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  • Volunteers (1985)
  • R
    107 min | Adventure, Comedy
Volunteers (1985)
R
107 min | Adventure, Comedy

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 Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with two other PCVs. Will he survive two years?
Director
Nicholas Meyer (directed by)
Writers
Ken Levine (screenplay by) | David Isaacs (screenplay by) | Keith Critchlow (story by)
Producers
Walter F. Parkes (produced by) | Richard Shepherd (produced by)
Composer
James Horner (music composed by)
Cinematographer
Editors
Steve Polivka (edited by) (as Steven Polivka) | Ronald Roose (edited by)
Casting Directors
Penny Ellers (casting by) | Joyce Robinson (casting by)
Production Designer
James L. Schoppe (production designed by)
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Release date
Aug 16, 1985 (United States)

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Cast

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Hanks
Lawrence Bourne III Lawrence Bourne III   See fewer
John Candy
Tom Tuttle from Tacoma Tom Tuttle from Tacoma   See fewer
Rita Wilson
Beth Wexler Beth Wexler   See fewer
Tim Thomerson
John Reynolds John Reynolds   See fewer
Gedde Watanabe
At Toon At Toon   See fewer
George Plimpton
Lawrence Bourne Jr. Lawrence Bourne Jr.   See fewer
Ernest Harada
Chung Mee Chung Mee   See fewer
Allan Arbus
Albert Bardenaro Albert Bardenaro   See fewer
Xander Berkeley
Kent Sutcliffe Kent Sutcliffe   See fewer
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Cicero (as Ji-Tu Cumbaka) Cicero (as Ji-Tu Cumbaka)   See fewer
Guillermo Río
Sumo Guard (as Guillermo del Rio) Sumo Guard (as Guillermo del Rio)   See fewer
Jacqueline Evans
Aunt Eunice Aunt Eunice   See fewer
Pamela Gual
Tammy the Stewardess Tammy the Stewardess   See fewer
Philip Guilmant
Yale President (as Phillip Giulmant) Yale President (as Phillip Giulmant)   See fewer
Chick Hearn
Announcer Announcer   See fewer
Virginia Kiser
Evelyn Bourne Evelyn Bourne   See fewer
Clyde Kusatsu
Souvanna Souvanna   See fewer
Jude Mussetter
Bootsy Winder Bootsy Winder   See fewer
Carlos Romano
Beatty Beatty   See fewer
Shakti Chen
Lucille (as Shakti) Lucille (as Shakti)   See fewer
Professor Toru Tanaka
Sumo Guard Sumo Guard   See fewer
Lonnie Wun
Sumo Guard Sumo Guard   See fewer
Doris Day
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rock Hudson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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