Volunteers

– In this amusing antiwar comedy, seven inept and reluctant soldiers land on a desert island to carry ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 17 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
Original Name:
Dobrovoljci
Volunteers (1985) - Also known as Dobrovoljci

In this amusing antiwar comedy, seven inept and reluctant soldiers land on a desert island to carry on with the fighting. Just after their parachutes have collapsed behind them on the beach, helicopters approach and land nearby. Out pops a bevy of beautiful women sent to entertain the troops, which they do, and then they leave. From that point onward, there are a series of misadventures

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Release Date:

16 Aug 1985

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Nicholas Meyer

Writer:

Keith Critchlow (story), Ken Levine (screenplay), David Isaacs (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson

Plot:

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.

Production:

HBO Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
Metacritic:
55%