Working Class Man ( Gung Ho )

Working Class Man (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Gung Ho
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ron Howard

Written By:
Edwin Blum
Lowell Ganz

Actors:
Michael Keaton ..... Hunt Stevenson
Gedde Watanabe ..... Oishi Kazihiro
George Wendt ..... Buster
Mimi Rogers ..... Audrey
John Turturro ..... Willie
Sô Yamamura ..... Mr. Sakamoto
Sab Shimono ..... Saito
Rick Overton ..... Googie
Clint Howard ..... Paul
Jihmi Kennedy ..... Junior
Michelle Johnson ..... Heather DiStefano
Rodney Kageyama ..... Ito
Rance Howard ..... Mayor Conrad Zwart
Patti Yasutake ..... Umeki Kazihiro
Jerry Tondo ..... Kazuo

Synopsis:

When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear! When Michael Keaton persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen his hometown's defunct auto factory, he's a hero. But when the Japanese hire him to enforce their policies among his American co-workers, he goes from hero to zero in seconds flat. It's manpower vs. horsepower on the assembly line. Salami vs. sushi in the cafeteria. And a head-on cultural collision that's enough to upset the world's balance of laughter. See how really crazy things can get when Michael Keaton's in charge in Gung Ho - another great comedy by director Ron Howard.

Hunt Stevenson works for a large car manufacturer that has just been bought out by a Japanese firm. Suddenly finding himself having to justify his own job, he's forced to choose between redundancy or the seemingly inhuman Japanese work ethic that the new owners have brought with them.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 29 July, 2012.

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