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1985·Comedy·1h 47m
7.0
★
After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay and takes his roomie's place as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Thai Golden Triangle with two other PCVs. Will he survive two years?
Directed by Nicholas Meyer
naivety
central intelligence agency (cia)
gambling
cold war
asia
village
thailand
bridge
spoiled child
product placement
yale university
wealth
wealthy
debt
brainwashing
communism
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Cast

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
John Candy
John Candy
Tom Tuttle
Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson
Beth Wexler
Tim Thomerson
Tim Thomerson
John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe
Gedde Watanabe
At Toon
George Plimpton
George Plimpton
Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest Harada
Ernest Harada
Chung Mee
Allan Arbus
Allan Arbus
Albert Bardenaro
Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley
Kent Sutcliffe
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Cicero
Virginia Kiser
Virginia Kiser
Evelyn Bourne
Clyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu
Souvanna

Crew

Nicholas Meyer
Nicholas Meyer
Director
Ken Levine
Ken Levine
Screenplay
James Horner
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Walter F. Parkes
Walter F. Parkes
Producer
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
Dialect Coach
Wylie Stateman
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Mark P. Stoeckinger
ADR Editor
Lon Bender
Lon Bender
Supervising Sound Editor
Kane Hodder
Kane Hodder
Stunts
BJ Davis
BJ Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Allan A. Apone
Allan A. Apone
Makeup Designer

Popular Reviews

24 reviews
ytfbatumn
ytfbatumn
3.0★ · 12/17/25
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Intriguing first act, but this quickly falls apart—quickly becomes a chore to sit through.
Intriguing first act, but this quickly falls apart—quickly becomes a chore to sit through.
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Maddie
Maddie
3.0★ · 09/08/25
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I feel like this was an hour and 47 minutes of absolutely nothing happening
I feel like this was an hour and 47 minutes of absolutely nothing happening
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Alex Tirrell
Alex Tirrell
3.0★ · 08/29/25
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nothing stood out to me or made me feel anything
nothing stood out to me or made me feel anything
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Chris Marlow
Chris Marlow
7.3★ · 07/20/25
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As far as these movies go, this one has some pretty funny moments
As far as these movies go, this one has some pretty funny moments
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McCall Tharpe
McCall Tharpe
5.4★ · 04/09/25
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What a waste of a good cast.
What a waste of a good cast.
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