"Mas Que Nada" by Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 accompanies Joe while he is driven around New York City. The film received mixed reviews overall, but positive reviews from some critics, including Roger Ebert, who described the film as "new and fresh and not shy of taking chances", and was a minor box office success in the US. He also purchases four top-of-the-line, waterproof steamer trunks from a fanatically dedicated luggage salesman. I gotta go,” he says, chastely kissing her cheek. Joe Versus The Volcano. It also doesn't seem to have much of the slow, dry aspects of character dramas. When Patricia finally awakens, she is deeply touched by Joe's self-sacrifice. It's a very simple story which he tells too slowly at times, and the ending gets way too cheesy. “But the timing stinks. The Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray of Joe Versus the Volcano is a sterling encode of this marvelous movie, reproducing the wonderful pre-CGI matte art and expressionistic sets . Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? He takes his roomie's place as Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with 2 other PCVs. Plot– In New York Joe Banks is haunted by the depressing job in a surgical instruments factory and dominated by a tyrannical boss. Along the way, he finds love and learns to truly live. It has often been used as a punchline when talking about Hanks’ lesser works. Amanda Plummer. Details. A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party. But then again, it's not even close to a romantic comedy. I hope you will feel that it does the movie justice. Joe Versus The Volcano (DVD) Tom Hanks stars as Joe, a squashed bug of a guy under the heel of ahideous corporation, working in an awful office with bad air, bad lightand lousy coffee...Then everything changes in this romantic comedy aboutcourage and a man's soul ... of a man coming back to life on a journeythat takes him halfway around the world. It is laugh-out-loud funny in a very intelligent and inventive way. While Joe's boss, Mr. Waturi, doesn't look like Darth Vader, he embodies the fear, anger, hate and suffering that took over Anakin Skywalker on his path to the dark side. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo, while French and Spanish soundtracks have also been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the woman taking him there. Hanks and Ryan are the right actors to inhabit it, because you can never catch them going for a gag that isn't there: They inhabit the logic of this bizarre world and play by its rules. I enjoyed Hanks' character, an average Joe suffering from hypochondria, and I enjoyed Ryan's characters, weird at times, but ultimately cute and sweet.Written and directed by the genius playwright John Patrick Shanley, this is his first feature film. To the brink of an exploding volcano. "[14], The soundtrack, composed by Georges Delerue, was released in very limited numbers as a promotional item. Joe admits he loves her, too. The captain is her half-sister Patricia. One would expect a lot more from JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO. Rent this movie. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the woman taking him there. Eric Burdon's version of Merle Travis's "Sixteen Tons" was used at the beginning of the film. The absurd is … In addition, two other notable actors in smaller roles are Nathan Lane as Baw, the Waponi advance man, and Carol Kane, inexplicably credited as Lisa LeBlanc, as a hairdresser. Take Hedaya’s role for example. ***** Joe Versus The Volcano Theme ***** I would like to thank you for trying my Joe vs. A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. Mr. Waturi berates his staff while they cower in his presence. "[11] Fifteen years later, Time critic Richard Schickel listed it as one of his "Guilty Pleasures"; while acknowledging "there are people who think this film... may be the worst big budget film of modern times," Schickel disagreed, saying "if you set aside the routine comic expectations its marketing encouraged, you may find yourself entranced by a movie that is utterly sui generis. I have been sort of aware of JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO since its release in 1990, but never decided to actually see it until now. Search for "Joe Versus the Volcano" on Amazon.com, Title: For lack of better words, "Joe Versus the Volcano" is a romantic comedy. