Volunteers (1985)

Actors: Xander Berkeley (actor), Doris Day (actress), Rita Wilson (actress), Walter F. Parkes (producer), Gedde Watanabe (actor), Tim Thomerson (actor), Marilyn Monroe (actress), Rock Hudson (actor), John F. Kennedy (actor), Clyde Kusatsu (actor), George Plimpton (actor), Tom Hanks (actor), John Candy (actor), Nicholas Meyer (director), James Horner (composer),

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.

Keywords: 1960s, bookie, brainwashing, bridge, cia, coca-cola, cold-war, communism, communist, debt
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: Ready or not, here they come Tom Hanks and John Candy are building a bridge between two cultures... even if no one wants it. The boys from "Splash" are back together!

Quotes:

At Toon: Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I haven't had a woman yet!

Tom Tuttle: Let's face it: you're afraid and you have a damn good reason to be. Albert Spear once said, "Fear is victory's fuel!" Oh, you spend a few years with me, pal, and we are going to turn that fear into high octane.

Lawrence Bourne III: It's not that I can't help these people. It's just I don't want to.

Chung Mee: Opium is my business. The bridge mean more traffic. More traffic mean more 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?

Chung Mee: We must all do what we must do, for if we do not, then what we must do does not get done.

Lawrence Bourne III: I need to have a talk with you; sort of a little father-son chat.::Lawrence Bourne Jr: Have we ever done this before?::Lawrence Bourne III: No, we're breaking new wind. Dad, I need $28,000; it's the matter of a little gambling debt. I can assure you it will never happen again.::Lawrence Bourne Jr: Well, I must say it doesn't surprise me. You have been a constant disappointment to your mother and me ever since the day we brought you home from the orphanage.::Lawrence Bourne III: Stop it, Dad. You know I'm not adopted.::Lawrence Bourne Jr: [Puts his head in his hands] I know, but please; just allow me this little fantasy.

Kent Sutcliffe: Bourne, it's eight o'clock. Graduation breakfast is at nine, graduation is at ten.::Lawrence Bourne III: Well, Booty, we'd better get down to the real sex then.::Bootsy: Graduation! My speech. [leaps out of bed] I don't even have a theme yet! [to Kent] I'm the valedictorian at Smith. [Leaves holding her clothes]

[Tuttle is lecturing the villagers]::At Toon: Asshole!::Tom Tuttle: What! who called me an asshole?::Lawrence Bourne III: I don't know, but it should have been me.::At Toon: It was me. You are an asshole, man.::Tom Tuttle: [laughing] You speak English?::Lawrence Bourne III: Either that or he's an incredible mimic.::At Toon: You bet, Ace. I am At Toon, the sharpest thing this village has ever seen. I spend two years in American school in Bangkok. Big deal, I rather be here.

Lawrence Bourne III: Just a minute, stewardess!::Tammy: Yes?::Lawrence Bourne III: Could you get the pilot to send a telegram for me? [Writes down message] 'Dear Dad. Have made terrible mistake and joined the Peace Corps. Please arrange to have me brought home at once. Your loving son, blah, blah, blah Lawrence'.::Tammy: Are you sure?::Lawrence Bourne III: Do I look like I'm associated with this hootenanny? And when you come back, bring me something with alcohol in it.

Lawrence Bourne III: Well, look at the time. We've been talking for over ten hours. You know, Beth; we'll be awfully busy once we get to Loon Ta. Why don't we take tonight for ourselves; little dinner, dancing and then see what develops. You know, there's only one thing we haven't shared.::Beth Wexler: You mean you spent that time talking to me and being nice so that you could have sex with me?::Lawrence Bourne III: Well, yes. I mean I think I've put in the hours, don't you?