Volunteers

A wealthy college grad with a gambling habit trades Yale for the Thai jungle in 1962, swapping debts for peanut butter. Two years of Peace Corps service and personal growth await. Three weeks in, he’s already homesick—and out of adult diapers.

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Nicholas Meyer directed Volunteers in 1985. See Nicholas Meyer's full filmography, where to start with Nicholas Meyer, or where to go after you've seen everything by Nicholas Meyer.

Volunteers was released in 1985 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.