Volunteers (1985)
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Tom Hanks and John Candy were reunited for the first time since Splash in this period comedy about Peace Corps worker during the optimistic period of the Kennedy presidency. Lawrence Bourne III (Tom Hanks) is an upper-class heel who has to flee the country to escape his gambling debts and so sneaks aboard an airplane filled with Peace Corps volunteers en route to Thailand. On the plane he is befriended by well-meaning Peace Corps worker Tom Tuttle (John Candy). Once in Thailand, the workers become involved with building a bridge, and Lawrence becomes involved with the local Communists, an opium lord, and the CIA. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tom Hanks, John Candy, (more)
- Director(s):
- Nicholas Meyer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Volunteers
Tom Hanks and John Candy were reunited for the first time since Splash in this period comedy about Peace Corps worker during the optimistic period of the Kennedy presidency. Lawrence Bourne III (Tom Hanks) is an upper-class heel who has to flee the country to escape his gambling debts and so sneaks aboard an airplane filled with Peace Corps volunteers en route to Thailand. On the plane he is befriended by well-meaning Peace Corps worker Tom Tuttle (John Candy). Once in Thailand, the workers become involved with building a bridge, and Lawrence becomes involved with the local Communists, an opium lord, and the CIA. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast of Volunteers
- Tom Hanks - Lawrence Bourne III
- Rita Wilson - Beth Wexler
- Gedde Watanabe - At Toon
- Ernest Harada - Chung Mee
- Duncan Ross - Noble
- Prof. Toru Tanaka - Sumo Guard
- Duan Ji-shun - Cicero
- Pamela Gual - Tammy
- Lonnie Wun - Sumo Guard
- Jude Mussetter - Bootsy
- Chick Hearn - Announcer
- Allan Arbus - Albert Bordonaro
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka - Cicero
- Jacqueline Evans - Aunt Eunice
- John Candy - Tom Tuttle from Tacoma
- Tim Thomerson - John Reynolds
- George Plimpton - Lawrence Bourne, Jr.
- Carlos Romano - Beatty
- Shakti - Lucille
- Harry Yorku - Ai Po
- Guillermo del Rio - Sumo Guard
- Phillip Guilmant - Yale President
- Joyce Robinson
- Virginia Kiser - Evelyn Bourne
- Penny Ellers
- Xander Berkeley - Kent Sutcliffe
- Clyde Kusatsu - Souvanna
- Director(s):
- Nicholas Meyer
- Writer(s):
- Keith F. Critchlow, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
- Producer(s):
- Walter Parkes, Richard Shepherd
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Humor, Profanity, Adult Situations, Violence, Adult Language, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language.
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