Watching Joe Vs. The Volcano for the First Time Ever!! // Reaction & Commentary // REQUIRED VIEWING!
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- This one has been suggested forever on the channel and I'm so happy to have gotten to it this week! JOE vs THE VOLCANO is a masterpiece and Meg Ryan and Hanks can do no wrong!! Agree/disagree?!
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"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."
I have no words for how brilliant that line is.
Thats because you're asleep. Duh.
Everyone is asleep. If you watched They Live, you know “we sleep, they live”.
That line has stuck with me for years.
This movie is extremely underrated. The script is so smart and is easily my favorite Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan collab.
I completely agree. If u like this one, I suggest Addicted to Love. Meg is in it and it’s a wonderful film. One of my favorite rom coms.
I agree
i really liked the first half of this movie , my family and i quote it all the time. but honestly when they arrive on the island....... it's terrible , even the ending sucks. I wish the ending was different becuase everything until the end was great
Ah, you skipped my favourite line:
"Wherever we go, whatever we do, we're going to take this luggage with us!"
Best line.
May you live to be a thousand years old, sir.
It’s a perfect example of you get what you pay for.
Probably that line has a lot of potential to get her kicked off for copyright stuff. Trust me she's not stupid. She realizes it's a great line.
@Don Sample I have a few favorites from this movie. One of them comes after he tells the salesman that he will buy 4 of those trunks: "May you live to be a thousand years old sir!" :)
When "Joe Versus the Volcano" first came out, a lot of people didn't get it because it so much deeper than a fairy tale/ love story. Now, as an adult, I see how brilliant the story really is. Thanks for bringing this underrated film back for a new viewing for the younger generation. Hopefully it will be more appreciated in 2021 than it was in 1990.
Part of it was the marketing. It was advertised as a regular comedy. When people saw it, they were disappointed that it wasn't that funny and overlooked the charm of the story.
“I feel changed…I feel different.” You couldn’t give a higher compliment to this movie. A psychological gem.
There are SO many tiny details in this movie that you can catch on subsequent viewings. I love that the orange soda is called Jump. 😆
This is the movie that my wife and I went to on our first date. I thought it was a brilliant philosophical statement about life and what is important. That convinced her that I am an imbecile. We've been together for more than 30 years.
Hopefully she still considers you a loveable imbecile. Great story.
Haaaa! Superb.
Everything you said was true my friend. However, it's a movie for Men primarily and is part of yhe reason it's brilliance is missed by so many. One of my faves
And congrats on the 30 years. It DOES prove you're statement to be true. Cheers!!
Tom Hanks "moon" speech is another one of those 'comedy era' Hanks scenes that would clue the viewer into what kind of power he'd have in dramatic roles later.
finally someone who might get when I say "this is a real scene" and "I have no response to that"
I am not ARGUING that with you....I am not arguing that with YOU...I am NOT arguing that with you...
Except she wont bc you'll never meet her. She's a stranger on the internet who is conning you for money.
@@grayhudson1095 just knowing more ppl "out there" will get it is enough for me.
"I have no response to that" was such an epic discovery for me when I first saw the film. It gave me permission to not know what to say to something when previously I had always felt something was wrong with me if I didn't have a reply to what someone said. I was an adolescent when the film came out and it was a cornerstone of my burgeoning love of cinema at the time.
One of the most quotable movies ever despite no one ever knowing what you're talking about.
When you re-watch this film, which you should absolutely do, look for all the lightning bolts.
Yes, symbols of sudden illumination with the banishment of ignorance. This movie is full of symbolism.
Yup.
The hair-dresser: "Shazam"
@Tal Moore My favorite is the one that sinks the ship :)
The “flop” that I love is
Hudson Hawk with Bruce Willis.
Or Oscar with Sylvester Stalone.
Yep. Too much fun.
1991 came out same year than Last boy scout , Billy Bathgate and Mortal Thoughts , all these were with different company .
