Gung Ho
When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear!
1986 | 111m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ron Howard |
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| Writer: | Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Edwin Blum |
| Staring: |
| When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 14, 1986 |
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| Director: | Ron Howard |
| Writer: | Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Edwin Blum |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | japan, factory worker, pennsylvania, usa, factory, culture clash, worker, automobile industry, business, unemployment, auto industry, car factory |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $36,611,610
Budget: $13,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Keaton | Hunt Stevenson |
| Gedde Watanabe | Oishi Kazihiro |
| George Wendt | Buster |
| Mimi Rogers | Audrey |
| John Turturro | Willie |
| Sō 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 |
| Dennis Sakamoto | Matsumura |
| Stan Egi | Kenji |
| Martin Ferrero | Crandall |
| James Ritz | Tony |
| Dock P. Ellis Jr. | Luke |
| Richard M. McNally | Milt |
| Jean Speegle Howard | Lady in Market |
| Thomas Ikeda | Instructor #1 |
| Mariye Inouye | Secretary |
| Linda Carola | Cashier |
| Tamie Saiki | Kazihiro's Daughter |
| Nann Mogg | Store Owner's Wife |
| Paul C. Nolan | Dr. Klotzer |
| R. Scott Peck | Union Member |
| Joseph Pilato | Union Member |
| William S. Bartman | Union Member |
| Tommy Lafitte | Union Member |
| Jim S. Cash | Mayor's Aide |
| Kim Chan | Member of Board |
| Bill Dalzell | Irwin |
| Tak Kubota | Failed Executive |
| Frank Seals Jr. | Umpire |
| Maria Barney | Softball Fan |
| Robert Hammond | Auto Worker (uncredited) |
| John W. Iwanonkiw | Car Builder (uncredited) |
| Lynette Jenkins | Luke's Wife (uncredited) |
| Daniel Krell | Auto Worker (uncredited) |
| Fred Lehman | Auto Worker (uncredited) |
| Wil Masisak | Worker with Chips (uncredited) |
| Joe Shelby | Union Driver (uncredited) |
| Ryonosuke Shiono | Asian Motors Executive (uncredited) |
| Jaime Vermeulen | Boy in the Park (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ron Howard | Director |
| Lowell Ganz | Story, Screenplay |
| Babaloo Mandel | Story, Screenplay |
| Edwin Blum | Story |
| Donald Peterman | Director of Photography |
| Daniel P. Hanley | Editor |
| Karen Rea | Casting |
| James L. Schoppe | Production Design |
| Jack G. Taylor Jr. | Art Direction |
| John H. Anderson | Set Decoration |
| Betsy Cox | Costume Design |
| Carlos Olveira | Production Manager |
| Glenn F. Haines | Casting Assistant |
| Michael John Meehan | Location Manager |
| Peter Afterman | Music Supervisor |
| Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Carline Davis-Dyer | Script Supervisor |
| Lillian O. MacNeill | Script Supervisor |
| Gary Rocklen | Title Designer |
| Nina Saxon | Title Designer |
| Ric Sagliani | Makeup Artist |
| Janet Flora | Makeup Artist |
| Janis Clark | Hairstylist |
| Anthony J. Ciccolini III | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Stan Parks | Special Effects |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Mike Hill | Editor |
| Neil Machlis | Production Manager |
| Jimmy Barnes | Theme Song Performance |
| Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Deborah Blum | Producer |
| Tony Ganz | Producer |
| Jan R. Lloyd | Associate Producer |
| Lowell Ganz | Associate Producer |
| Ron Howard | Executive Producer |
| Babaloo Mandel | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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