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title: 'Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Patrick Shanley'
released: '1990-03-09'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/joe-versus-the-volcano-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

1990 · 98 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall of Amblin Entertainment, Joe Versus the Volcano follows the titular Joe Banks (Hanks), who, after being told he is dying of a rare disease, accepts a financial offer to travel to a South Pacific island and throw himself into a volcano on behalf of the superstitious natives. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with Patricia (Ryan), the woman tasked with taking him there.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Patrick Shanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-patrick-shanley)
- **Screenplay:** [John Patrick Shanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-patrick-shanley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Frank Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-marshall)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen Goldblatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-goldblatt)
- **Editor:** [Richard Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-halsey)

## Cast

- [Nathan Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-lane)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Abe Vigoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/abe-vigoda)
- [Meg Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-ryan)
- [Amanda Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-plummer)
- [Lloyd Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bridges)
- [Robert Stack](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stack)
- [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks)
- [David Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-burton)
- [Jennifer Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-stewart)
- [Jim Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-ryan)
- [Dan Hedaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-hedaya)
- [Ossie Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ossie-davis)

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