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Plot

Tom Hanks stars as Lawrence, a rich kid with a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia. There he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler. What they don't realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon, the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves. Tom Hanks in February 2004 Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor famous for playing notable roles in many popular and critically acclaimed movies. ... Debt is that which is owed. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Look up drug in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Cast

• Tom Hanks Lawrence Bourne III
• John Candy Tom Tuttle
• Rita Wilson Beth Wexler
• Tim Thomerson John Reynolds
• Gedde Watanabe At Toon
• George Plimpton Lawrence Bourne, Jr.
• Ernest Harada Chung Mee
• Allan Arbus Albert Bardenaro
• Xander Berkeley Kent Sutcliffe

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External links

• Volunteers at The Internet Movie Database