Volunteers - Movie Review

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Rich kid playboyLaurence Bourne III finds himself in deep trouble when a gamble goes south and now some very dangerous men are on his tail. In a last minute effort to escape, Laurence takes his friends place on a trip to Southeast Asia with the Peace Corp, the last place he wants to be. When they arrive in Asia Laurence is assigned to work in a small jungle village with Tom Tuttle and Beth Wexler and together they must build a bridge across the river within two years. What nobody realises is the bridge is coveted by the U.S army, a local communist force and a powerful drug lord, with the help of At Toon(the only English-speaking native in the village) they must band together to fight off the three opposing forces and do what is right for the villagers.

Director: Nicholas Meyer

Actors: Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, John Candy, Tim Thomerson, Gedde Watanabe, George Plimpton, Ernest Harada

Year: 1985

Length:107 Minutes

Classification: M15+ Medium level coarse language, Sexual references

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