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. "[7] At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews. En route to the island, Joe meets a series of interesting characters in NYC and LA, then boards a yacht, captained by Patricia Graynamore. Shanley wrote two songs for the film, "Marooned Without You" and "The Cowboy Song", the former used thematically throughout and the latter performed by Hanks on the ukulele. Ellison advises him, "You have some life left ... live it well." Joe then flies to Los Angeles, where he is met by one of Graynamore's daughters, Angelica, a flighty socialite who labels herself a "flibbertigibbet". Joe doles out the small supply of fresh water to her, while he gradually becomes delirious from thirst. A great scene from the beginnning of the movie Joe vs The Volcano. Only in this movie could jumping into a volcano be considered risking fate, rather than certain death. Joe Versus the Volcano This fantasy-comedy was the first pairing of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, yet it polarizes viewers like a Blue Velvet or Happiness. Joe Banks: Sure. On the boat trip, the Young Rascals' "Good Lovin'", the Del Vikings "Come Go with Me", and The Ink Spots' version of "I Cover the Waterfront" are heard. The manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray was released through Warner Archive Collection on June 20, 2017, and it received positive reviews for the quality. Hanks plays a man 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. En route to the island, Joe meets a series of interesting characters in NYC and LA, then boards a yacht, captained by Patricia Graynamore. The absurd is a regularity here and so we accept it. And yet, "Joe Versus the Volcano" is a comedic film about Joe who finds romance, mostly set in a fantasy world. Mr. Waturi’s office looks like an ancient, grimy men’s room, with yellow and green tile and those sickly fluorescent lights. With the volcano threatening to erupt, Patricia confesses she loves Joe. 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. He experiences a revelation during his delirium and thanks God for his life. Released by Varese Sarabande in 2002 (SRS 2014) containing music from Joe Versus the Volcano (1990). 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. Overview. And yet, "Joe Versus the Volcano" is a comedic film about Joe who finds romance, mostly set in a fantasy world.The highlight of the film is the comedy. Year1990. A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner. He falls in love with her, not knowing who or what she is. 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. It has none of the formulaic standard elements of fantasy films. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club. At first ecstatic about their miraculous salvation, Joe tells Patricia about his fatal brain cloud. Laughs erupt when Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love and fall in lava in Joe Versus the Volcano, written and directed by Oscar winner John Patrick Shanley. Their leader, Chief Tobi, asks one last time if anyone else will volunteer, but there are no takers and Joe heads to the volcano. I was surprised to see that this clip wasn't up on YouTube already. Laughs erupt when Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love and fall in lava in Joe Versus the Volcano, a colorful, stylish laugh-quake written and directed by Moonstruck Oscar winner John Patrick Shanley. Afterwards, Patricia refuses to be separated from her new husband. Meg Ryan. . DirectorJohn Patrick Shanley. After Joe leaves the doctor's office, an edited version of Ray Charles's version of "Ol' Man River" plays. Will he survive 2 years? Only 3000 copies were manufactured in 1990, the year of the movie's release. An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block are part of a murderous Satanic cult. The film was first released on home video in late 1990 and was later released on DVD by Warner Home Video in April 2002. Waponi tribal music includes the melodies "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and "Hava Nagila.". Joe Versus the Volcano. It has his trademark dialogue with quick wit, but it's also just plain weird. A highly successful advertising executive decides to put his job on hold after getting an update from his father that he and his wife are divorced and decides to extend his break after revealing that his father is a diabetic. On his way there, Joe falls in love … Because of Delerue's strong following, Varèse Sarabande re-released the CD in 2002.[15][16]. Joe Versus the Volcano erupts with plenty of screwball energy and thoughtful observations about living to the fullest, but its existential ambition may prove too goofy for some audiences. They then find that they have luckily drifted to their destination. Use the HTML below. A detective must adopt a rambunctious dog in order to help him find a killer. Was this review helpful to you? Joe Versus The Volcano invokes another story of adventure, Star Wars. Unzip to C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes\Volcano. From Wikiquote. Instead, it’s a film that asserts, in no uncertain terms, that it’s OK to be afraid, that arriving at a place of emotional strength and honesty is rarely easy, and that leaving yourself open to vulnerability can help you reclaim something you believed … Add the first question. But then again, that's probably on purpose, which makes it funny.If you're looking for a Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie which is not a romantic comedy, then "Joe Versus the Volcano" is your choice. