Remembering King Solomon’s Mines (1985): Cannon Films at Their Most Delightfully Unhinged
If there was ever a movie that proved Cannon Films could chase a trend with the enthusiasm of a kid hopped up on Pixy Stix, it’s King Solomon’s Mines (1985). Golan and Globus saw the success of Romancing the Stone and said, “We want that Stone woman !” — only to discover they didn’t mean Sharon Stone… they meant the Romancing the Stone woman . But hey, Hollywood mix‑ups are part of the charm, and Sharon Stone still showed up ready to scream, sparkle, and run for her life in true ’80s adventure‑queen fashion. Richard Chamberlain? Oh, he’s having the time of his life. You can practically see him winking at the camera between takes, swinging from vines, dodging traps, and delivering lines with that “I can’t believe they’re paying me for this” grin. He leans into the pulp, the camp, the chaos — and that’s exactly why the movie works. Let’s be honest: this might be the funniest Cannon film ever made , intentionally or not. It’s loud, it’s wild, it’s over‑the‑top, and it’s absolutel...