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Dominican Rep. Joe versus the Volcano
- Original title
- Joe versus the Volcano
- Year
- 1990
- Running time
- 94 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Tom Hanks
Meg Ryan
Lloyd Bridges
Robert Stack
Dan Hedaya
Amanda Plummer
Ossie Davis
Abe Vigoda- Barry McGovern
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy. Volcanoes
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Critics' reviews
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"Romantic and preposterous all at once, it's actually a funny, endearing fable about courage, love and faith"
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"Shanley tries to make something courageous and symbolic out of the notion of jumping into a volcano, but his philosophizing is sentimental, heavy-handed and forced."
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"Like a lava lamp turned on high, Joe Versus the Volcano glows with originality"
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