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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
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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 truly live. Director:John Patrick ShanleyWriter:John Patrick Shanley |
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Joe
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| Meg Ryan | ... |
DeDe
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Angelica
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Patricia
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| Lloyd Bridges | ... |
Graynamore
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| Robert Stack | ... |
Dr. Ellison
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| Abe Vigoda | ... |
Chief of the Waponis
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| Dan Hedaya | ... |
Mr. Waturi
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Barry McGovern | ... |
Luggage Salesman
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| Amanda Plummer | ... |
Dagmar
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| Ossie Davis | ... |
Marshall
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Jayne Haynes | ... |
Nurse
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David Burton | ... |
Mike
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Jon Conrad Pochron | ... |
Tony
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Fred - Guard
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Antoni Gatti | ... |
Italian Tailor
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Darrell Zwerling | ... |
Underwear Salesman
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Joe versus the Volcano is a fable which opens with somewhat surrealistic scenes of the dehumanization of Joe Bank's job and work environment (at a company whose product rather literally screws people) with imagery that seems to have been inspired by the classic film Metropolis. Joe is diagnosed with an incurable disease, quits his dehumanizing job, and accepts an offer to briefly "live like a king, die like a man" - but to fulfill his agreement he must willingly jump into a live volcano on the island of Waponi Woo in order to appease the volcano god. En route to the island, Joe meets a series of interesting characters in NYC and LA, then boards a yacht, captained by Patricia Graynamore. During the voyage Joe and Patricia survive disaster, fall in love, and finally arrive at the island where they face their destiny. Written by <talford@mitre.org>
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Joe Contra o Vulcão See more »Box Office
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$39,404,261 (USA)Company Credits
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Joe Banks: I'll take four of them.
Luggage Salesman: May you live to be a thousand years old, sir.
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Written by Jorge Ben
Performed by Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66
used during the New York shopping spree See more »
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The crooked company logo bears a striking resemblance to the logo used by the Southern Company, an electric utility company based in the southeastern US. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The first night on the ship, when they are having dinner, we see a crescent moon with horns pointing downward. The crescent moon is actually a spherical object that is illuminated by the light of the sun. Therefore, the "horns" of the crescent always point away from the sun. In the northern hemisphere of the Earth, when the evening sun is below the horizon in the west, the horns of the crescent moon point upward and to the left. And several weeks later, when the morning sun is below the horizon in the east, the horns point upward and to the right. Downward horns would imply that the sun is above the horizon, therefore it would not be night. See more »Quotes
Luggage Salesman: This is our premier steamer trunk, it's all handmade, only the finest materials. It's even watertight, tight as a drum. If I had the need, and the wherewithal, Mr. Banks, this would be my trunk of choice.Joe Banks: I'll take four of them.
Luggage Salesman: May you live to be a thousand years old, sir.
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Connections
Referenced in "How It Should Have Ended: How Saving Private Ryan Should Have Ended (#1.2)" (2005) See more »Soundtracks
"Mas Que Nada"Written by Jorge Ben
Performed by Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66
used during the New York shopping spree See more »
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