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.
Title | Volunteers |
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Year | 1985 |
Genre | Comedy |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | TriStar Pictures |
Cast | Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, Gedde Watanabe, George Plimpton |
Crew | Nicholas Meyer (Director), Keith Critchlow (Story), Ric Waite (Director of Photography), Gary Alexander (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Chris Jenkins (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Robert Glass (Sound Re-Recording Mixer) |
Keyword | naivety, central intelligence agency (cia), gambling, communist, cold war, asia, village, coca-cola, thailand, bridge, spoiled child, product placement, yale university, wealth, wealthy, debt, brainwashing, communism |
Release | Aug 16, 1985 |
Runtime | 107 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.50 / 10 by 150 users |
Popularity | 7 |
Budget | 10,000,000 |
Revenue | 19,875,740 |
Language | English |