Volunteers

1985 film by Nicholas Meyer
Movie film Q1786324
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Volunteers

Summary

Volunteers is a film[1]. Volunteers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,277 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Volunteers's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Volunteers was directed by Nicholas Meyer[4].
  • Ken Levine wrote the screenplay for Volunteers[5].
  • David Isaacs wrote the screenplay for Volunteers[6].
  • Ken Levine wrote the screenplay for Volunteers[7].
  • Volunteers's composer is recorded as James Horner[8].
  • Volunteers's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Tom Hanks[10].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was John Candy[11].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Rita Wilson[12].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Tim Thomerson[13].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was George Plimpton[14].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Allan Arbus[15].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Q361610[16].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Gedde Watanabe[17].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Clyde Kusatsu[18].
  • A cast member of Volunteers was Charles Kalani[19].
  • Volunteers was produced by Walter F. Parkes[20].
  • Volunteers was produced by Richard Shepherd[21].
  • Volunteers's director of photography is recorded as Ric Waite[22].
  • The original language of Volunteers was English[23].
  • Volunteers was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Volunteers's review score is recorded as 4.9/10[25].
  • Volunteers's review score is recorded as 58%[26].
  • Volunteers's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Walter F. Parkes[20] and Richard Shepherd[21]. Volunteers was directed by Nicholas Meyer[4]. Screenwriters include Ken Levine[5] and David Isaacs[6]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[10], John Candy[11], Rita Wilson[12], Tim Thomerson[13], George Plimpton[14], and Allan Arbus[15].

Publication

Volunteers was released on January 1, 1985[28]. The original language of Volunteers was English[23]. Volunteers's genre is comedy film[9]. Volunteers was distributed by video on demand[24].

Reception

Reviews include 4.9/10[25] and 58%[26].

Why It Matters

Volunteers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,277 views/month).[2] Volunteers has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Volunteers is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_volunteers_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Volunteers}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/volunteers}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-07}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 90274
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 90274, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 2108
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 4226, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
    Duration → {'amount': '+103'}, {'amount': '+107'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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