Volunteers

Volunteers (1985) — comedy film. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Starring Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson. This page maps 4 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 5.5/10 from 188 votes.

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Story Analysis

A deceptive escape becomes a dangerous volunteer mission, forcing its reluctant participant to choose between selfish survival and collective action.

Comedy · 5.5/10 · 107 min · 1985

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Credits

Director

Nicholas Meyer
Cast

as Lawrence Whatley Bourne III

Tom Hanks
Cast

as Tom Tuttle

John Candy
Cast

as Beth Wexler

Rita Wilson
Cast

as John Reynolds

Tim Thomerson
Cast

as At Toon

Gedde Watanabe
Cast

as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

George Plimpton
Cast

as Chung Mee

Ernest Harada
Cast

as Albert Bardenaro

Allan Arbus
Cast

as Kent Sutcliffe

Xander Berkeley
Cast

as Cicero

Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Cast

as Aunt Eunice

Jacqueline Evans
Cast

as Tammy

Pamela Gual

Videos

Volunteers 1985 Trailer HD | Tom Hanks | John Candy | Rita Wilson

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Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q1786324), public domain (CC0).