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Joe Versus the Volcano

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Joe Versus the Volcano

An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.

5.8

1h 42m

1990

“An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

John Patrick Shanley

Trailer

ComedyRomance

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Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

as Joe Banks

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

as DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

as Samuel Harvey Graynamore

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

as Frank Waturi

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

as Marshall

Barry McGovern

Barry McGovern

as Luggage Salesman

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

as Dr. Ellison

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

as Dagmar

Lala Sloatman

Lala Sloatman

as Waitress

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