Volunteers

"Ready or not, here they come."

Aug 16 1985 R 1h 47m
Adventure, Comedy

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.

Plot

Lawrence is a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, where is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with 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.

Written by

Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Keith Critchlow

Directed by

Nicholas Meyer

Cast

Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson

Crew

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Production Countries

Thailand, United States of America

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Volunteers 1985 Trailer HD | Tom Hanks | John Candy | Rita Wilson
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