Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
The first film directed by screenwriter John Patrick Shanley, it was also the first of three films pairing Hanks and Ryan. Despite positive reviews from some critics like Roger Ebert, Joe Versus the Volcano was considered a box office flop, and one of Hanks' minor films. Since then, it has attracted a cult following.
Joe Banks (Tom Hanks) is a downtrodden everyman, work...
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Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
The first film directed by screenwriter John Patrick Shanley, it was also the first of three films pairing Hanks and Ryan. Despite positive reviews from some critics like Roger Ebert, Joe Versus the Volcano was considered a box office flop, and one of Hanks' minor films. Since then, it has attracted a cult following.
Joe Banks (Tom Hanks) is a downtrodden everyman, working in a factory for an unpleasant, demanding boss, Frank Waturi (Dan Hedaya). Joyless, listless, and chronically sick, Banks regularly visits doctors who can find nothing physically wrong until finally Dr. Ellison (Robert Stack) diagnoses a fatal, incurable "brain cloud" unrelated to Joe's complaints. Ellison believes these were psychosomatic, caused by frightening experiences in Joe's previous job as a fireman. The brain cloud has no symptoms, but will kill him in six months. Ellison advises him: "You have some life left... live it well."...
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