Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

102 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 9, 1990

Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.

Joe Versus the Volcano

102 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 9, 1990

Joe Versus the Volcano
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Joe Versus the Volcano
Directors John Patrick Shanley
Writers John Patrick Shanley

Cast

Tom Hanks

as Joe Banks

Meg Ryan

as DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore

Lloyd Bridges

as Samuel Harvey Graynamore

Dan Hedaya

as Frank Waturi

Ossie Davis

as Marshall

Barry McGovern

as Luggage Salesman

Robert Stack

as Dr. Ellison

Amanda Plummer

as Dagmar

Lala Sloatman

as Waitress

Abe Vigoda

as Chief of the Waponis

Carol Kane

as Hairdresser

Jayne Haynes

as Nurse

David Burton

as Mike

Jim Hudson

as Fred - Guard

Antoni Gatti

as Italian Tailor

Darrell Zwerling

as Underwear Salesman

Jim Ryan

as Bellman

Karl Rumburg

as Ralph

Brian Esteban

as Emo - Waponi Lookout

Nathan Lane

as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

Wally Ruiz

as Spanish Singer

Guillermo Guzman

as Spanish Singer

Tommy Franco

as Spanish Singer

Tony Salome

as Clerk

Courtney Gibbs

as Saleswoman

Jennifer Stewart

as Statue of Liberty

William Ward

as Salesman - Hammacher Schlemmer

Paul Michael Thorpe

as God Woo

Michael George

as Musician (uncredited)