Gung Ho (1986)

US:: PG-13 Comedy Drama

When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.

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1986-03-13

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Keywords:

japan usa factory worker factory culture clash worker automobile industry business unemployment auto industry 1980s 80s car factory

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Runtime: 111 mins Revenue: $36,611,610 Rating: 6.1 Tag Line: When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear!

Cast

John Turturro

Willie

Rick Overton

Googie

Michael Keaton

Hunt Stevenson

Martin Ferrero

Crandall

Mimi Rogers

Audrey

Clint Howard

Paul

Gedde Watanabe

Oishi Kazihiro

Michelle Johnson

Heather DiStefano