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VOLUNTEERS(1985)


A very disjointed comedy(?) with Tom Hanks and John Candy!
The idea was pretty good but the comedy was slacking and
the whole thing was just kinda boring! C+

From a reviewer at IMDb.com:

It's 1962. Lawrence Bourne III (Tom Hanks) is a spoiled
rich playboy. He graduates from Yale with a $28k gambling
debt. His father refuses to pay and the violent creditor
is aiming to collect. He escapes switching places with his
roommate Kent who is going to Thailand for Peace Corps.
US official John Reynolds (Tim Thomerson) assigns him,
Tom Tuttle from Tacoma (John Candy) and Beth Wexler (Rita
Wilson) to build a bridge. Local At Toon (Gedde Watanabe)
is the only English speaker. The bridge is important for
the CIA, the Communists and a local drug lord.

The comedy is broad. Tom Hanks is likable even as a scheming
douche. That's a special skill. He has the best comedic
chemistry with Watanabe. At least, he seems to have the
most time with him. John Candy isn't nearly as lovable.
He's either separated from the group or brainwashed.
Brainwashed Candy is only an one-joke character. The
jokes don't work enough. Rita Wilson rolls her eyes
disapprovingly at Hanks a lot. There are some good
moments like Candy vs the tiger. The movie never fully
takes off as a comedy. - SnoopyStyle


Cast:

Tom Hanks ... Lawrence Bourne III
John Candy ... Tom Tuttle from Tacoma
Rita Wilson ... Beth Wexler
Tim Thomerson ... John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe ... At Toon
George Plimpton ... Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest Harada ... Chung Mee
Allan Arbus ... Albert Bardenaro
Xander Berkeley ... Kent Sutcliffe
Ji-Tu Cumbuka ... Cicero (as Ji-Tu Cumbaka)
Guillermo Río ... Sumo Guard (as Guillermo del Rio)
Jacqueline Evans ... Aunt Eunice
Pamela Gual ... Tammy the Stewardess
Philip Guilmant ... Yale President (as Phillip Giulmant)
Chick Hearn ... Announcer
Virginia Kiser ... Evelyn Bourne
Clyde Kusatsu ... Souvanna
Jude Mussetter ... Bootsy Winder
Carlos Romano ... Beatty
Duncan Ross ... Noble
Shakti Chen ... Lucille (as Shakti)
Professor Toru Tanaka ... Sumo Guard
Lonnie Wun ... Sumo Guard
Harry Yorku ... Al Pe
Doris Day ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock Hudson ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn Monroe ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)


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