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Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall of Amblin Entertainment, Joe Versus the Volcano follows the titular Joe Banks (Hanks), who, after being told he is dying of ...
Mar 9, 1990 · Joe Versus the Volcano: Directed by John Patrick Shanley. With Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack. 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.
A man named Graynamore ( Lloyd Bridges) owns an island that is rich in a rare mineral. The island is inhabited by natives who must be placated. They need a human sacrifice for their volcano. Since Joe is going to die anyway, Graynamore reasons, why shouldn't he go out in style by leaping into the volcano? Sounds good to Joe.
On the upside, a strange millionaire (Lloyd Bridges) offers Joe a way to die with meaning and dignity: by hurling himself into a volcano.
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- Romance, Comedy
- PG
Tom Hanks is an average Joe who agrees to a bizarre deal to jump into an island volcano in exchange for six weeks of a king's lifestyle. 4,344 IMDb 5.9 1 h 42 min 1990. X-Ray PG.
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Diagnosed as having only a few months to live, Joe is persuaded by a rich businessman to jump into a volcano on a Pacific island in order to satisfy the inhabitants. On his trip to the island, Joe meets Meg Ryan playing three different characters.
Mar 9, 1990 · Joe Versus the Volcano, written and directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter* John Patrick Shanley for Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros., is an inventive, invigorating romantic-comedy adventure starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Mar 9, 1990 · 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.
