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Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

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Joe Versus the Volcano

"An average Joe. An adventurous comedy."

1990

1h 42m

5.8(603 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Adventure

Overview

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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Production Companies

Amblin Entertainment

Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Joe Banks

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Samuel Harvey Graynamore

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Frank Waturi

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Marshall

Barry McGovern

Barry McGovern

Luggage Salesman

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Dr. Ellison

Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Dagmar

Lala Sloatman

Lala Sloatman

Waitress

Abe Vigoda

Abe Vigoda

Chief of the Waponis

Creative team

Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
Written by: John Patrick Shanley
Produced by: Teri Schwartz

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