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Volunteers

R19851h 47mNicholas Meyer
IMDb 5.5 · Rotten Tomatoes 67% · Metacritic 55

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"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?

Comedy
NaivetyCentral Intelligence Agency (cia)GamblingCold WarAsiaVillageThailandBridgeSpoiled ChildProduct Placement

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What is Volunteers (1985) about?

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?

Who stars in Volunteers?

Volunteers stars Tom Hanks (Lawrence Whatley Bourne III), John Candy (Tom Tuttle), Rita Wilson (Beth Wexler), Tim Thomerson (John Reynolds), Gedde Watanabe (At Toon). The film was directed by Nicholas Meyer.

How long is Volunteers?

Volunteers has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1985. It is rated R.

Is Volunteers worth watching?

Volunteers holds an IMDb rating of 5.5/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 67. Fans of Comedy are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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