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Joe Versus the Volcano

Movie
1990
1h 42m
PG
English
Comedy, Romance
User Score: 
5.8
Critic Score: 
55
Joe Versus the Volcano' Poster
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.
Joe Versus the Volcano Poster

Joe Versus the Volcano

PG
Movie
1990
1h 42m
English
Comedy, Romance
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.
Rating
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5.8
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
55

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Tom Hanks
Joe Banks
Meg Ryan
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamo...
Lloyd Bridges
Samuel Harvey Graynamore
Dan Hedaya
Frank Waturi
Ossie Davis
Marshall
Barry McGovern
Luggage Salesman
Robert Stack
Dr. Ellison
Abe Vigoda
Chief of the Waponis
Carol Kane
Hairdresser
Jim Hudson
Fred - Guard
Antoni Gatti
Italian Tailor
Darrell Zwerling
Underwear Salesman
Jim Ryan
Bellman
Brian Esteban
Emo - Waponi Lookout
Nathan Lane
Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
Wally Ruiz
Spanish Singer
Guillermo Guzman
Spanish Singer
Tommy Franco
Spanish Singer
Directed By: John Patrick Shanley
Written By: John Patrick Shanley (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

Spiritualized Kaos says...
2 years ago
Tom Hanks knows several versions of Meg Ryan.
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drqshadow says...
5 years ago
When I see the words Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and romantic comedy all together in a film's description, it's usually back on the shelf before I can read another word. I had good memories of this one, though, so I chanced it and came away happy. Hanks, still early into his burgeoning film career, hits two wildly exaggerated extremes in his portrayal of Joe, the hopeless working stiff who learns he's got roughly six months to live and rediscovers the miracles of spontaneity. Behind the film's absurd premise and a few witty, hilarious caricatures lies a pointed, layered look at the trappings of modern society and the gray fog we spew around ourselves to cope with our dull nine-to-five schedule. It's an original take on the message, and one which is constantly reinforced by a quirky, distinct visual style and playful personality. Hanks is as eccentric as ever, flying around the screen like a kid chasing a superball, while Ryan stretches herself with three wildly different roles. Loads of fun, even if the ending flies a bit over the top.
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jekyl6669 says...
7 years ago
It's a fun fairytale of a movie, where Hanks reignites his love for life. After years of stagnating at a monotonous job, that caused him to be a hypochondriac, he goes on an adventure, that gets a little ridiculous at times, but is good times nonetheless. It's basically an existential crisis comedy.
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Featured User Reviews

Wuchak
2 years ago
**_Good message, decent movie, albeit really odd_**

That pretty much sums up this 1990 film starring Tom Hanks as a miserable man stuck in an uninspiring job. After learning he's going to die in six months, he accepts an offer to live it up for a couple of weeks and sacrifice himself in a volcano More
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GenerationofSwine
2 years ago
Bare with me here, because things are hazy.

I distinctly remember renting this at our old small town independent pre-Block Buster video rental establishment. Back when it stopped selling porn (for a few years) and devoted the back room to Betamax and Laser Disc before they moved on to a bigger bu More
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