Joe Versus the Volcano
5.8/10
Rating
102 min
Runtime
1990
Release Year
John Patrick Shanley
Director
Cast
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Dan Hedaya, Ossie Davis
Quick Synopsis
Joe Banks, a man who constantly worries about his health, learns from his doctor that he has only six months to live. Faced with this news, he decides to leave his unfulfilling job and finally gathers the courage to ask a woman he works with out on a date. Shortly afterward, a mysterious visitor offers him a strange job: to travel to a remote island and jump into an active volcano as part of a bizarre mission.
Detailed Synopsis of Joe Versus the Volcano
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.
