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.
Directed by John Patrick Shanley
escape
terminal illness
orange soda
barefoot female
Rank
#58 in 1990·#5890 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Tom Hanks
Joe Banks
Meg Ryan
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
Lloyd Bridges
Samuel Harvey Graynamore
Dan Hedaya
Frank Waturi
Ossie Davis
Marshall
Barry McGovern
Luggage Salesman
Robert Stack
Dr. Ellison
Amanda Plummer
Dagmar
Lala Sloatman
Waitress
Abe Vigoda
Chief of the Waponis
Carol Kane
Hairdresser
Branscombe Richmond
Waponi
Crew
John Patrick Shanley
Director
John Patrick Shanley
Screenplay
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer
Frank Marshall
Executive Producer
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Jeff Bornstein
Stunts
Brett A. Jones
Stunts
Popular Reviews
113 reviews
Fuck Off
7.0★ · 05/05/26
Excellently MORE. A brash n bold counteroffer to the better known understated Ryan-Hanks.
Excellently MORE. A brash n bold counteroffer to the better known understated Ryan-Hanks.
Daniel Korvid
I will die on the hill that James Cameron saw this movie and then wrote Titanic.
I will die on the hill that James Cameron saw this movie and then wrote Titanic.
soff
so boring i fell asleep
so boring i fell asleep
Whitney
✨JaNEWary 2026: 28/31 ✨ Extra Credit: Courtney Edition
IT STINKS, but it’s a great town.
This movie is so wonderful and so under appreciated. I adore the scene with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in the convertible.
✨JaNEWary 2026: 28/31 ✨ Extra Credit: Courtney Edition
IT STINKS, but it’s a great town.
This movie is so wonderful and so under appreciated. I adore the scene with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in the convertible.
