Volunteers

Volunteers

1985
★★★☆☆ 5.5/10
⏱️ 107 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Comedy
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.

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Director
Nicholas Meyer
Writer
Keith Critchlow, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Producer
Walter F. Parkes, Richard Shepherd

Production

HBO Films, Silver Screen Partners

Keywords

naivetycentral intelligence agency (cia)gamblingcold warasiavillagethailandbridgespoiled childproduct placement