1962, after Yale graduation, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay. He takes his roomie's place as Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with 2 other PCVs. Will he survive 2 years?
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Cast verified as complete
| Tom Hanks | ... |
Lawrence Bourne III
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| John Candy | ... |
Tom Tuttle from Tacoma
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| Rita Wilson | ... |
Beth Wexler
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| Tim Thomerson | ... |
John Reynolds
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| Gedde Watanabe | ... |
At Toon
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| George Plimpton | ... |
Lawrence Bourne Jr.
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| Ernest Harada | ... |
Chung Mee
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| Allan Arbus | ... |
Albert Bardenaro
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| Xander Berkeley | ... |
Kent Sutcliffe
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| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | ... |
Cicero
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Guillermo Río | ... |
Sumo Guard
(as Guillermo del Rio)
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Jacqueline Evans | ... |
Aunt Eunice
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Pamela Gual | ... |
Tammy the Stewardess
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Philip Guilmant | ... |
Yale President
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| Chick Hearn | ... |
Announcer
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| Virginia Kiser | ... |
Evelyn Bourne
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| Clyde Kusatsu | ... |
Souvanna
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Jude Mussetter | ... |
Bootsy Winder
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Carlos Romano | ... |
Beatty
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Duncan Ross | ... |
Noble
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Shakti Chen | ... |
Lucille
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| Professor Toru Tanaka | ... |
Sumo Guard
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Lonnie Wun | ... |
Sumo Guard
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Harry Yorku | ... |
Al Pe
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| Doris Day | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Rock Hudson | ... |
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| John F. Kennedy | ... |
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| Marilyn Monroe | ... |
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Directed by
| Nicholas Meyer | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Ken Levine | ... | (screenplay by) & |
| David Isaacs | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Keith Critchlow | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Walter F. Parkes | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Theodore R. Parvin | ... | associate producer |
| Richard Shepherd | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| James Horner | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Ric Waite | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Steve Polivka | ... | (edited by) (as Steven Polivka) |
| Ronald Roose | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Barry Dresner | ... | apprentice film editor |
| Peck Prior | ... | assistant editor |
| Brian Ralph | ... | negative cutter |
| Clarinda Wong | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Penny Ellers | ... | (casting by) |
| Joyce Robinson | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| James L. Schoppe | ... | (production designed by) |
Art Direction by
| José Rodríguez Granada | ||
Makeup Department
| Allan A. Apone | ... | special makeup designer |
| Del Armstrong | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Raúl Esquivel | ... | wig master |
| Esperanza Gómez | ... | hair stylist |
| Alberto López | ... | makeup artist |
| Josefina Mendoza | ... | hair stylist |
| Ester Oropeza | ... | makeup artist |
| Dione Taylor | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Efren Flores | ... | assistant production manager (as Efren Flores Torres) |
| Ricardo Frera | ... | unit production manager: Mexico |
| César Armando Jiménez | ... | assistant production manager |
| Carlo Rodríguez Márquez | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Baruch Abuloff | ... | second assistant director: Mexico |
| Elie Cohn | ... | first assistant director |
| BJ Davis | ... | second unit director |
| Harvey Keith | ... | second unit director: Chang Me escape stunts |
| John Langley | ... | second unit director: bridge building sequence |
