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"Ready or not, here they come."

1985

1h 47m

5.5(172 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Tom Hanks

Lawrence Whatley Bourne III

Tom Hanks

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John Candy

Tom Tuttle

John Candy

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Rita Wilson

Beth Wexler

Rita Wilson

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Tim Thomerson

John Reynolds

Tim Thomerson

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Gedde Watanabe

At Toon

Gedde Watanabe

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George Plimpton

Lawrence Bourne Jr.

George Plimpton

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Ernest Harada

Chung Mee

Ernest Harada

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Allan Arbus

Albert Bardenaro

Allan Arbus

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Xander Berkeley

Kent Sutcliffe

Xander Berkeley

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Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Cicero

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

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Jacqueline Evans

Aunt Eunice

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Pamela Gual

Tammy the Stewardess

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Chick Hearn

Announcer

Chick Hearn

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Virginia Kiser

Evelyn Bourne

Virginia Kiser

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Clyde Kusatsu

Souvanna

Clyde Kusatsu

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Jude Mussetter

Bootsy Winder

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Carlos Romano

Beatty

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Duncan Ross

Noble

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Shakti Chen

Lucille

Shakti Chen

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Professor Toru Tanaka

Sumo Guard

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Guillermo Río

Sumo Guard

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Lonnie Wun

Sumo Guard

No Image

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Harry Yorku

Al Pe

Harry Yorku

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