

Volunteers
1985-08-16 · 107 min · ★ 5.5
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?
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Production details
- Directors
- Nicholas Meyer
- Production companies
- HBO Films, Silver Screen Partners
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 19,875,740
Top Cast
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
Xander BerkeleyKent Sutcliffe
Ji-Tu CumbukaCicero
Chick HearnAnnouncer
Virginia KiserEvelyn Bourne
Clyde KusatsuSouvanna
Shakti ChenLucille
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