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Volunteers

Volunteers

Ready or not, here they come.
Aug 16, 1985 1h 47m
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159 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Volunteers
Companies TriStar Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords naivety, central intelligence agency (cia), gambling, cold war, asia, village, coca-cola, thailand, bridge, spoiled child, product placement, yale university, wealth, wealthy, debt, brainwashing, communism
Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
John Candy

John Candy

Tom Tuttle
Rita Wilson

Rita Wilson

Beth Wexler
Tim Thomerson

Tim Thomerson

John Reynolds
George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Allan Arbus

Allan Arbus

Albert Bardenaro
Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Kent Sutcliffe
Pamela Gual

Pamela Gual

Tammy the Stewardess
Virginia Kiser

Virginia Kiser

Evelyn Bourne
Jude Mussetter

Jude Mussetter

Bootsy Winder
Lonnie Wun

Lonnie Wun

Sumo Guard
Doris Day

Doris Day

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)