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A'''''Joe Versus the Volcano''''' is a 1990 [[Romantic Comedy]] staring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Meg Ryan]] (– the first of three films they've done together). Hanks plays Joe Banks, a miserable [[Every Man]] in a dead-end job with a [[Bad Boss]]. To make matters worse, Joe is diagnosed with a mysterious "brain cloud" that will kill him in six months. Enter an [[Eccentric Millionaire]], who is trying to acquire the rights to a [[MacGuffin|rare mineral]] on a South Pacific island. The natives will only give him the mineral rights if he finds a hero to [[Appease the Volcano God]] for them. The millionaire hires Joe, who agrees to jump into the volcano at the end of a month of living it up on an all-expense-paid voyage. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* [[Motif|Arc Motif]]: The mysterious giant zig-zag symbol. It pops up [http://www.glogster.com/media/5/27/46/47/27464788.jpg throughout the film]{{Dead link}}.

{{quote| "Do you think I feel good? Nobody feels good. After childhood, it's a fact of life. I feel rotten. So what?"}}

{{quote| '''Mr. Waturi''': I know he can get the job. But can he do the job? Harry. Yeah, Harry. But can he do the job? I know he can get the job. But can he do the job? I'm not arguing that with you. I'm not arguing that with you. I'm not arguing that with you. I'm not arguing that with you' Harry! Harry, Harry. Yeah, Harry, but can he do the job? I know he can get the job. But can he do the job? I'm not arguing that with you. Harry, I am not arguing that with you! Who said that? I didn't say that. If I said that, I would have been wrong. Maybe. Maybe. I'm not arguing that with you! Yeah, Harry, I know he can get the job. But can he do the job? I'm not arguing that with you! I am not arguing that with you! I am not arguing that with you! Who told you that? No! I told you that! Me! What? Maybe. Maybe, maybe. Maybe!}}

{{quote| '''Patricia''': My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant ''total amazement''. }}

{{quote| '''Joe''': I want you to listen, Patricia, because these are my last words: I gotta be brave. I gotta jump in.}}

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Joe packs three books when he leaves his job: ''[[Robinson Crusoe (Literature)|Robinson Crusoe]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Theatre)|Romeo and Juliet]]'', and ''[[The Odyssey (Literature)|The Odyssey]]''.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Chock full of stars in minor roles, including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Abe Vigoda, Dan "[[Cheers|Nick Tortelli]]" Hedaya, Amanda Plummer (using a strange accent), and Ossie Davis. For the ''real'' cameos, you have Carol Kane as a hairdresser (credited as "Lisa LaFleur") and Nathan Lane as a Waponi.

{{quote| '''Joe''': You look terrible, Mr. Waturi. You look like a bag of shit stuffed in a cheap suit. Not that anyone could look good under these zombie lights. I, I, I, I can feel them sucking the juice out of my eyeball. Suck, suck, suck, SUCK... ''(makes a sucking noise)'' For 300 bucks a week, that's the news. For 300 bucks a week, I've lived in this sink, this used rubber.<br />

'''Mr. Waturi''': You watch it, mister! There's a woman here!<br />

'''Joe''': Don't you think I know that, Frank? Don't you think I am aware there is a woman here? I can smell her, like, like a flower. I can taste her, like sugar on my tongue. When I'm 20 feet away I can hear the fabric of her dress when she moves in her chair. Not that I've done anything about it. I've gone all day, every day, not doing, not saying, not taking the chance for 300 bucks a week, and Frank, the coffee stinks, it's like arsenic. The lights give me a headache. If the lights don't give you a headache, you must be dead; let's arrange the funeral.<br />

'''Mr. Waturi''': You better get outta here right now! I'm telling you!<br />

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