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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:13
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When an average man living a thoroughly unfulfilling life is diagnosed with a terminal disease he quits his job and accepts a millionaire's odd offer -- to travel to a south seas island and... When an average man living a thoroughly unfulfilling life is diagnosed with a terminal disease he quits his job and accepts a millionaire's odd offer -- to travel to a south seas island and sacrifice himself to a volcano. In this odd but touching film Meg Ryan plays three roles. [More]
Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack
Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Abe Vigoda, Ossie Davis, Dan Hedaya, Barry McGovern
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Director: John Patrick Shanley
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Reviews for Joe Versus the Volcano
The unredeemable result of Hollywood's total capitulation to the Spielberg/Lucas aesthetic of the 80s.
Joe’s unfortunate prognosis and ensuing plight may be completely imagined, though his motivations and lessons are realistically applicable. Joe Versus the Volcano is a work meant to transcend, and it does so with poetic semblance.
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