Joe Versus the Volcano PG 1990 ‧ Comedy/Romance ‧ 1h 42m
I mentioned in a previous article this movie about what can happen when someone is "Released" from a job and how this release can sometimes precipitate a whole new life for someone.
When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to ...
In this parody of South Pacific, a very young Hanks journeys from his bleak factory-job existence to the west coast
where he chooses his expensive designer clothes and luggage before
sailing away on a private yacht piloted by a glamorous version of Meg
Ryan.
Tom Hanks stars as Joe,
a squashed bug of a guy under the heel of a hideous corporation,
working in an awful office with bad air, bad light and lousy coffee ...
Time
has been KIND to this movie which was reviewed negatively when it came
out. Clearly, ahead of its time it has some quirky and dated moments,
for sure. The charachter development and symbolism, however are moving
and downright compelling. Meg plays ...
Laughs erupt when Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love and fall in lava in Joe Versus the Volcano, a colorful, stylish laugh-quake written and directed…
Mar 15, 2020 — “Joe Versus the Volcano” just barely escaped a Certified Rotten rating with a 63% score from the critics and a 54% from the audience. It has ...
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