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.
Director:
Ron Howard
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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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When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear!Parents Guide:
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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:
$36,611,610Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Hunt Stevenson: [Lights up cigar and leans his seat back] Uh-huh?
Kazihiro: How do you think things are going at the factory?
Hunt Stevenson: Honestly, Kaz?
Kazihiro: Yes, please.
Hunt Stevenson: Not too well.
[sits upright]
Hunt Stevenson: Uh, see, you're Stateside now, fellas and to tell you the truth, you're still acting like a bunch of Yokohama mobs. No offense.
Kazihiro: None taken.
Hunt Stevenson: Can I... can I be frank, for a second? I've heard a lot of talk about, uh, how good the Japanese businessmen are.
[...]
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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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Did You Know?
Trivia
Director Ron Howard, Michael Keaton, and Screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel collaborated on Night Shift (1982). See more »Goofs
When Hunt and his girlfriend drive from the airport, they pass the same parked school bus at least twice, without ever making a turn. See more »Quotes
Kazihiro: Mr. Stevenson.Hunt Stevenson: [Lights up cigar and leans his seat back] Uh-huh?
Kazihiro: How do you think things are going at the factory?
Hunt Stevenson: Honestly, Kaz?
Kazihiro: Yes, please.
Hunt Stevenson: Not too well.
[sits upright]
Hunt Stevenson: Uh, see, you're Stateside now, fellas and to tell you the truth, you're still acting like a bunch of Yokohama mobs. No offense.
Kazihiro: None taken.
Hunt Stevenson: Can I... can I be frank, for a second? I've heard a lot of talk about, uh, how good the Japanese businessmen are.
[...]
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Alternate Versions
Some international editions distributed by Paramount on DVD, reduced the aspect ratio from original 2.39:1 to 2.09:1. 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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Surprised to see the rather low score for this movie. Just saw this film for the first time in 10 years, and was reminded why I like it.
Come back with me, children, to a time when Michael Keaton was a straight-up comedy guy, and you might find some joy in this film. It's a gentle comedy -- the kind Ron Howard specializes in -- but if that's your thing, you should check this out. Keaton's low-key charm is just right for this project.
"Gung Ho" is a bit dated, because it takes places in the last stage of the pre-global economy world, when it still mattered what country a business was based in. That said, it delivers laughs as well as a lesson on how people can learn from each other, to great benefit.
You could watch this film and enjoy it without remembering one scene in particular you really liked, but that's because the whole movie provides a slow but constant stream of laughs. It's like an I.V. drip. And I mean that in a good way.