When a Japanese car company buys an American plant, the American liaison must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor.
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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 | |
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Jihmi Kennedy | ... | Junior |
| Michelle Johnson | ... | Heather DiStefano | |
| Rodney Kageyama | ... | Ito | |
| Rance Howard | ... | Mayor Conrad Zwart | |
| Patti Yasutake | ... | Umeki Kazihiro (as Patti Yasuiake) | |
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Jerry Tondo | ... | Kazuo |
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Hunt Stevenson works for a large car manufacturer that has just been bought out by a Japanese firm. Suddenly finding himself having to justify his own job, he's forced to choose between redundancy or the seemingly inhuman Japanese work ethic that the new owners have brought with them. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 March 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fábrica de locuras See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,170,830, 16 March 1986Gross USA:
$36,611,610Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$36,611,610Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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By Ken Thomas, Matthew Wells, Patrick Klein and Michael Anderson
Performed by Martha Wash
Courtesy of The Entertainment Music Co. / CBS Records
Produced by Tony Bongiovi
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During the softball game, Buster knocks down Saito as he runs the bases. When Saito is helped up and begins walking off the field, he puts his sunglasses on crooked, as if they are broken. In the next cut, while still walking off the field, Saito's sunglasses are gone. See more »Alternate Versions
Two uses of the word "fuckheads" were removed for the UK theatrical release in order to receive a PG certificate. These were restored in the upgraded 15-rated video. See more »Soundtracks
BREAKIN' THE ICEBy Ken Thomas, Matthew Wells, Patrick Klein and Michael Anderson
Performed by Martha Wash
Courtesy of The Entertainment Music Co. / CBS Records
Produced by Tony Bongiovi
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A very funny east-meets-west film influenced by the closure of GM's Flint, Michigan plant in the eighties and the rise and integration of Japanese automakers in the US. Set in western Pennsylvania, it features great performances by Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, and George Wendt. Music by blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan.