Volunteers

1985

R

1h 47m

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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.

Writers

Keith Critchlow(story by)
David Isaacs(screenplay by)
Ken Levine(screenplay by)
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Tom Hanks
Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
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John Candy
Tom Tuttle
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Rita Wilson
Beth Wexler
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Tim Thomerson
John Reynolds
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George Plimpton
Lawrence Bourne Jr.
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Ernest Harada
Chung Mee
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Allan Arbus
Albert Bardenaro
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Xander Berkeley
Kent Sutcliffe
Jacqueline Evans
Aunt Eunice
Pamela Gual
Tammy the Stewardess
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Chick Hearn
Announcer
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Virginia Kiser
Evelyn Bourne
Jude Mussetter
Bootsy Winder

Writers

Keith Critchlow(story by)
David Isaacs(screenplay by)
Ken Levine(screenplay by)

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Release date

August 16, 1985 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

TriStar Pictures

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Box office

Budget

$10,000,000

Gross worldwide

$19,875,740

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