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Joe Versus the Volcano( 1990)

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An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.

Overview

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Hanks

      Joe Banks

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      Meg Ryan

      DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore

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      Lloyd Bridges

      Samuel Harvey Graynamore

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      Dan Hedaya

      Frank Waturi

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      Ossie Davis

      Marshall

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      Barry McGovern

      Luggage Salesman

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      Robert Stack

      Dr. Ellison

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      Amanda Plummer

      Dagmar

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      Lala Sloatman

      Waitress

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      Abe Vigoda

      Chief of the Waponis

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      Carol Kane

      Hairdresser

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      Branscombe Richmond

      Waponi

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      Jayne Haynes

      Nurse

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      David Burton

      Mike

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      Jon Conrad Pochron

      Tony

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      Jim Hudson

      Fred - Guard

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      Antoni Gatti

      Italian Tailor

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      Darrell Zwerling

      Underwear Salesman

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      Jim Ryan

      Bellman

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      Karl Rumburg

      Ralph

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      Brian Esteban

      Emo - Waponi Lookout

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      Nathan Lane

      Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

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      Wally Ruiz

      Spanish Singer

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      Guillermo Guzman

      Spanish Singer

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      Tommy Franco

      Spanish Singer

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      Tony Salome

      Clerk

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      Courtney Gibbs

      Saleswoman

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      Jennifer Stewart

      Statue of Liberty

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      William Ward

      Salesman - Hammacher Schlemmer

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      Paul Michael Thorpe

      God Woo

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      Michael George

      Musician (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

    5
    Written by Wuchak on Sun Jun 26 2022
    **_Good message, decent movie, albeit really odd_** That pretty much sums up this 1990 film starring Tom Hanks as a miserable man stuck in an uninspiring job. After learning he's going to die in six months, he accepts an offer to live it up for a couple of weeks and sacrifice himself in a volcano on some nondescript Pacific island. Right off the bat, the movie tips off that it's more fantasy than reality. There's a great message about not selling your life -- your dreams -- for whatever pathetic wage they're offering at the local factory or whatever the case. But the final act fizzles out...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    39400000.00

    Keywords

    • escape
    • terminal illness
    • orange soda
    • barefoot female