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Joe Versus the Volcano
An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.
( Comedy / Romance )


Joe Versus the Volcano Poster

MPAA Rating:
PG

US Runtime: 102 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Mar 09, 1990   [USA]
 
Director: John Patrick Shanley   [Director]
 
Writer: John Patrick Shanley   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy   [Producer]
Frank Marshall   [Producer]
Steven Spielberg   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Richard Halsey   [Editor]
Kenneth Wannberg   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Georges Delerue   [Original Music Composer]
Peter Gordon   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Bo Welch   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Colleen Atwood   [Costume Design]
Robert Chase   [Costume Design]
Sue Moore   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Marion Dougherty   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Amblin Entertainment   (US)
Warner Bros. Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.

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
Lala Sloatman
Waitress
Abe Vigoda
Chief of the Waponis
Carol Kane
Hairdresser
Branscombe Richmond
Waponi
Jayne Haynes
Nurse
David Burton
Mike
Jon Conrad Pochron
Tony
 
Jim Hudson
Fred - Guard
Antoni Gatti
Italian Tailor
Darrell Zwerling
Underwear Salesman
Jim Ryan
Bellman
Karl Rumburg
Ralph
Brian Esteban
Emo - Waponi Lookout
Nathan Lane
Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
Wally Ruiz
Spanish Singer
Guillermo Guzmán
Spanish Singer
Tommy Franco
Spanish Singer
Tony Salome
Clerk
Courtney Gibbs
Saleswoman
Jennifer Stewart
Statue of Liberty
William Ward
Salesman - Hammacher Schlemmer
Paul Michael Thorpe
God Woo
 
 

Stunt Crew:


John Ashby
Stunts
Ted Barba
Stunts
Jeff Bornstein
Stunts
John Cade
Stunts
Ralph D. Carpenter
Stunts
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts
Clarke Coleman
Stunts
Christopher Doyle
Stunts
Bill Erickson
Stunt Coordinator
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
 
Mark Ginther
Stunts
Jeff Jensen
Stunts
Brett A. Jones
Stunts
Gary Littlejohn
Stunts
Solly Marx
Stunts
Jim Morange
Stunts
J. Suzanne Rampe
Stunts
Lynn Salvatori
Stunts
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Gunter Simon
Stunts
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Stunts
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Joseph A. Unsinn
Special Effects
 
 

Art Department:


Cheryl Carasik
Set Decoration
 
 

Directing Crew:


Alan Edmisten
Second Assistant Director
 
William M. Elvin
First Assistant Director
 
 

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