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Joe Versus the Volcano
An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.
Mar 9, 1990 · 1h 42m
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Comedy
Romance
Adventure
PLOT
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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CAST
Tom Hanks
Joe Banks
Meg Ryan
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
Lloyd Bridges
Samuel Harvey Graynamore
Dan Hedaya
Frank Waturi
Ossie Davis
Marshall
Barry McGovern
Luggage Salesman
Robert Stack
Dr. Ellison
Amanda Plummer
Dagmar
Directed by
John Patrick Shanley
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$39,400,000
Production
Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
US
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