Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano
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1990
1h 42m
5.8(560 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.

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Amblin Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Tom Hanks

Joe Banks

Tom Hanks
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Meg Ryan

DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore

Meg Ryan
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Lloyd Bridges

Samuel Harvey Graynamore

Lloyd Bridges
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Dan Hedaya

Frank Waturi

Dan Hedaya
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Ossie Davis

Marshall

Ossie Davis
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Barry McGovern

Luggage Salesman

Barry McGovern
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Robert Stack

Dr. Ellison

Robert Stack
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Amanda Plummer

Dagmar

Amanda Plummer
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Lala Sloatman

Waitress

Lala Sloatman
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Abe Vigoda

Chief of the Waponis

Abe Vigoda
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Carol Kane

Hairdresser

Carol Kane
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Branscombe Richmond

Waponi

Branscombe Richmond
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Jayne Haynes

Nurse

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Crew

David Burton

Mike

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Crew

Jon Conrad Pochron

Tony

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Jim Hudson

Fred - Guard

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Antoni Gatti

Italian Tailor

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Darrell Zwerling

Underwear Salesman

Darrell Zwerling
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Jim Ryan

Bellman

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Karl Rumburg

Ralph

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Brian Esteban

Emo - Waponi Lookout

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Nathan Lane

Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

Nathan Lane
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Wally Ruiz

Spanish Singer

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Guillermo Guzman

Spanish Singer

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Tommy Franco

Spanish Singer

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Tony Salome

Clerk

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Courtney Gibbs

Saleswoman

Courtney Gibbs
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Jennifer Stewart

Statue of Liberty

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William Ward

Salesman - Hammacher Schlemmer

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Paul Michael Thorpe

God Woo

Paul Michael Thorpe

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