Geffen Pictures , TriStar pictures , Columbia pictures and Touchstone pictures ... that could not help either .
Hudson Hawk gets soooo much flack. I love it's self aware ridiculousness. 😌
People tend to forget Bruce Willis is an incredible comedic actor!
@@misterkite Yesssssss! love that movie! Ms. Shanelle would too, I think. Given her love of musicals.
I used to work in telecommunications as a technician. 24/7 call ins even when on vacation, bosses constantly threatening to fire everyone. I vomited every morning before getting in my company truck. When I quit the vomiting stopped. Now I drive truck otr and I'm happy.
I have loved this film from the first time I saw it. It’s the perfect blend of art, entertainment & philosophy. I would show it to anyone suffering from a bought of depression. 🙂
I love this movie. Can’t explain why. Hopefully she likes it.
I was gonna say the exact same thing...
Before watching the reaction: Same, this one was one of my childhood favourites
I defy anyone to explain why they love this movie. I think it stinks on ice. It wasn't a box office bomb for nothing, it's a turkey the size of Godzilla.
@@EVzipper48 it’s genetic. My mom liked Ishtar.
@@EVzipper48I do not think anyone explaining why they like this film will help you understand it anymore then you do. This is a type of film where if you get it you get it, and if you don't you don't. After all, film is subjective so everyone will have their own experience, good or bad.
A very obscure and underrated movie. Thank you.
(I've always wanted that luggage)
You want a REALLY obscure & underrated film?
Try "Steelyard Blues". Cast includes Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda, Peter Boyle, Howard Hesseman.
Incredible movie.
"Wherever we go... we are taking this luggage!"
And always carry a towel.
I saw this in the theater when it came out and it was literally life changing. When Hanks and the second Meg are in the car and he tells her that if she's thinking of ending her life why not risk everything to do what she wants it was a thunderbolt moment.
The scene I laughed hardest at was the luggage scene.
I'll take four of em.
May you live to be a thousand years old sir.
Thanks, same to you.
Here is a small homage to the film which I totally love. Check it out- th-cam.com/video/D3oHgzJKA0E/w-d-xo.html
"It's very exciting, as a luggage problem". I saw this movie when it first came out and has been one of my favorite movies ever since then. It has a great story, message and acting. And when you rewatch it a few times, there are a lot of little details you pick up, that you may have missed in previous viewings.
I have loved loved loved this movie for 20+ years. I’m thrilled someone is finally reacting to it!!!
Me too. If you get a chance, go check out this small homage to the film. I think you may dig it- th-cam.com/video/D3oHgzJKA0E/w-d-xo.html
Love this movie and love that you love it too! Hanks is at the top of his game for me, blending his early wackiness (Bachelor Party, Money Pit) with the gravitas he wields now (Castaway, etc). The scene with the giant moonrise always makes me weepy as he is dwarfed by the magnificence. 😭
Meg getting to play around with looks and accents is so fun, and she is so cute as each, even when they dress her down as Didi. To me, she represents the 'three faces of the goddess' - Maiden (Didi - naive but eager), Mother (Patricia - caring and supportive) and Crone (Angelica - jaded but wise). Really deep symbolism in a movie already packed with symbols.
The workers shuffling in to their menial jobs is straight outta Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927).
Had that exact thought my friend.
A friend of mine sent me this and I was surprisingly delighted throughout (I say surprisingly because the idea of someone constantly talking and pausing during my favorite movie sounds horrifying to me). What a pleasure it is to see someone love this movie for the very first time. Not just love it, but get it! Thanks for quoting my piece at the end. Remember, "No one knows anything. We'll see. We'll jump and we'll see. That's life."
It probably sounds weird, but this movie changed my life at a critical time. I had become numb to a situation I didn't want to be in. I came into my apartment, turned on the TV and there was this movie. After I watched it, I literally picked up the phone, called my old dive shop I had left behind when I moved away for work, and signed up for a Divemaster class. I swam and studied and passed the class, did the same with the Instructor class, and left that situation behind. I worked in Cozumel, the Bahamas, the great lakes, I got my life back.
