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  1. Gung Ho (released in Australia and New Zealand as Working Class Man) [2] is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton. [3] The story portrays the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation (although the title phrase is an Americanized Chinese term). A short-lived TV series based on the film ...

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0091159Gung Ho (1986) - IMDb

    Gung Ho: Directed by Ron Howard. With Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers. When a Japanese automobile company buys an American plant, the American liaison must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor.

    • Ron Howard
    • 2 min
  3. Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for its stereotypical and predictable portrayal of the Japanese and American workers in a car factory. He praises the performances of Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe, but finds the script and direction lacking.

  4. In this beloved, 80s comedy-of-differences from director Ron Howard, Michael Keaton is a wheeler-dealer who hopes to save a failing Pennsylvania automobile-a...

  5. Jul 15, 2023 · Directed by Ron HowardStarring Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers, John Turturro, and So YamamuraReleased by Paramount PicturesOfficia...

    • 2 min
    • 2.8K
    • Abandoned Theater
  6. Synopsis. In a town in rural Pennsylvania, the automobile factory has been shut down for nine months, leaving the town economically distressed. A Japanese company, Assan Motors, has purchased the factory, but will need to be convinced that it is worth reopening. Hunt Stevenson goes to Japan to make a presentation to Assan's management, and the ...

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  8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1009058-gung_hoGung Ho | Rotten Tomatoes

    When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson (Michael Keaton) faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two ...

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    • Comedy
    • PG-13
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