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. It would be easy for Joe Versus the Volcano to embrace misanthropy, archness and insincerity, to be content as a fulminating rant in fairytale clothing. "Joe Versus the Volcano" achieves a kind of magnificent goofiness. When office drone Joe learns he's going to die soon, he travels to an island whose natives need a human sacrifice to appease their volcano god. On balance, however, I readily admit liking this movie, although the second half pales in comparison to the first. Directed by Robert Smyth, it featured a book, music and lyrics by Scott Hafso and Darcy Phillips, with musical direction by Jon Lorenz and additional musical arrangements by Taylor Peckham. 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. A Protestant World War II pilot and a Jewish girl fall in love in Jerusalem, even though their diverse backgrounds threaten to pull them apart. As Joe, Hanks adds to his phenomenal string of successes that includes, Splash, Big and Turner & Hooch. The Waponis treat them to a grand feast. 10 of 12 people found this review helpful. Then they run into a typhoon. Joe Versus the Volcano constructs a world in which everything makes sense because nothing makes sense. Tom Hanks. "Joe Versus the Volcano" just barely escaped a Certified Rotten rating with a 63% score from the critics and a 54% from the audience. Joe Versus the Volcano wasn’t a silly romantic comedy as advertised in the trailer, as expected by everyone that walked into the theater; it was a darkly comic fable about the value of agnosticism, about using the awareness of mortality as raison d’être. The next morning, Angelica takes Joe to her father's yacht, the Tweedledee. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Away from the things of man. When Joe is unable to dissuade her, they jump in together, but the volcano erupts at that moment, blowing them out into the ocean. "[10] Upon its release, Time called it a "wan bit of whimsy ... [that] makes no more sense than its synopsis, though Meg Ryan beguiles in three different roles. Jump to navigation Jump to search. [18], "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Tom Hanks Movies", "DVD Savant Review:Joe Versus the Volcano", "A Terminal Ad Man, a God, And a South Pacific Volcano", "Introducing the films of Ebertfest 2012", "Joe Versus the Volcano - Georges Delerue", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Versus_the_Volcano&oldid=1014710650, Films with screenplays by John Patrick Shanley, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 March 2021, at 17:48. Patricia persuades Joe to have the chief marry them. Graynamore offers to pay for whatever Joe wants to enjoy his final days, as long as he jumps into the volcano within 20 days. Patricia is knocked unconscious and flung overboard. Patricia tries to stop him, declaring her love for him. He is not dying and they can live happily ever after. Graynamore needs "bubaru", a mineral essential for manufacturing superconductors. After Joe jumps in to rescue her, lightning strikes, sinking the yacht. It's got a potentially funny and entertaining storyline, the soon-to-be beloved rom-com combo of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, Steven Spielberg as an executive producer, and Abe Vigoda on board as the leader of the South Pacific island tribe. A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house. Joe tells his boss off, quits his job, and asks former coworker DeDe out on a date. GenreComedy, Romance. Many gifted people contributed to it, but there's no disbelieving the grim evidence on the screen. Their date is a success, but when Joe tells DeDe that he is dying, she tells him she cannot deal with the revelation and leaves. The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery. Ellison says that the symptoms he has been experiencing are actually psychosomatic, caused by trauma in his previous job as a firefighter. (1990). It is laugh-out-loud funny in a very intelligent and inventive way. "[13] He later brought the film to Ebertfest 2012 and wondered "why he gave 3.5 stars instead of 4. . This makes it all the more disappointing that the movie doesn't quite succeed as a comedy, as an … Hanks plays a man 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. It has since become a cult film.[3][4][5][6]. × Close. Interpreted by. They believe that the fire god of the volcano on their island must be appeased by a voluntary human sacrifice once every century, but none of them are willing to volunteer this time around. Joyless, listless and chronically sick, Banks regularly visits doctors who can find nothing wrong with him. TitleJoe Versus the Volcano. . Mr. Frank Watori: I'm NOT arguing that with you! Elvis Presley's version of "Blue Moon" plays as Joe spends his final night before departing on his journey. Hairdresser: SHAZAM! It has none of the formulaic standard elements that all romantic comedies seem to have. As the only directorial effort from John Patrick Shanley (the Oscar-winning writer of Moonstruck), it is something special, and it's hard to resist the film's feather-light heart tugging. In actuality, Joe Versus the Volcano is a work of profound crypto-philosophy, more on par with Groundhog Day than You’ve Got Mail. Tom Hanks stars as Joe, a squashed bug of a guy under the heel of a hideous corporation, working in an awful office with bad air, bad light and lousy coffee...Then everything changes in this romantic comedy about courage and a man's soul...of a man coming back to life on a journey that takes him halfway around the world. 