebody to be a total team player.”Romancing the Stone was released in March 1984.

The film quickly became a box office hit at $115 million worldwide. 1985 saw the release of a sequel called The Jewel of the Nile which saw Michael and Kathleen reprise their roles.