Volunteers (1985)
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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Cast

Tom Hanks Tom Hanks As: Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
John Candy John Candy As: Tom Tuttle
Rita Wilson Rita Wilson As: Beth Wexler
Tim Thomerson Tim Thomerson As: John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe Gedde Watanabe As: At Toon
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Ready or not, here they come.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 16 August 1985

Country: US

Runtime: 107m

Company Credits

Company: TriStar Pictures

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $19,875,740

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Cast

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

Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

At Toon

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Lawrence Bourne Jr.

Ernest Harada

Ernest Harada

Chung Mee

Allan Arbus

Allan Arbus

Albert Bardenaro

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Kent Sutcliffe

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Cicero

Jacqueline Evans

Jacqueline Evans

Aunt Eunice

Pamela Gual

Pamela Gual

Tammy the Stewardess

Chick Hearn

Chick Hearn

Announcer

Virginia Kiser

Virginia Kiser

Evelyn Bourne

Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Souvanna

Jude Mussetter

Jude Mussetter

Bootsy Winder

Carlos Romano

Carlos Romano

Beatty

Duncan Ross

Duncan Ross

Noble

Shakti Chen

Shakti Chen

Lucille

Professor Toru Tanaka

Professor Toru Tanaka

Sumo Guard

Guillermo Río

Guillermo Río

Sumo Guard

Lonnie Wun

Lonnie Wun

Sumo Guard

Harry Yorku

Harry Yorku

Al Pe

Doris Day

Doris Day

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed By

Nicholas Meyer

Nicholas Meyer

Director

Elie Cohn

Elie Cohn

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Brian Ralph

Brian Ralph

Negative Cutter

Ronald Roose

Ronald Roose

Editor

Steve Polivka

Steve Polivka

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Allan A. Apone

Allan A. Apone

Makeup Designer

Del Armstrong

Del Armstrong

Makeup Supervisor

Josefina Mendoza

Josefina Mendoza

Hairstylist

Raúl Esquivel

Raúl Esquivel

Wigmaker

Alberto López

Alberto López

Makeup Artist

Esperanza Gómez

Esperanza Gómez

Hairstylist

Sound

Claude Hitchcock

Claude Hitchcock

Sound Mixer

Terry Lynn Allen

Terry Lynn Allen

Sound Editor

Randy Kelley

Randy Kelley

Sound Editor

Chris Jenkins

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Weidman

Jim Weidman

Music Editor

Elliott Koretz

Elliott Koretz

Sound Editor

Gary Alexander

Gary Alexander

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Wylie Stateman

Wylie Stateman

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Mark P. Stoeckinger

ADR Editor

Else Blangsted

Else Blangsted

Music Editor

Dan M. Rich

Dan M. Rich

Sound Editor

Robert Glass

Robert Glass

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lon Bender

Lon Bender

Supervising Sound Editor

Joe Gilbert

Joe Gilbert

Assistant Sound Editor

Stan Gilbert

Stan Gilbert

ADR Editor

Lorna Anderson

Lorna Anderson

Assistant Sound Editor

Claude King

Claude King

Other

James Horner

James Horner

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Leo J. Napolitano

Leo J. Napolitano

Camera Operator

Salvador 'Apache' Serrano

Salvador 'Apache' Serrano

Dolly Grip

Ric Waite

Ric Waite

Director of Photography

Alfredo Ruvalcaba

Alfredo Ruvalcaba

Still Photographer

Lighting

Art Department

Jorge Sainz

Jorge Sainz

Assistant Art Director

Ray Mercer Jr.

Ray Mercer Jr.

Property Master

James L. Schoppe

James L. Schoppe

Production Design

José Rodríguez Granada

José Rodríguez Granada

Art Direction

Other Crew

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