This movie will always have a place in my heart and I wish I could thank Mr. Hanks and Ms. Ryan for it. I would be a long long way down the wrong road by now without them.
I feel ya! You might like this small homage to the movie!? Check it out if you get a chance- th-cam.com/video/D3oHgzJKA0E/w-d-xo.html
I freaking love this movie. It came out when I was in high school and it is absolutely one of the movies that shaped my outlook on life. Super underrated. Glad you enjoyed it!
Love love LOVE this movie, which I believe was a victim of a marketing team that just couldn't put a pin in what it was. Easily the best Hanks/Ryan romance. And a film that has influenced me greatly as a storyteller.
I love this movie. It’s the one I watch when I’m home sick. The scene in the luggage shop is one of my all-time favorites. It is perfectly performed.
It's so fun to watch these reactions when you've already seen the film. Shanelles theory about how the they gave Meg Ryan an accent and brown hair to "de-leading lady" her when you know the real reason is the number of times she will show up.
For a second the second time I saw her in this movie I thought it was Nicole Kidman. With the red hair she looks a lot like her.
This movie is one of my all-time favorites. My wife and I watch it together at least once a year, it has such a great message and we like to be reminded.
One of the most creative films ever. Such a charming unique film. I can’t wait to watch your reaction.
I absolutely love this movie and it changed my life. I think it's all summed up when Patricia talks about her father's comments about almost all people are asleep and those awake are in a constant state of amazement. Joe wakes up in this movie.
This movie blew my mind when I saw it as a teenager in the mid 90s. It's goofy but also profound. It's a parable and a quest and a series of lessons about life. And like Office Space a decade later, it's about how so many of us sell ourselves to soulless corporations just to survive, and that's a powerful message when you're about to strike out into the world as a new adult.
The scene where Joe beholds the cartoonishly large moon is almost like a religious experience, and it makes me feel like crying every damn time.
I"m so happy you watched Joe Versus the Volcano and I'm so happy you loved it
"May you live to be a thousand years old sir!"
"Thanks... same to you."
ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES EVER. So glad you "got it."
The actor who played the luggage salesman did such an amazing job. I love that scene. It fits with the chauffer's philosophy that you live life to figure out who you are and embrace it, and the luggage salesman was clearly very passionate about selling luggage, so he embodied that same idea. Plus everyone had to be quirky/unique and he also nailed that.
Saw this movie by myself three times in theater, something I have never done before or since. It is weird, strange, surreal, disconnected from reality, and I would totally die for it. Glad you liked it too :)
The musical score for this movie is so moving!
it was done by the same composer as steel magnolias and after watching both they share ALOT, but yeah its very beautiful wistful hopeful.
Yes, by the late great wonderful French film composer Georges Delerue. I discovered him far after his passing, but everytime I hear one of his film scores for the first time, I'm in love!
It is nice to know that there are so many others out there who understand this is an under appreciated masterpiece! I hope that younger generations will rediscover it like you just did.
I recall in an interview Hanks was asked which version of Meg Ryan he preferred. Without hesitation he said Dee Dee. His explanation was you just wanted to take her home and take care of her. (Wow, I remembered that quote from 31 years ago!)
"Is that Meg Ryan? I don't like feeling stupid. I hate being wrong..." Never have I related a statement so much!!!🤣😂
This movie is the definition of "quirky" sidenote: Your luggage purchase is one of the most important purchases of your LIFE!
My parents gave me and my siblings a piece of luggage when we graduated from high school. I still have it, but the last time I used it was when I traveled for work.
@@nikigunn I inherited my Dad's Orvis heavy canvas and leather luggage. Armageddon-proof.
One of my favorites.
So happy you reacted and enjoyed it in the same way I do.
"Away from the things of man." Is one of my all time favorite lines.
