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14 March 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear!Plot:
When a Japanese car company buys an American plant, the American liason must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
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Were there some things that it didn't get into? more (36 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Keaton | ... | Hunt Stevenson | |
| Gedde Watanabe | ... | Oishi Kazihiro | |
| George Wendt | ... | Buster | |
| Mimi Rogers | ... | Audrey | |
| John Turturro | ... | Willie | |
| Sô Yamamura | ... | Mr. Sakamoto (as Soh Yamamura) | |
| Sab Shimono | ... | Saito | |
| Rick Overton | ... | Googie | |
| Clint Howard | ... | Paul | |
| Jihmi Kennedy | ... | Junior | |
| Michelle Johnson | ... | Heather DiStefano | |
| Rodney Kageyama | ... | Ito | |
| Rance Howard | ... | Mayor Conrad Zwart | |
| Patti Yasutake | ... | Umeki Kazihiro (as Patti Yasuiake) | |
| Jerry Tondo | ... | Kazuo |
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112 min | USA:111 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Finland:S | Norway:11 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Spain:TFun Stuff
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Hunt is talking to the workers at a union rally, he strikes up memories of the "high school state title basketball game in Pittsburgh". Pennsylvania's state title in basketball is always played in Hershey. moreSoundtrack:
BREAKIN' THE ICE moreFAQ
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Focusing on a Japanese car company buying a factory in a Pennsylvania town, "Gung Ho" brings to mind the fact that in the '80's, the US was very much into the Japanese companies; obviously, things changed in the '90's. The movie also shows the company trying to bust the union, and one gets the feeling that Japanese workers are afraid to ever challenge their bosses. But it seems like there was more at which the movie could have looked. Oh well. It's a pretty funny movie overall. Michael Keaton is great as the all-American leader not about to let anyone stand in his way. You'll really like his trip to Japan, and the Japanese woman's attempt to say "hard place".