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Tom Hanks plays Lawrence Bourne III, playboy, womaniser, boozer and a gambler with huge debts. He has a choice: two years in the Peace Corps or two broken hips. He chooses the Peace Corps and with laid back, tuxedo-ed charm, sets off to an unsuspecting Thai village to give them the kind of education they really want.

Down amongst the do-gooders like Tom Tuttle from Tacoma (John Candy) qnd the pretty Beth Wexler (Rita Wilson) Lawrence has his work cut out for him. While the others are teaching the natives how to boil water, he's showing them how to play bridge. But when the small village finds itself caught up in a battle between CIA supported warlord and communist revolutionary forces, Lawrence must delay his plans for opening a Thai nightclub and romancing Beth, and focus on more important things...like staying alive!

Director:

Nicholas Meyer [8],

Starring:

Tom Hanks [81], John Candy [24], Tim Thomerson [14], Rita Wilson [12], George Plimpton [2], Gedde Watanabe [4],

Screen Formats:

Full Frame 1.33:1

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo

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