Volunteers (1985)
Ready or not, here they come.
After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay and takes his roomie's place as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Thai Golden Triangle with two other PCVs. Will he survive two years?
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 107 min
Release Date: August 16, 1985
Cast
- Tom Hanks - Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
- John Candy - Tom Tuttle
- Rita Wilson - Beth Wexler
- Tim Thomerson - John Reynolds
- Gedde Watanabe - At Toon
- George Plimpton - Lawrence Bourne Jr.
- Ernest Harada - Chung Mee
- Allan Arbus - Albert Bardenaro
- Xander Berkeley - Kent Sutcliffe
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka - Cicero
Screenplay
- Keith Critchlow (Story)
- David Isaacs (Screenplay)
- Ken Levine (Screenplay)
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Ric Waite
Editing: Steve Polivka, Ronald Roose
Production: HBO Films, Silver Screen Partners
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $10M
Box Office: $20M
Original Language: en
Keywords
naivety, central intelligence agency (cia), gambling, cold war, asia, village, thailand, bridge, spoiled child, product placement, yale university, wealth, wealthy, debt, brainwashing
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Volunteers about?
- After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay and takes his roomie's place as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Thai Golden Triangle with two other PCVs. Will he survive two years?
- Who directed Volunteers?
- Volunteers was directed by Nicholas Meyer.
- Who stars in Volunteers?
- Volunteers stars Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, Gedde Watanabe, George Plimpton.
- How long is Volunteers?
- Volunteers has a runtime of 1h 47m (107 minutes).
- What genre is Volunteers?
- Volunteers is a Comedy film.
- What is the budget of Volunteers?
- Volunteers had a budget of $10M.
- How much did Volunteers gross?
- Volunteers grossed $20M worldwide.
- Where was Volunteers produced?
- Volunteers was produced in United States of America.