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Volunteers (1985)

#8,3916,692
Movie"Ready or not, here they come."
Audience Score
55
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R 1 hr 47 minAug 16th, 1985Comedy
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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.
StarringTom HanksJohn CandyRita Wilson
DirectorNicholas Meyer

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 16th, 1985
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 29th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$10,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$19,875,740 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:TriStar Pictures
Movie Tags:
villagegamblingcold warcommunismthailandcentral intelligence agency (cia)debtwealthbridgeasia