Joe Versus the Volcano

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.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director(s): John Patrick Shanley

Actors: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack

Production: Warner Home Video

1 nomination.


IMDB:: 5.7
Metacritic:: 45
Rotten Tomatoes:: 62%

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: PG
Year:: 1990
: 102 min
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ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
Joe opens the door and goes in. The SONG ENDS.
3 INT. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT - DAY 3
The place is lit with those totally draining, deadening
fluorescent lights. DEDE, a secretary in her late
twenties, is sitting at her desk, typing. She's pretty,
maybe a little hard.
(CONTINUED)
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She types like an automatic weapon. Her makeup doesn't
really work under these lights. She nods briefly to Joe,
and goes on with her typing. Joe tries to hang up his
hat, but it keeps falling off the hook. He is endlessly
patient. It's the sound of the typewriter that makes him
miss. At last he succeeds. Behind Dede, at a bigger
desk, is MR. WATURI. He's leaning back in an executive
chair, talking on the phone. He's middle-aged, olive
skinned, in a dark suit that shows up his significant
dandruff. His teeth are yellow as rancid butter. And
there's enough grease shining on his forehead to coat a
skillet. He's talking into the phone.
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John Patrick Shanley

John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatre and film director. His play Doubt: A Parable won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play. more…

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