# Volunteers (1985)

> A spoiled debtor hides in the Peace Corps and discovers that building a village bridge is far more dangerous than escaping his creditors.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11659

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Nicholas Meyer
- Cast: Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson, Gedde Watanabe, George Plimpton, Ernest Harada, Allan Arbus
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090274/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, frantic, witty, lazy weekend, 1980s movie night

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