Volunteers
1985 · 1h 47m · Comedy · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Ready or not, here they come.
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?
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Nicholas MeyerStory by
Keith Critchlow5.7Smart score
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