| Jesús Marín | ... | first assistant director: Mexico |
| David Burton Morris | ... | second unit director: Yale graduation background |
| Ricker Slaven | ... | second assistant director: Mexico |
Art Department
| Ramón Altirriva | ... | production buyer |
| Ricardo Alvarado | ... | props |
| Arturo Brito | ... | set designer |
| Gabriel Chavez | ... | stand-by painter |
| Carlos Cortes | ... | key propman |
| Ramón Estrada | ... | props |
| Francisco García | ... | construction buyer |
| Alfonso Godínez | ... | props |
| Fernando Martínez | ... | set illustrator |
| Antonio Mata Jr. | ... | props |
| Ray Mercer Jr. | ... | property master (as Ray Mercer) |
| Francisco Ramirez | ... | greensman (as Francisco Ramírez) |
| Macedonio Ramos | ... | set dresser |
| Joel Romo | ... | props |
| Jorge Sainz | ... | assistant art director |
| Roberto Ávila | ... | assistant set dresser |
| Moises Pineda | ... | greens assistant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gary Alexander | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Terry Lynn Allen | ... | sound editor |
| Lorna Anderson | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Lon Bender | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Adrianna A.J. Cohen | ... | assistant sound editor (as Adrianna Cohen) |
| Heriberto Cárdenas | ... | cable person |
| Joe Gilbert | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Stan Gilbert | ... | adr editor |
| Robert Glass | ... | re-recording mixer (as Bob Glass) |
| Claude Hitchcock | ... | sound mixer |
| Chris Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer (as Christopher Jenkins) |
| Randy Kelley | ... | sound editor |
| Elliott Koretz | ... | sound editor |
| Jorge Palomino | ... | boom operator: Mexico (as Jorge Palomino Rojas) |
| Dan M. Rich | ... | sound editor |
| Wylie Stateman | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | ... | adr editor |
| Robert Taylor | ... | boom operator |
| Hugo Weng | ... | foley editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Pete Clark | ... | special effects: explosives |
| Daniel Cordero | ... | special effects |
| Laurencio Cordero | ... | special effects coordinator (as Laurencio 'Chovy' Cordero) |
| Margarito Fuentes Gutiérrez | ... | special effects (as Margarito Gutiérrez) |
| Marshall Knight | ... | special effects: explosives |
Visual Effects by
| James F. Liles | ... | matte painter |
Stunts
| Denny Arnold | ... | stunts |
| John Barrett | ... | stunts (as John Gilbert Barrett) |
| BJ Davis | ... | stunt coordinator (as B.J. Davis) / stunt double: Tim Thomerson / stunt double: Tom Hanks / stunts |
| Wayne King Sr. | ... | stunts (as Wayne King) |
| Rob King | ... | stunts |
| Alan Marcus | ... | stunts |
| Ellie Mite | ... | stunts |
| Paul Staples | ... | stunts |
| Debra Trowt | ... | stunts |
| Dianne L. Wilson | ... | stunts |
| Kane Hodder | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Carl Boles | ... | gaffer: USA |
| Salvador de Anda | ... | assistant camera |
| Críspulo de la Torre | ... | electrician |
| Teodoro García | ... | assistant camera |
| Jack N. Green | ... | additional photographer |
| Phil Gries | ... | camera: press junket interviews |
| Heriberto Gutiérrez | ... | assistant camera |
| Faustino Hernández | ... | grip |
| Ruben Herta | ... | electrician |
| Antonio Jara | ... | assistant dolly grip |
| Ray Kinzer | ... | key grip: USA |
| Raúl Lara | ... | electrician |
| Louis Mahler | ... | video technician |
| Richard A. Mention III | ... | second assistant camera |
| Enrique Morales | ... | key electrician |
| Leo J. Napolitano | ... | camera operator |
| Jesse Wayne Parker | ... | crane operator (as Wayne Parker) |
| Rafael Pérez | ... | electrician |
| Jesús Ramírez García | ... | electrician |
| Jorge de la Rosa Morales | ... | grip |
| Manuel Rosales | ... | key grip: Mexico |
| Guillermo Rosas | ... | assistant camera |
| Alfredo Ruvalcaba | ... | still photographer |
| Salvador 'Apache' Serrano | ... | dolly grip (as Salvador Serrano) |
| Baird Steptoe | ... | first assistant camera |
| León Sánchez | ... | camera operator |
| Ramiro Valencia | ... | electrician |
| Antonio Vázquez | ... | grip |
| Antonio Álvarez | ... | gaffer: Mexico |
| Jesus 'Moroco' Gonzalez | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Enrique de Peña | ... | casting assistant |
| Luis Sánchez | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| María Antonieta Esquivel | ... | wardrobe |
| María Luisa Esquivel | ... | wardrobe |
| Ismael Jardon | ... | wardrobe |
| Yvonne Kubis | ... | wardrobe head |
| Adolfo Ramírez | ... | key wardrobe |
| Enrique Villavicencio | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Rafael Delong | ... | location manager |
| Robert Knoechel | ... | location auditor |
