Volunteers

Nicholas Meyer
1985-08-16

Ready or not, here they come.
5.493
107 min

After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with the help of American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler. What they don't realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon, the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves.

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 the Stewardess 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
Doris Day Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Rock Hudson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Marilyn Monroe Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned