The sound track ran at regular levels on my sony surround sound with no hum. Campbell films created a new jacket for the dvd based on live footage. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. The car factory, engine of the local economy, has closed down, and former autoworker and local union head hunt stevenson keaton is sent to tokyo to attract assan motors to take over the plant. He has been a failure in his business career thus far because he is too lenient on his workers. Well, it is certainly full of caricatures, but not of the japanese.
Keaton states that if the japs are so much better then why did you lose the big one. Michael keaton stars as a wheelerdealer who hopes to save a failing. The movie gung ho a chinese expression for work together, demonstrates a crosscultural relationship between the americans and the japanese working together towards achieving the goal of reviving an american car manufacturing plant assan motors definition of gung ho. And the other lead character unzipped his pants in a restaurant and made crude remarks.
With michael keaton, geena davis, christopher reeve, bonnie bedelia. Jun 28, 2008 japanese company takes over struggling american auto plant. While being tracked by rachel for delinquent alimony payments, harry stumbles onto a murder and an audacious getrichquick scheme and the squeeze begins. Gung ho is advertised as a clash of cultures after the japanese reopen the automobile factory in a small pennsylvania town. I guess i was hoping for one of those movies made out of loving attention to detail, in which we and the japanese would both be treated like eccentric laboratory specimens. Thats what was good about having to do, when kenneth branagh asked me to do his movie, there was no improvs. In an increasingly global economy japanese cars are manufactured in america, american cars in japan, and parts for both in each. Michael keaton, whom the town fathers of hadleyville send off to tokyo to persuade assan. Details about gung ho vhs movie 1986 michael keaton funny comedy ron howard. Many such cultural clashes are present and really serve to reinforce the rivalries between us and japanese firms in the 80s. The story portrayed the takeover of an american car plant by a.
With michael keaton, joe piscopo, marilu henner, maureen stapleton. Gung ho movie american versus japanese culture hugh fox iii. Gong ho is a very interesting and entertaining film gung ho shows a ruthless. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. However, the pimps killers dont look too kindly on this new business, nor does the morgues owner. Alas, this wonderful idea for a cultureclash comedy goes pretty much to waste in gung ho. Released 1986, gung ho stars michaelkeaton, geddewatanabe, georgewendt, mimirogers the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of 48 out of 100 on metacritic. A hustling drug addict checks himself into rehab to escape trouble with the law and realizes that its exactly what he needs. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Ww2 the attack of makan island by usmc marines 1942 old films dvd by campbell films. Meeting production levels and standards and the success of the plant are first and foremost. Dec 07, 2018 watch gung ho 1986 movies stream hd free gung ho is a movie starring michael keaton, gedde watanabe, and george wendt. Michael keaton stars as a wheelerdealer who hopes to save a failing pennsylvania automobileassembly factory from having to close its doors. John turturro, michael keaton, mimi rogers, sab shimono, so yamamura.
This version was overwhelmingly superior to the previous film version. Watch gung ho 123movies free 123movies movies and tv. 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 clashing corporate cultures. Gung ho is a 1986 american comedy film directed by ron howard and starring michael keaton. Michael keaton, gedde watanabe, george wendt, mimi rogers, john turturro, so yamamura. Find out where gung ho is streaming, if gung ho is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Its sort of about young, fasttalking hunt stevenson michael keaton.
Keaton persuades a japanese auto firm to reopen the. Set in the 1930s, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mothers skyrocketing medical bills. It isnt long before the americanborn workers grow to resent the disciplinary demands of their new japanese bosses, setting the stage for a. Gung ho 110 movie clip japanese board meeting 1986. This guide explores cultural differences in management style as exemplified in gung ho, a 1986 film starting michael keaton and george wendt.
Gung ho, starring michael keaton as an american car manufacturer manager is a movie that clearly illustrates the cultural divide that can lead to clashes between workers. A morgue attendant is talked into running a brothel at his workplace after a deceased pimp is sent there. Assembly line woes take a comic turn when fasttalking michael keaton is caught. I talk about this movie a lot, actually first of all, what it had to. Japanese company takes over struggling american auto plant. Thorwald randolph scott puts together a special strike force to capture the makin island, a strategic.
Gung ho 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hunts pleas for them to aim for the full 15,000the truth is discovered and the workers walk off the job. Gung ho, is a corporate comedy with a historical perspective. Gung ho was later spun off into a shortlived tv sitcom, starring scott bakula of. Michael john douglas september 5, 1951 coraopolis, pennsylvania, usa. Gung ho is a 1986 ron howard comedy starring michael keaton and gedde watanabe. Read the gung ho movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Assan motors corporation car plant ceo foreman gm gung ho hadleyville japanese japanese businessmen michael keaton movie analysis movie summary north american oishi kazihiro pennsylvania. When a western pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a japanese company, brokering. The best part of the movie is michael keaton, no surprise there. Gung ho 2 is a 1986 american comedy film directed by ron howard and starring michael keaton. Freely available to watch all movies and tvshows online in hd resolution on your pc, smartphone or tv without additional software.
Michael keaton as an unemployed father with his hands full, taking over domestic. With michael keaton, gedde watanabe, george wendt, mimi rogers. Gung ho movie analysis in the beginning of the movie, oishi kazihiro is in a training camp for failing executives. He has so much charisma, and damn can he give a good motivational speech. Michael keaton faces the tricky challenge of mediating the. This trait ultimately made him an ideal casting choice for performerp83666tim burtontimburtons 1989. See the full list of gung ho cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. With michael keaton, kathy baker, morgan freeman, tate donovan. Keaton studied speech for two years at kent state university before moving to pittsburgh, where he struggled as a standup comic. When michael keaton meets with the japanese board of directors, there are several cultural differences he encounters. When michael keaton persuades a japanese auto firm to reopen his hometowns. In gung ho he seems far smarter than his unthinking, insensitive character, although keaton the actor manages to be likable, even when his headstrong foreman isnt.
To make the film work at all, gung ho must present its american. Rachel dobs rae dawn chong is a straightarrow bill collector and wouldbe detective. When a japanese car company buys an american plant, the american liaison must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and. Oct 08, 2011 michael keaton stars as a wheelerdealer who hopes to save a failing pennsylvania automobileassembly factory from having to close its doors. It was released as turning japanese in some overseas markets. See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections. It was released as turning japanese in some overseas markets hadleyville, pennsylvania, is fading fast. But when the japanese hire him to enforce their policies among. Gung ho released in australia as working class man is a 1986 american comedy film directed by ron howard and starring michael keaton. The film portrays the japanese workers to be almost work obsessed. It could have been a great feelgood movie if the lead character didnt constantly say sht and jss for no reason. Two political speechwriters fall in love before they find out they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Gung ho 1986 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. Gung ho goes after that eversoelusive capraesque spirit of communal triumph over adversity, but both sides too often verge on stereotypes for this to pay off as richly as it should. A disappointment, a movie in which the japanese are mostly used for the. Gung ho pg comedy, drama movie 1986 assembly line woes take a comic turn when fasttalking michael keaton is caught between a japanese management team and u. In 1986 ron howard directed gung ho which manages to not only be extremely racist and misogynistic.
I liked this movie when i first saw it, it was fun, but who really knew that. Equally adept at sober drama and overthetop comedy, michael keaton has a knack for giving ordinary guys an unexpected twist. When michael keaton beetlejuice, batman persuades a japanese auto firm to reopen his hometowns defunct auto factory, hes a hero. Michael keaton, in full michael john douglas, born september 5, 1951, coraopolis, pennsylvania, u. Gung ho is a 1986 american comedy film directed by ron howard and starring michael keaton and gedde watanabe.
Starring michael keaton, gedde watanabe, george wendt, john turturro, and mimi rogers, the cast is quite strong and. Gung ho is a brilliantly hilarious political satire from director ron howard. Gung ho 1010 movie clip hunts new car 1986 hd youtube. The story portrayed the takeover of an american car plant by a japanese corporation although the title is an americanized chinese expression, for work and together. With henry winkler, michael keaton, shelley long, gina hecht. Oct 05, 2012 when michael keaton beetlejuice, batman persuades a japanese auto firm to reopen his hometowns defunct auto factory, hes a hero.
Assembly line woes take a comic turn when fasttalking michael keaton is. No annoying advertising or registration, no broken links. Gung ho ron howard, michael keaton, gedde watanabe. Watch gung ho starring michael keaton in this comedy on directv. Michael keaton gives his most relentlessly obnoxious performance as the fasttalking shop foreman who never stops bsing his japanese employers, his work buddies george wendt and john turturro among them, his girlfriend mimi rogers, and himself. Harry berg michael keaton is a downonhisluck new york artist. Keaton persuades a japanese auto firm to reopen the factory, retrain its staff, and streamline the operation. 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. What i got was a disappointment, a movie in which the japanese are mostly. The car factory, engine of the local economy, has closed down.
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