“Ready or not, here they come.”
Volunteers
5.5
183 votes·1985
·1h 47m
·MovieComedy
Overview
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?
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget2.0x
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Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
naivetycentral intelligence agency (cia)gamblingcold warasiavillagethailandbridgespoiled childproduct placementyale universitywealth
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
Jacqueline Evans
Aunt Eunice
Pamela Gual
Tammy
Chick Hearn
Announcer
Virginia Kiser
Evelyn Bourne
Clyde Kusatsu
Souvanna
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