USA,
1985, 107 min
Directed by:
Nicholas MeyerCinematography:
Ric WaiteComposer:
James HornerCast:
Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, Gedde Watanabe, Xander Berkeley, Clyde Kusatsu, Professor Toru Tanaka, Allan Arbus, George Plimpton (more)Plots(1)
In a desperate attempt to escape the bookies to whom he owes a lot of money, a playboy enlists in the Peace Corps and is sent on a mission to Thailand. Far from being an altruist, however, this capitalist is soon turning a profit and starts improving the desperate conditions around him, much to the chagrin of the idealists who volunteered. An underrated farce. (official distributor synopsis)
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