This is one of my favorite movies of all-time! My first viewing as a 12-year-old left me underwhelmed and confused, but a rewatch in my 20s gave me a whole new perspective on this total masterpiece. I love movies that are sui generis. Furthermore, it should be noted that Meg Ryan's monolog on the ship is definitely an underrated high point of her career. Rewatch that monolog some time. 😉 Also, incredible soundtrack! 🎶 Fun fact, The Cowboy Song that Joe sings on the Ukulele was written by John Patrick Shanley as well. I love this movie. 🌋👍👍🎦🎦🎦⭐⭐⭐⭐💜💜💜💜💜
Yeah! The music was stellar! Here is an homage of the film you might dig- th-cam.com/video/D3oHgzJKA0E/w-d-xo.html
Just constant smiling. My cheeks hurt. I'm so glad you watched this... I grew up with the film. We watched it over and over on VHS when I was a teenager, and I had a MASSIVE crush on Meg Ryan for about a decade. Such a sweet little movie that I will always treasure.
Another underrated gem! First Grosse Pointe Blank and now Joe vs. the volcano! great choices for reactions. This movie should be on more required viewing lists for filmmakers, screenwriters and actors.
Joe vs. The Volcano is legit one of my favorite films!
The one-shot take outside the doctor's office with "Old Man River" playing was absolutely beautiful. Like this entire film.
The look of this movie reminds me of Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil”. Would love to see your reaction on the channel.
Absolutely agree! I'm up for her watching a lot of Gilliam, he's one of my top tier directors. But Brazil is so, so good!
I think she mentions in this video that Brazil is one of her favorite movies.
Oh, here's another one talking about "Brazil"! Totally. Great movie.
I'd love to see more reactions to The Fisher King and 12 Monkeys.
Yes on "The Fisher King" and on "12 Monkeys".
Would also like to see a reaction to "Reign Over Me". Adam Sandler is A-fucking-MAZING in that film.
I’m genuinely surprised this beat Sleepless in Seattle.
I'm not, JVTV is the better movie. Or, actually I guess I agree with you, because nobody knows this movie.
@@st0n3p0ny lol
Two of the main actors from Airplane! When Lloyd Bridges was smoking that bong I wanted him to say "I picked the wrong day to quit smoking".
Lloyd Bridges was also Jeff Bridges’ dad
@@celsovera91 And Beau Bridges’ dad.
One of the most underrated movies ever! My favorite line is when Joe's shoe is falling apart and he says "I'm losing my sole", and what he is really saying is "I'm losing my soul".
Woah, someone actually did this! Love it!
the music. I was 16 when I saw JVV in the theater with my dad.
The Ink Spots, rockabilly-era Elvis, Sergio Mendes! The soundtrack had a huge influence on my developing taste in music. It set me off in so many different genre directions and helped me develop an appreciation for what I listen to now.
I love everything about this movie.
My friends and I occasionally drop Dan Hedeya's "I'm not ARGUING THAT WITH YOU!" for no damn reason, other than that it's fucking hilarious.
That summer Saturday, bonding with my Dad at the movies, is a cherished memory. We sang "Come Go with Me" all the way home.
This has always been my favourite Hanks /Ryan movie. I love it. Never understood why it's not more popular, never mind why people actually dislike it. Given what I know of you I thought you would like it. So glad I was right.
Saw this in theater and was soooo pissed at all the negative reviews that just didn't GET it. It's a modern fairy tale... and as such it's meant to be whimsical. Everyone thought it was just a comedy, because at that point Hanks was flat out known for slapstick. This was deep and about accepting your place in the universe. To appreciate the simple things that make us feel human. I was just about to turn 15 when this came out, and it literally blew my mind. His speech to the moon still brings out the tears.
This is one of my go to comfort movies. The soundtrack. The lighting. The metaphysical aspects. Did you notice the pattern? The path he took to work, it was the company logo, it was the pattern broken into the wall by Graynomore, it was the pattern the lightening took to sink the boat, it was the path up the volcano... "All my life, I have felt like I have known you" well, the answers to life are in your face no matter where you are. My favorite character is the limo driver.
