Gung Ho (1986)
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Michael Keaton stars as a wheeler-dealer who hopes to save a failing Pennsylvania automobile-assembly factory from having to close its doors. Keaton persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen the factory, retrain its staff, and streamline the operation. It isn't long before the American-born workers grow to resent the disciplinary demands of their new Japanese bosses, setting the stage for a comic clash of cultures. The day is saved when it turns out that the poker-faced owner of the auto company possesses a really strange sense of humor. Gung Ho was later spun off into a short-lived TV sitcom, starring Scott Bakula of Quantum Leap fame. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Gung Ho
Michael Keaton stars as a wheeler-dealer who hopes to save a failing Pennsylvania automobile-assembly factory from having to close its doors. Keaton persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen the factory, retrain its staff, and streamline the operation. It isn't long before the American-born workers grow to resent the disciplinary demands of their new Japanese bosses, setting the stage for a comic clash of cultures. The day is saved when it turns out that the poker-faced owner of the auto company possesses a really strange sense of humor. Gung Ho was later spun off into a short-lived TV sitcom, starring Scott Bakula of Quantum Leap fame. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast of Gung Ho
- Michael Keaton - Hunt Stevenson
- George Wendt - Buster
- John Turturro - Willie
- Sab Shimono - Saito
- Clint Howard - Paul
- Michelle Johnson - Heather
- Rance Howard - Mayor Zwart
- Bill Dalzell III - Irwin
- Joseph Pilato - Union Member
- William S. Bartman - Union Member
- Benny Marino
- James Cash - Mayor's Aide
- James Ritz - Tony
- Thomas Ikeda - Instructor
- Martin Ferrero - Crandall
- Gedde Watanabe - Kazhihiro
- Mimi Rogers - Audrey
- So Yamamura - Sakamoto
- Rick Overton - Googi
- Jihmi Kennedy - Junior
- Rodney Kageyama - Ito
- Kim Chan - Member of Board
- Tommy LaFitte - Union Member
- Frank Seals, Jr. - Umpire
- Tak Kubota - Failed Executive
- Jerry Tondo - Kazuo
- Patti Yasutake - Umeki
- R. Scott Peck - Union Member
- Jean Speegle Howard - Lady in Market
- Director(s):
- Ron Howard
- Writer(s):
- Babaloo Mandel, Edwin Blum, Lowell Ganz
- Producer(s):
- Deborah Blum, Ron Howard, Tony Ganz
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Humor, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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