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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Biographies, Filmographics, Trailers
Life has taken a turn for the worse for Lawrence Bourne III (Tom Hanks). He's on the run from the bookies, in debt for $28,000 and, although he comes from money, nothing but trouble seems to be coming his way. Lawrence persuades a friend to let him take his place on a plane leaving that night for Thailand -- and before he knows it, old-money Lawrence ends up in no-money Thailand to work with the Peace Corps! Down amongst the do-gooders like Tom Tuttle from Tacoma (John Candy) and the pretty Beth Wexler (Rita Wilson) Lawrence has his work cut out for him, While the others are teaching the natives how to boil water, he's showing them how to play bridge. But when the small village finds itself caught up in a battle between a CIA supported warlord and communist revolutionary forces, Lawrence must delay his plans for opening a Thai nightclub and romancing Beth, and focus on more important things...like staying alive!
Editor's Note
In a desperate attempt to escape the bookies to whom he owes a lot of money, a playboy enlists in the Peace Corps and is sent on a mission to Thailand. Far from being an altruist, however, this capitalist is soon turning a profit and starts improving the desperate conditions around him, much to the chagrin of the idealists who volunteered. An underrated farce.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Single Side - Single Layer | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital Stereo - English | | Additional Release Material:
| Trailers: Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Features:
| Scene Access | | Interactive Menus | | Text/Photo Galleries:
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Release Information
|  | Studio: HBO |
| Release Date: 5/26/2009 |
| Running Time: 107 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1985 | | Catalog ID: 92983 | | UPC: 00026359298325 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Funny....[Hanks is] stylishly droll..." 08/16/1985 p.C5 |
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