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After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with the help of American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler. What they don't realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon, the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves.

1985 |1h 47m |  Comedy

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Cast

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Tom Hanks

Lawrence Whatley Bourne III

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John Candy

Tom Tuttle

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Rita Wilson

Beth Wexler

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Tim Thomerson

John Reynolds

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Gedde Watanabe

At Toon

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George Plimpton

Lawrence Bourne Jr.

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Allan Arbus

Albert Bardenaro

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Xander Berkeley

Kent Sutcliffe

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Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Cicero

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Chick Hearn

Announcer

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Virginia Kiser

Evelyn Bourne

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Clyde Kusatsu

Souvanna

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Shakti Chen

Lucille

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Professor Toru Tanaka

Sumo Guard

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Harry Yorku

Al Pe

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Doris Day

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Rock Hudson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Revenue

$19,875,740.00