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Joe Versus the Volcano

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 42m
  • 45

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

John Patrick Shanley

Producer:

Teri Schwartz

Release Date:

Mar 9, 1990

Runtime:

1hr 42m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Tom Hanks
  • Tom Hanks
  • Meg Ryan
  • Lloyd Bridges
  • Robert Stack
  • Abe Vigoda
  • Dan Hedaya
  • Ossie Davis
  • Barry McGovern
  • Amanda Plummer
  • Carol Kane

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Metacritic

45
metacritic
Based on 18 Critics
5.5

USER SCORE (13)

Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Reviews
88

It is not an entirely successful movie, but it is new and fresh and not shy of taking chances. And the dialogue in it is actually worth listening to, because it is written with wit and romance.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
0

Somewhere along the line, Shanley let his gentle fable about the fear of love, responsibility and commitment degenerate into crude farce. And he has only himself to blame.

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Metacritic review by Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
40

Despite magic moments, this is so lop-sided in conception it's really only worth seeking out as a folly.

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Metacritic review by Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire
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