Movie·1985·1h 47m
Volunteers
Ready or not, here they come.
Directed By
Nicholas Meyer
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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?
Written By
David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Producer
Richard Shepherd, Walter F. Parkes
Cinematography
Ric Waite
Music
James Horner
Editor
Steve Polivka
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Jude Mussetter
Bootsy Winder
Carlos Romano
Beatty
Duncan Ross
Noble
// crew
Crew
Nicholas Meyer
Director
Keith Critchlow
Story
Ric Waite
Director of Photography
David Isaacs
Screenplay
Ken Levine
Screenplay
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Steve Polivka
Editor
Richard Shepherd
Producer
Ronald Roose
Editor
Walter F. Parkes
Producer
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