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• Format: NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6301357639
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fight Fight for Washington State, April 7, 2005

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This review is from: Volunteers [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Comedians Tom Hanks and John Candy deliver a hilarious performance as two entirely different people that come to the same spot seeking two entirely different outcomes.
Nicholas Meyer directs this 1989 Video Tr/Anchor Bay release that follows Lawrence Bourne, played by Hanks, who is a lush. He gambles, drinks constantly, and is a womanizer. Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, Washington, played by Candy, is a Peace Corp volunteer who goes to Thailand to build a bridge so that the indigenous people that live their can finally cross to the other side of the river.
The movie opens with Bourne, who is a master manipulator, is escaping from his debt that he owes a bookie. He hops onto a plane carrying a load of Peace Corp Volunteers.
When they reach Thailand, he is desperate to get back to the United States until he meets Beth Wexler, played by Rita Wilson,
and is instantly smitten with her. The trio depart for the small village where they Tom will try to engineer a bridge suitable for the area.
As Lawrence's feelings grow for Beth so does his ability to adapt to any situation that he wants to be in.
His charm gets him a visit with the local mafia but his charm also has him actually helping to build the bridge.
Meanwhile, Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, Washington is busy with the Red Scourge. He is brainwashed and sent back to destroy the one thing that he was qualified to do.
You are guaranteed a good laugh in the 107 minutes of runtime as you follow two men headed in opposite directions arrive at the same destination.