Volunteers (1985)

  • R
  • 08/16/1985 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 47m

Ready or not, here they come.

Overview

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.

Keith Critchlow

Story

Nicholas Meyer

Director

David Isaacs

Screenplay

Ken Levine

Screenplay

Cast

Tom Hanks's headshot

Tom Hanks

Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
John Candy's headshot

John Candy

Tom Tuttle
Rita Wilson's headshot

Rita Wilson

Beth Wexler
Tim Thomerson's headshot

Tim Thomerson

John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe's headshot

Gedde Watanabe

At Toon
George Plimpton's headshot

George Plimpton

Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest Harada's headshot

Ernest Harada

Chung Mee
Allan Arbus's headshot

Allan Arbus

Albert Bardenaro

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