Watch Volunteers (1985) Official Trailer
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5.5 / 10 IMDb August 16, 1985 1h 47m Metascore 55
After 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?
Director
Runtime
1h 47m
Release Date
August 16, 1985
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Rated
R
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$19,875,740
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
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.
Ernest Harada
as Chung Mee
Allan Arbus
as Albert Bardenaro
Xander Berkeley
as Kent Sutcliffe
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Cicero
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Jacqueline Evans
as Aunt Eunice
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Pamela Gual
as Tammy
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Chick Hearn
as Announcer
Virginia Kiser
as Evelyn Bourne
Clyde Kusatsu
as Souvanna
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Jude Mussetter
as Bootsy Winder
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Carlos Romano
as Beatty
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Duncan Ross
as Noble
Shakti Chen
as Lucille
Professor Toru Tanaka
as Sumo Guard
Production Companies
HBO FilmsSilver Screen Partners
Volunteers Official Trailer 1985
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