Sally Field Turned Down Role That Would’ve Made Iconic ’80s Film Very Different

Sally Field said she turned down the lead role opposite Michael Douglas in the 1984 adventure “Romancing the Stone” ― and she has no regrets. “My instinct was there’s somebody else out there who’s better, and that somebody was Kathleen Turner,” the two-time Oscar winner told People in a story posted Wednesday. “That long-legged Kathleen, with her husky voice. I mean, she’s still breathtakingly good. And she’s so sweet. There’s nobody like her.” Advertisement Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner on the set of “Romancing the Stone.” Field said she turned down the part that Turner made famous in the 1980s…. Read Full Article