Volunteers

5.5 / 10

(145 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

107 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Nicholas Meyer

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Company:

TriStar Pictures

Budget:

$10,000,000

Revenue:

$19,875,740

Cast:
Tom Hanks

Lawrence Whatley Bourne III

John Candy

Tom Tuttle

Rita Wilson

Beth Wexler

Tim Thomerson

John Reynolds

Gedde Watanabe

At Toon

Crew:
Nicholas Meyer

Director

Keith Critchlow

Story

Ken Levine

Screenplay

David Isaacs

Screenplay

Walter F. Parkes

Producer