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After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with the help of 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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1985-08-16

Runtime: 107 mins

Director: Nicholas Meyer

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: Volunteers

Production Companies: TriStar Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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