Synopsis
After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay and takes his roomie's place as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Thai Golden Triangle with two other PCVs. Will he survive two years?
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic55/100
187 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicholas MeyerDirector
- David IsaacsScreenplay
- Ken LevineScreenplay
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom HanksLawrence Whatley Bourne III
- John CandyTom Tuttle
- Rita WilsonBeth Wexler
- Tim ThomersonJohn Reynolds
- Gedde WatanabeAt Toon
- George PlimptonLawrence Bourne Jr.
- Ernest HaradaChung Mee
- Allan ArbusAlbert Bardenaro
- Xander BerkeleyKent Sutcliffe
- Ji-Tu CumbukaCicero
- Jacqueline EvansAunt Eunice
- Pamela GualTammy
Stills
Themes
naivetycentral intelligence agency (cia)gamblingcold warasiavillagethailandbridgespoiled childproduct placementyale universitywealth