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 Versus the Volcano. Joe Banks is a downtrodden everyman from Staten Island, working a clerical job in a dreary factory for an unpleasant, demanding boss, Frank Waturi. 1990 PG 1h 42m DVD. Angelica: Long ago, the delicate tangles of his hair... covered the emptiness of my hand... Would you like to hear it again? Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. The highlight of the film is the comedy. Tom Hanks as Joe is great at subtle comedy and Meg Ryan is great at over-the-top comedy. Playwright John Patrick Shanley, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for … Patricia reluctantly agreed to take Joe to Waponi Woo after Graynamore promised to give her the yacht in return. Joe Versus the Volcano is difficult to review because some parts are fresh, inventive, and entertaining, while others are near-misses or even complete failures. To the edge of great delight. The website's critical consensus reads: "Joe Versus the Volcano erupts with plenty of screwball energy and thoughtful observations about living to the fullest, but its existential ambition may prove too goofy for some audiences. A man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit. Joe spends a day and a night out on the town in New York City, where he solicits advice on everything from style to living life to the fullest from his chauffeur Marshall. Hanks and Ryan are the right actors to inhabit it, because you can never catch them going for a gag that isn't there: They inhabit the logic of this bizarre world and play by its rules. During the voyage Joe and Patricia survive disaster, fall in love, and finally arrive at the island where they face their destiny. 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. Storyline. Joe Versus the Volcano soundtrack from 1990, composed by Georges Delerue. After an awkward beginning, Joe and Patricia begin to bond. He admits he loves her as well, "but the timing stinks." 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. The island sinks, but Joe and Patricia land near their trusty steamer trunks. Joe Versus the Volcano is a fiasco made by an extremely talented man. (2,521) IMDb 5.8 1 h 42 min 1990 X-Ray PG. A young man is reunited with a mermaid who saved him from drowning as a boy. View production, box office, & company info. 1962, after Yale graduation, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay. "[12], Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars and called it "new and fresh and not shy of taking chances"; the film "achieves a kind of magnificent goofiness. A Spanish version of "On The Street Where You Live" is sung while Joe is on his date with DeDe. Joe is able to construct a raft by lashing together his steamer trunks. This FAQ is empty. Joe Versus the Volcano Submit a Quote from 'Joe Versus the Volcano'. Patricia does not regain consciousness for several days. The Volcano theme. From "Dexter" to The Suicide Squad, here are our picks for the reboots and remakes we're most excited for in 2021 and beyond. Tom Hanks as Joe is great at subtle comedy and Meg Ryan is great at over-the-top comedy. Joe Versus The Volcano is an odd duck partially because it owes so much to Shanley’s theater background, from its extravagant, impressionist sets to its long takes to its stylized, beautifully wrought dialogue to its highly theatrical use of repetition, symbolism, and metaphor. [17], In 2012, San Diego's Lambs Players Theatre presented the world premiere of a musical based on the film. There are deposits of it on the tiny Pacific island of Waponi Woo, but the resident Waponis will only let him mine it if he solves a problem for them. The next day, a wealthy industrialist named Samuel Graynamore makes Joe an unexpected proposition. John Patrick Shanley's quirky comedy Joe Versus the Volcano comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Written by I would also like to thank Richard L. Saylor for allowing me to use his sounds and images in this theme. 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"[8] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "C+" on scale of A to F.[9], Vincent Canby wrote: "Not since Howard the Duck has there been a big-budget comedy with feet as flat as those of Joe Versus the Volcano. Finally, a Dr. Ellison diagnoses an incurable disease called a "brain cloud", which has no symptoms, but will kill him within five or six months. During the voyage Joe and Patricia survive disaster, fall in love, and finally arrive at the island where they face their destiny. Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 film about a hypochondriac who learns that he is dying and accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island so that an industrialist can get a mining concession from the superstitious natives. Here are some great movies worth streaming that you won't see in the Best Picture category at the 2021 Oscars. 'S `` Sixteen Tons '' was used at the 2021 Oscars job a. 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