Volunteers (1985)
Ready or not, here they come.
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.
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Tom HanksLawrence Whatley Bourne III
John CandyTom Tuttle
Rita WilsonBeth Wexler
Tim ThomersonJohn Reynolds
Gedde WatanabeAt Toon
George PlimptonLawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest HaradaChung Mee
Allan ArbusAlbert Bardenaro
Xander BerkeleyKent Sutcliffe
Ji-Tu CumbukaCicero
Jacqueline EvansAunt EunicePamela GualTammy the StewardessKeywords
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What is Volunteers about?
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.
How long is Volunteers?
Volunteers has a runtime of 107 minutes.
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