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Gung Ho
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PG13,1hr 51min
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1986
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Paramount
Synopsis: Michael Keaton stars as a wheeler-dealer who hopes to save a failing Pennsylvania automobile-assembly factory from having to close its doors. Keaton persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen the factory, retrain its staff, and streamline the operation. It isn't long before the American-born workers grow to resent the disciplinary demands of their new Japanese bosses, setting the stage for a comic clash of cultures. The day is saved when it turns out that the poker-faced owner of the auto company possesses ... Full Synopsis
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Like many of the comedies from director Ron Howard, whose sensibilities were clearly forged in the network television situation comedies of the 1970s, this film is effectively funny and entertaining, but handled with a touch that's just a little obvious and lightweight. The script by frequent Howard collaborators Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel has enormous fun with the clash of cultures concept, however, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Hunt Stevenson
Kazhihiro
Buster
Audrey
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