Life has taken a turn for the worse for Lawrence Bourne III (Tom Hanks). He's on the run from the bookies, in debt for $28,000 and, although he comes from money, nothing but trouble seems to be coming his way. Lawrence persuades a friend to let him take his place on a plane leaving that night for Thailand - and before he knows it, old-money Lawrence ends up in no-money Thailand to work with the Peace Corps!
Synopsis: Tom Hanks stars as Lawrence, a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, where is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler. What they don't realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord.
Released:
Tue, 02/29/2000
Format Aspect Ratio:
16x9-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
Dolby Surround
Actors:
Tom Hanks - Lawrence Bourne
Actors:
John Candy - Tom Tuttle from Tacoma
Actors:
Rita Wilson - Beth Wexler
Actors:
Tim Thomerson - John Reynolds
Actors:
Gedde Watanabe - At Toon
Actors:
George Plimpton - Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Actors:
Ernest Harada - Chung Mee
Actors:
Allan Arbus - Albert Bordonaro
Actors:
Xander Berkeley - Kent Sutcliffe
Actors:
Ji-Tu Cumbaka - Cicero
Actors:
Guillermo Del Rio - Sumo Guard
Actors:
Jacqueline Evans - Aunt Eunice
Actors:
Pamela Gual - Tammy
Actors:
Philip Guilmant - Yale President
Actors:
Chick Hearn - Announcer
Actors:
Virginia Kiser - Evelyn Bourne
Actors:
Clyde Kusatsu - Souvanna
Actors:
Jude Mussetter - Bootsy
Actors:
Carlos Romano - Beatty
Actors:
Duncan Ross - Noble
Actors:
Professor Toru Tanaka - Sumo Guard
Actors:
Lonnie Wun - Sumo Guard
Actors:
Harry Yorku - Ai Po
