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Volunteers is a 1985 comedy film directed by Nicholas Meyer and written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs. Produced by Walter F. Parkes and Richard Shepherd, the movie features Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, and Tim Thomerson in the cast. The narrative is set in Thailand and involves themes of naivety, the Central Intelligence Agency, gambling, and the Cold War. The original language is English.
The film has a runtime of 107 minutes and was released on August 16, 1985. It originated in the United States and Australia, with production companies including HBO Films and Silver Screen Partners. Distribution was handled by TriStar Pictures and Netflix, available via video on demand. The budget was 10,000,000, resulting in revenue of 19,875,740. James Horner composed the score.
Review scores for the film include 4.9 out of 10 and 58%, with a vote average of 5.5. It is categorized under adventure and comedy genres. The tagline for the release is "Ready or not, here they come."
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5.5After 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?
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
- John Candy as Tom Tuttle
- Rita Wilson as Beth Wexler
- Tim Thomerson as John Reynolds
- Gedde Watanabe as At Toon
- George Plimpton as Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Themes
- naivety
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- gambling
- cold war
- asia
- village
- thailand
- bridge
- spoiled child
- product placement
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Nicholas Meyer
- Screenwriter
- Ken Levine
- Cast member
- Charles Kalani
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Richard Shepherd
- Narrative location
- Thailand
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 506092
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1985-01-01
- title
- Volunteers
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 58%
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