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Volunteers (1985) · Cineora

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A NICHOLAS MEYER FILM

Volunteers

19851h 47mRMovie

Comedy

IMDb5.5/ 10 · 11.9K votes

READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME.

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?

Funny
Quirky
Friendship
Class
Period piece

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for a group of friends, a quick watch and late nights. Contains strong language and drug use.

DirectorNicholas Meyer

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.5 / 10

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Tom HanksLawrence Whatley Bourne III

John CandyTom Tuttle

Rita WilsonBeth Wexler

Tim ThomersonJohn Reynolds

Gedde WatanabeAt Toon

George PlimptonLawrence Bourne Jr.

Ernest HaradaChung Mee

Allan ArbusAlbert Bardenaro

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