Volunteers

Nicholas Meyer
1985-08-16

Ready or not, here they come.
5.511
107 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Tom Hanks Lawrence Whatley Bourne III Goutbreak
John Candy Tom Tuttle Unowned
Rita Wilson Beth Wexler Unowned
Tim Thomerson John Reynolds Unowned
Gedde Watanabe At Toon Unowned
George Plimpton Lawrence Bourne Jr. Unowned
Ernest Harada Chung Mee Unowned
Allan Arbus Albert Bardenaro Unowned
Xander Berkeley Kent Sutcliffe Unowned
Ji-Tu Cumbuka Cicero Unowned
Jacqueline Evans Aunt Eunice Unowned
Pamela Gual Tammy Unowned
Chick Hearn Announcer Unowned
Virginia Kiser Evelyn Bourne Unowned
Clyde Kusatsu Souvanna Unowned
Jude Mussetter Bootsy Winder Unowned
Carlos Romano Beatty Unowned
Duncan Ross Noble Unowned
Shakti Chen Lucille Unowned
Professor Toru Tanaka Sumo Guard Unowned
Guillermo Río Sumo Guard Unowned
Lonnie Wun Sumo Guard Unowned
Harry Yorku Al Pe Unowned