Joe Versus the Volcano 1990
5.9 / 10
Joe Versus the Volcano
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.
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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... Joe Banks
... DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
... Samuel Harvey Graynamore
... Frank Waturi
... Marshall
... Luggage Salesman
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See All 2 Reviews26 Jun 2022 by Wuchak
**_Good message, decent movie, albeit really odd_** That pretty much sums up this 1990 film starring Tom Hanks as a miserable man stuck in an uninspiring job. After learning he's going to die in six months, he accepts an offer to live it up for a couple of weeks and sacrifice himself in a volcano on some nondescript Pacific island. Right off the bat, the movie tips off that it's more fantasy than reality. There's a great message about not selling your life -- your dreams -- for whatever pathetic wage they're offering at the local factory or whatever the case. But the final act fizzles out in Giligan's Island cartooniness. Meg Ryan co-stars in a three-pronged role. GRADE: C+
Release Date:
Mar 09, 1990 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 42`
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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**_Good message, decent movie, albeit really odd_** That pretty much sums up this 1990 film starring Tom Hanks as a miserable man stuck in an uninspiring job. After learning he's going to die in six months, he accepts an offer to live it up for a couple of weeks and sacrifice himself in a volcano on some nondescript Pacific island. Right off the bat, the movie tips off that it's more fantasy than reality. There's a great message about not selling your life -- your dreams -- for whatever pathetic wage they're offering at the local factory or whatever the case. But the final act fizzles out in Giligan's Island cartooniness. Meg Ryan co-stars in a three-pronged role. GRADE: C+
Bare with me here, because things are hazy. I distinctly remember renting this at our old small town independent pre-Block Buster video rental establishment. Back when it stopped selling porn (for a few years) and devoted the back room to Betamax and Laser Disc before they moved on to a bigger building. I remember riding my bike there with my father when I was ten. I remember seeing the poster in one of the two small windows. I remember the other new releases on the shelf, and I remember renting this on VHS with a Beta Danger Mouse. And then I remember thinking it was a drama because of the start of the film, cracking up about the luggage, cracking up about the actual volcano climax, and that is about it. But I guess the point is that I remember laughing, and that is what matters.
Cast & Crew of
Joe Versus the Volcano
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Joe Banks
... DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
... Samuel Harvey Graynamore
... Frank Waturi
... Marshall
... Luggage Salesman
... Dr. Ellison
... Dagmar
... Waitress
... Chief of the Waponis
... Hairdresser
... Waponi
JH
Jayne Haynes... Nurse
DB
David Burton... Mike
... Tony
JH
Jim Hudson... Fred - Guard
AG
Antoni Gatti... Italian Tailor
... Underwear Salesman
JR
Jim Ryan... Bellman
KR
Karl Rumburg... Ralph
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