Music Department
| Else Blangsted | ... | music editor |
| Frederick Molton Johnson | ... | musician |
| Jim Weidman | ... | music editor |
| James Horner | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Armando Amador | ... | assistant transportation captain |
| Jose Juan de la Garza | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Patrick Knapp | ... | driver: honeywagon |
| Alberto Vazquez | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Gilberto Aguilar | ... | craft service |
| María Luisa Anzaldua | ... | studio secretary |
| Lisa Beach | ... | production assistant |
| Delia Castañeda | ... | medic (as Delia Castaneda Millán) |
| Robert Easton | ... | dialogue coach |
| Jim Garner | ... | animal handler: elephant |
| Humberto Garza | ... | animal trainer |
| Miguel Garza | ... | animal trainer |
| Marilyn Green | ... | assistant to producers |
| Humberto Gurza | ... | animal wrangler |
| Miguel Gurza | ... | animal wrangler |
| Carol Juk | ... | production secretary |
| Harvey Keith | ... | action consultant |
| Alan J. Lam | ... | assistant location auditor |
| Marie Lassen | ... | accounting secretary |
| Francisco Ledesma | ... | delegate: actors |
| Lydia Lipatan-Sarmiento | ... | assistant location auditor |
| Ramón Maciel | ... | caterer |
| Hector Moreno | ... | script supervisor: Mexico |
| Shelley Olsen | ... | production coordinator |
| Mark Andrew Peress | ... | unit publicist |
| Phil Savenick | ... | title designer: opening title sequence |
| Renate Schneuer | ... | script supervisor: USA |
| Sapachai Surongsain | ... | technical advisor |
| Janna Wong Healy | ... | assistant: Mr. Meyer |
| Jerald M. Wurms | ... | expert |
| Federico Ysunza | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- TriStar Pictures (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- Filmayer (1986) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1985) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Thorn EMI (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cannon Screen Entertainment (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Filmayer Vídeo (1987) (Spain) (VHS)
- Filmjuwelen (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Filmjuwelen (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- HBO/Cannon Video (1986) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Incorporated Television Company (ITC) (1988) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Thorn-EMI Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Video Treasures (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lawrence is a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, where is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with 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.
Written by Michael Silva |
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| Taglines | Ready or not, here they come See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $5,184,360, 18 Aug 1985 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson met for the second time while filming this movie. Wilson originally met Hanks in 1981 on the set of Bosom Buddies (1980) when she guest-starred in the episode All You Need Is Love (1981). However, their relationship wasn't kindled until they were reunited on the set of this movie. The pair married three years later. See more » |
| Goofs | On their flight to Lung Taho they are using a Bell 212 (a twin turbine version of the military Bell 202/Huey 1a). Bell did not start manufacturing the Bell 212 (known in military service as the Huey 1d) until 1967. The first models where not shipped till 1968. The movie is set in 1962. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in To John with Love: A Tribute to John Candy (1995). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Blue Moon See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Tom Hanks' character has firstname "Lawrence". Hanks saves the village. As film fades to black for credits, a large group of "volunteers" gather around Hanks. Just as black for start of credits shows, chants of "Lawrence, Lawrence, Lawrence..." are heard. Absolutely a tribute to scene of O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia marching across traintop to chants of "Lawrence, Lawrence, Lawrence..." See more » |
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Chung Mee:
Opium is my business. The bridge mean more traffic. More traffic mean more business. More business mean money. More money mean more power. Lawrence Bourne III: Yeah, well, before I commit any of that to memory, would there be anything in this for me? Chung Mee: Speed is important in business. Time is money. Lawrence Bourne III: You said opium was money. Chung Mee: Money is Money. Lawrence Bourne III: Well then, what is time again? See more » |