If you get a chance, check out this homage to the film- th-cam.com/video/D3oHgzJKA0E/w-d-xo.html
You can also look at it as a covenant between the islanders and the volcano and by bringing in outsiders to fulfill the contract, they broke it. The giant moon and expression of thanks gets me every time. Also the bit about how everyone is mostly asleep to the wonders of this life. It's a great movie to see every few years when your in the mood.
''The giant moon and expression of thanks... "
This movie is an "expression of t hanks".
o_o
I saw this as a younger person and learned nothing from it but had a good time. I watched this as an older person and appreciated it far more and had a good time. Good channel
One of my favorite movies of all time- all the emotions and much deeper than it seems to most. The music is also perfection! A detail that i love is the sailor leaning against the lampost next to the volcano poster- just a cool little touch!
This is possibly the most encouraging and insightful film ever made. It is a treasure of cinema and should have swept the Oscars. Move over, Citizen Kane. It's also extremely fun and has some of the funniest dialog of any film. I'm so happy you also enjoyed it, Shanelle.
One of the benefits of growing up in the 80s, in addition to to amazingly unique music, are the pre-tech, incredible movies with great actors and story telling. This is one of those great movies that you find few people have even seen. Thanks for the review and great insight. Your attention to detail and finding little nuances in the movies you watch is refreshing and helps us see the movie in another light as well.
I loved this movie as a kid and never knew why. It's so funny growing up as a kid in the 80s/90s how more adult movies were entertaining as a kid as well. I wish now as an adult there were more movies like how they were back then.
Patricia's soliloquy before jumping,
"Nobody knows anything, Joe. We'll take this leap, and we'll see. We'll jump, and we'll see. That's life, right?"
was so moving to me I've drawn on it at pivotal moments in my life.
The first time I saw this movie I was almost brought to tears. I, like you, also went to film school. I was forty-one. (25 years after high school.) I've been employed on 3 movies in my life,. I was a production assistant for "Major League" , Ferris Bueller's day off , and an audio tech. and an extra for "Mr. 3000". I also was a contributing writer for the TV show "Touched by an Angel" back in the early 2000's. I'm retired now. As for "Joe vs the Volcano", my screenwriting professor used this movie as an example of symbolism and human nature. Personally, I think the scene where Joe stands up to the rising moon and thanks God for his life cemented Tom Hanks as a superstar. To me that scene was brilliant.
The volcano is all over the movie as is the "long twisted trail", The company logo, the Lightning striking the boat, the path up the volcano. All the same.
This and It' a Wonderful Life are life affirmation movies for me. When things may be down just to remember to keep things in perspective and what's really important in life.
...the path to the plant where he works, and the crack in his apartment wall.
It's only on the screen for an instant, but look at the illustration of the rectal probe inside the factory in the background. Holy crap.
If you haven't seen it already, you should watch "The Burbs," also with Tom Hanks.
that's what i've been saying all this time!! and it's got Carrie Fisher, and she loves her!
Yeah she plays his wife. It was also directed by Joe dante, the same director from gremlins
Burbs is my favorite Hanks movie.
My mom and I always used to quote to each other “I’m not arguing that with you. I’m not arguing that with you.” Love this movie 😆
Wow Shanelle you dug deep into the vault to find this little gem. This is right up there with Volunteers another early Hanks movie where he met his wife Rita Wilson
Something magical about watching someone fall in love with a criminally underrated movie.
This is one of my favorite movies. It's so nice to see someone reacting to it in a positive manner. Meg Ryan is a genius in how she plays her characters. I've adopted the phrase "I have no response to that" and I use it all the time.
By far my favorite movie of all time. When I tell people, they think I'm nuts. So good, so much perfect symbolism, so quotable. Beautiful and adventurous. Nothing else like it.
