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Volunteers (1985)

Directed by Nicholas Meyer

Comedy

Overview

After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with the help of American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler.  What they don’t realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon, the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves.

Rated R | Length 107 minutes

Actors

Tom Hanks | John Candy | Rita Wilson | Tim Thomerson | Gedde Watanabe | George Plimpton | Ernest Harada | Allan Arbus | Xander Berkeley | Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Jacqueline Evans | Pamela Gual | Chick Hearn | Virginia Kiser | Clyde Kusatsu | Jude Mussetter | Carlos Romano | Duncan Ross | Shakti Chen | Professor Toru Tanaka | Guillermo Río | Lonnie Wun | Harry Yorku

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Fun times with early Hanks. The movie that he and Rita Wilson began their romance during and a nice supporting turn by John Candy and Gedde Wanatabe.

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