Joe Versus the Volcano
“An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.”
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.
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Cast
30 people
Tom Hanks
Joe Banks
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
Meg Ryan
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
Known for
Anastasia
You've Got Mail
Lloyd Bridges
Samuel Harvey Graynamore
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Dan Hedaya
Frank Waturi
Known for
The Addams Family
Commando
Ossie Davis
Marshall
Known for
Doctor Dolittle
Do the Right Thing
Barry McGovern
Luggage Salesman
Known for
Rebellion
Far and Away
Robert Stack
Dr. Ellison
Known for
Hercules
Airplane!
Amanda Plummer
Dagmar
Known for
Ratched
Pulp Fiction
Lala Sloatman
Waitress
Known for
Somewhere
Amityville: A New Generation
Abe Vigoda
Chief of the Waponis
Known for
The Godfather
Look Who's Talking
Carol Kane
Hairdresser
Known for
Hunters
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Branscombe Richmond
Waponi
Known for
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Renegade
John Patrick Shanley Director · Georges Delerue Composer Peter Gordon Composer
Worldwide gross $39M · Budget $25M · United States release March 9, 1990
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$39,400,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 1990
Theatrical
Australia
July 7, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 10, 1990 · Theatrical
France
June 27, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
July 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
November 1, 1991 · Physical
Portugal
August 3, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
August 10, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 3, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 6, 1990 · Theatrical
XC
March 1, 1992 · Physical
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