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Volunteers poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.6 / 100
1985·Adventure / Comedy·1h 47m

VOLUNTEERS

“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?

Above the Line
Nicholas Meyer·DirectorDavid Isaacs·ScreenplayKen Levine·ScreenplayRic Waite·Director of PhotographyJames Horner·Original Music ComposerRonald Roose·Editor
Cast
Tom Hanks·Lawrence Whatley Bourne IIIJohn Candy·Tom TuttleRita Wilson·Beth WexlerTim Thomerson·John ReynoldsGedde Watanabe·At ToonGeorge Plimpton·Lawrence Bourne Jr.Ernest Harada·Chung MeeAllan Arbus·Albert BardenaroXander Berkeley·Kent SutcliffeJi-Tu Cumbuka·Cicero
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Nicholas Meyer·DirectorElie Cohn·First Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Keith Critchlow·StoryDavid Isaacs·ScreenplayKen Levine·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Ric Waite·Director of PhotographyLeo J. Napolitano·Camera Operator
Editing· 3
Ronald Roose·EditorSteve Polivka·EditorBrian Ralph·Negative Cutter
Sound & Music· 13
James Horner·Original Music ComposerClaude Hitchcock·Sound MixerTerry Lynn Allen·Sound EditorRandy Kelley·Sound EditorChris Jenkins·Sound Re-Recording MixerJim Weidman·Music EditorElliott Koretz·Sound EditorGary Alexander·Sound Re-Recording MixerWylie Stateman·Supervising Sound EditorMark P. Stoeckinger·ADR EditorElse Blangsted·Music EditorDan M. Rich·Sound EditorRobert Glass·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 2
James L. Schoppe·Production DesignJosé Rodríguez Granada·Art Direction
Production· 2
Walter F. Parkes·ProducerRichard Shepherd·Producer
Other Departments· 3
Heriberto Cárdenas·CablemanLaurencio Cordero·Special Effects CoordinatorRobert Easton·Dialect Coach
By the Numbers
60.6
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
IMDb
58%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$20M
ROI 99%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#82B4E8
#A06830
#402818
Mood
Adventurous, Comedic, Energetic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster depicts three main figures running forward on a grassy hill, with a jungle and river scene behind them. In the background, a large construction site ”

adventurecomedy
Key Elements
HammerMonkeyChampagne BottleChampagne GlassCoiled RopeElephants
Atmosphere
Vibrant, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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