"I have no response to that."
As teenagers, my buddy and I went to see this at the theater expecting and wanting another 80s Tom Hanks screwball comedy. We had no clue what the hell we watched. It took age to realize the depth of this movie. One of the most amazing fairy tales showing a path of how life can be lived. A top 5 for me.
I loved this movie back in the 90s. It remained near the top of my favorite movies for many years. Such a great message: Hate your life/job? Change it and be happy! Empower yourself!
This is one of those movies that gets better/makes more sense after seeing it more than one time.
People just didn't get this movie when it came out.. The first scene states that this is a fairy tale... no one got that. It's all symbolic... I think it's one of the greatest movies ever... so much symbolism describing so much about life... We all go through life being owned by it... We are told what we want, and we all want what we cannot achieve... This is about waking up and choosing your own path... Great reaction. Thank you.
At the end before they jump Joe says, "It's been a long crooked road".
The company logo is seen in the entrance to the factory, in the crumbling wall in Joe's house, in the shape of the lightning bolt that sinks the boat, in the way up to the volcano, and, in the film's trailer (included on the DVD) is the lightning bolt that travels up the film's title and strikes the top.
Loved it from the beginning and the moon was huge in the theater. Hard to believe it was so long ago.
When this movie came out I was working a dreary job in an awful building with management that was demanding and heartless.
Two months later I quit without notice. A week after that I was a theater manager at the front end of a career that brought me decades of laughter and growth.
I hate to be superficial or anything like that but I've always remembered this movie for the greatest smile I've seen on film. The moment when Meg asks if he's ever slept on a boat before in the stateroom,18 year old me had such a crush on her at the time.
This is without a doubt one of my all time favorite movies! !! ! Saw this in the theater and went back the next day and saw it again!!! Cannot give this movie enough praise. Like you after watching this I felt changed...in the best possible way.
It has been my favorite movie for decades. For so many reasons. The spooky/strange "Blue Moon" song while they were adrift turns out to be just the regular release by Elvis Presley. I had no idea he took such chances. It is now on my phone.
I really like movies with lots of character actors, so this one is the mother lode for me.
Toby Chief - Abe Vigoda - Detective Fish from Barney Miller is one of the best, but the luggage salesman has pushed through and created a new god of ethical sales in Valhalla. Then the Meg parts, the doctor, the chauffeur, "We're in for a blow" Amanda Plummer, Mr. Waturi and the Lloyd Bridges as the mad millionaire (who did Sea Hunt in his action years). Just fantastic casting and character/philosophy ideas. Little ideas, like the "Yes, No, I don't know" theme that keeps coming up, continue to be a perspective check for me when I feel like I'm getting swept along by various pressures.
I’ve always loved this movie and haven’t found very many people who have even seen it. In my humble opinion, It’s one of the most satisfying movie endings I have ever seen. The fact that Meg Ryan’s character commits fully to Joe and is willing to dive into the pits of hell with him, speaks to how right the two of them are for each other. Additionally, Joe’s willingness to keep his commitment to jump into the volcano demonstrates the strength of his character.
Me: It's been a tiring week, time to go to bed
Joe Vs The Volcano reaction drops....
Me: ... Damn it, I can't sleep now!
PS, for more Meg Ryan goodness you need to check out Innerspace & D.O.A (both of which have Dennis Quaid in them!).
My hands down favorite movie. If the moonrise doesn't make you cry, you haven't watched it enough.
I think you will dig this homage to the film- th-cam.com/video/D3oHgzJKA0E/w-d-xo.html
Great movie. Much more obscure than it deserves. Another flick that deserves more love than it gets is the Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, comedy called "Adventure of Sherlock Holmes smarter brother". Very quirky and lots of fun.
I grew up on this film and it still cracks me up however as I have gotten older I appreciate what this film does in a very comedic, timeless and poignant way. Love that you loved it. Love and miss Meg so much. I wish she was still acting she is a treasure.
