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1985

Volunteers

Directed by Nicholas Meyer
Ready or not, here they come.

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.

Duration

1h 47m

Released

August 16, 1985

Revenue

$19,875,740

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5.5

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Cast23

  • Tom Hanks
  • John Candy
  • Rita Wilson
  • Tim Thomerson
  • Gedde Watanabe
  • George Plimpton
  • Ernest Harada
  • Allan Arbus
  • Xander Berkeley

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