Joe verses the Volcano
Spielberg's Role: Executive Producer
US Release Date: 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. Joe is diagnosed with an incurrable
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. En route to the island, Joe
meets a series of interesting characters in NYC and LA,
then boards a yacht, captained by Patricia Graynamore.
During the voyage Joe and Patricia survive disaster, fall
in love, and finally arrive at the island where they face
their destiny.
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