You get this movie, you really get it!!!
I've always loved this movie since I was a teen. It's one of those movies that I get something more out of every time I watch it.
My thoughts on the volcano blowing Joe and Patricia out was the volcano God being like:
"I only asked for one of you *MY* islanders to sacrifice themselves. Not only do you bring someone who is not one of you to jump, but I have to witness one of the most powerful displays of true love and I'm supposed to be happy they are the ones sacrificing themselves to me?
Pttooie!!! (spits them out)
You've failed to find the courage within yourselves, you've failed to be people worthy of me! That's what the sacrifice was all about! The only ones worthy are the outsiders themselves. You don't deserve this island! "
That took a lot of words to describe an idea that always felt simple to me since the first time I saw this movie.
This was a great reaction!
My favorite movie is Rocky, by the way. And I did feel I knew who I was more when I decided it wasn't just "one of my favorites" but my most favorite. And that was a good feeling.
Best Regards!!!
You should see "That Thing You Do" , directed by Hanks
Great original review, thank you for all your reviews. They are much more intelligent and fun than other reactions I watch. You’re becoming easily one of my favorites. Please keep doing original selections and I really like the trivia at the end.
Thumbs up for all of that.
We watch this movie in film class in high school and I loved it. Basically we saw the difference between the first part of the film being dimly light, with grey's, and drab lighting but as the filmed progressed it turned into more bright and colors.
I love this movie. This, and The Burbs are two of my favorites in Hanks' comedy-type movies.
The Burbs is another great one.
I've never watched your channel before but I stumbled across you cuz I was feeling the yearning to re-watch Joe Versus the Volcano for the 30th time. I'm so glad you appreciate this movie. It's so under-appreciated. Keep up the good work
One of my favorite Meg Ryan films is
PRELUDE TO A KISS w/ a young Alec Baldwin. Very quirky plot twist and most definitely underated.
My 7th grade science teacher was In Hawaii when this was being filmed. He got to meet Tom Hanks. He loved telling us that.
Joe vs. the Volcano is my favorite Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks movie. It's not as formulaic as the others and the easter eggs are beautiful and add a sheer element of delight. Also my favorite movie of all time is the western Silverado. Kevin Kline's performance blows me away!!!
Robert Stack being the Dr was everything!!!! Unsolved Mysteries always scared the crap out of me as a kid but man his voice is perfection!
I LOVE this movie. The production design is glorious. Until Joe reaches the doctor's office the sets and costumes are monochrome, and then when he gets outside even the wall is colourful.
Not sure where they shot the ocean stuff - they don't mention Universal Studios (Falls Lake is the best bet, it's the water set they used in The Truman Show) but if not there there's probably an equivalent in Burbank.
Incidentally, Robinson Crusoe is an 18thC novel by Daniel Defoe about a man who survives a shipwreck. I love The Street Where You Live too (from My Fair Lady for those who aren't familiar)!
You have no idea how happy I am that you are watching my favorite film!
I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it. The "crooked path" is also the company logo, the lightning bolt that breaks the ships back and the pathway up the volcano. It is also a imaged pathway into the next change in Joes life. Also the opening scene with the longshot of the factory belching smoke presages the island and volcano,. The movie is chock full of repeating and sometimes evolving images. Meg Ryan's clenched fist and colorless crumpled character evolves into Angelica's more open but disconnected personality and finally into Patricias' well rounded self aware character. The luggage is also a symbol of Joe's new life being filled with all new aspects of his "long voyage" of self realization. This is just a soul satisfying movie and I have never understood how it was so overlooked.
Thank you for reacting to "Joe Versus The Volcano". Always loved this movie.
I have to echo the other commenters requesting "Splash" and...just to entice you a little more...here is main cast:
Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy. And I believe this was Ron Howard's feature film directorial debut. Definitely worth watching!
"Grand Theft Auto" (1977) was Ron Howard's directorial debut; "Splash" was released in 1984.