Volunteers

107 min 1985 Published on, 1 year ago

5.5

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.

Country

United States

Genre

Comedy

Released

16 Aug, 1985

Main Cast

Tom Hanks , John Candy , Rita Wilson , Tim Thomerson , Gedde Watanabe

Supporting Cast

George Plimpton , Ernest Harada , Allan Arbus , Xander Berkeley , Ji-Tu Cumbuka

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