Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

PG-1303/09/1990Comedy, Romance1h 42m
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An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Tom Hanks

    Joe Banks

  2. Cast 1

    Meg Ryan

    DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore

  3. Cast 1

    Lloyd Bridges

    Samuel Harvey Graynamore

  4. Cast 1

    Dan Hedaya

    Frank Waturi

  5. Cast 1

    Ossie Davis

    Marshall

  6. Cast 1

    Barry McGovern

    Luggage Salesman

  7. Cast 1

    Robert Stack

    Dr. Ellison

  8. Cast 1

    Amanda Plummer

    Dagmar

  9. Cast 1

    Lala Sloatman

    Waitress

"Joe Versus the Volcano" is a most off-beat and unusual film, but the central message it advocates is a common one. Life is worth living and this is never more relevant and meaningful than when life is slowly ebbing away and coming to an end and perhaps the circumstances leading up to that final terminal breath allows for a period of reflection. How awful would it be if all you were to see is a succession of missed opportunities and the "what ifs...." stemming from the possiblities afforded by these lost opportunities. A life of poor choices and complete failures is hardly ideal, but when comp...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$25,000,000.00

Revenue $39,400,000.00

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