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Gung Ho (released in Australia and New Zealand as Working Class Man) is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton. The story portrays the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation (although the title phrase is an Americanized Chinese term).
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.
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Gung Ho. Buy or rent. PG-13. YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 28. In this beloved, 80s comedy-of-differences from director Ron Howard, Michael Keaton is a wheeler-dealer who...
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.
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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- Ron Howard
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- Michael Keaton
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.
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Jul 15, 2023 · Gung Ho (1986) | Michael Keaton | Theatrical Trailer - YouTube. Abandoned Theater. 113 subscribers. Subscribed. 9. 1.5K views 8 months ago. Directed by Ron Howard Starring Michael Keaton, Gedde...
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