United States / Mar 09, 1990 / PG-13
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Amanda Plummer | Dagmar |
| Lala Sloatman | Waitress |
| Abe Vigoda | Chief of the Waponis |
| Carol Kane | Hairdresser |
| Branscombe Richmond | Waponi |
| Jayne Haynes | Nurse |
| David Burton | Mike |
| Jon Conrad Pochron | Tony |
| Jim Hudson | Fred - Guard |
| Antoni Gatti | Italian Tailor |
| Darrell Zwerling | Underwear Salesman |
| Jim Ryan | Bellman |
| Karl Rumburg | Ralph |
| Brian Esteban | Emo - Waponi Lookout |
| Nathan Lane | Baw - The Waponi Advance Man |
| Wally Ruiz | Spanish Singer |
| Guillermo Guzman | Spanish Singer |
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| Tommy Franco | Spanish Singer |
| Tony Salome | Clerk |
| Courtney Gibbs | Saleswoman |
| Jennifer Stewart | Statue of Liberty |
| William Ward | Salesman - Hammacher Schlemmer |
| Paul Michael Thorpe | God Woo |
Genres
ComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Joe Versus the Volcano |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 9 marzo 1990 |
| Executive producer | Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall |
| Production | Teri Schwartz |
| Writer | John Patrick Shanley |
| Casting | Marion Dougherty |
| Editing | Richard Halsey, Kenneth Wannberg |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Assistant directors | Alan Edmisten, William M. Elvin, John Patrick Shanley |
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| Camera operators | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Additional photography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Production design | Bo Welch, Tom Duffield, Cheryl Carasik |
| Art direction | Tom Duffield, Cheryl Carasik, Bo Welch |
| Set decoration | Cheryl Carasik, Tom Duffield, Bo Welch |
| Special effects | Joseph A. Unsinn |
| Stunts | |
| Music | Georges Delerue, Peter Gordon |
| Sound | Georges Delerue, Peter Gordon |
| Costume design | Colleen Atwood, Sue Moore, Robert Chase |
| Makeup | Colleen Atwood, Sue Moore, Robert Chase |
| Hairstyling | Colleen Atwood, Sue Moore, Robert Chase |
| Budget | 25.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 39.400.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Jun 27, 1990
United Kingdom / Jul 06, 1990 / PG
Australia / Jul 07, 1990 / PG
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Germany / Jul 26, 1990 / 6
Portugal / Aug 03, 1990 / M/12
Sweden / Aug 03, 1990
Brazil / Aug 10, 1990
Spain / Aug 10, 1990
Physical media
Japan / Nov 01, 1991 / G
XC / Mar 01, 1992
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