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Gung Ho | Year: 1986 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Ron Howard Actors/Actresses: - Michael Keaton - Gedde Watanabe Been waiting for this one ... Believe it or not I have been eagerly anticipating the release of Gung Ho! on DVD. Not sure how much longer my battered and bruised VHS copy can last! This one just screams the 1980's. Remember when some folks were in a bit of a panic because the Japanese were buying up America? Ron Howard directs this feel good flic about an American town seeking the help of a Japanese company to put them to work. Michael Keaton gives us his smarmy but very likeable charecter. Gedde Watanabe a.k.a. "Long Duck Dong" gives a good performance as does George Wendt. Look for a young John Turturro as well. July 16th will be spent on my couch vegging out with this classic 80's comedy. A fun movie about a tough time in America This movie gives a glimpse of how America came to terms with its economic fallibility. In a way, it was prophetic becuase so many American companies have partnered with Japanese companies in just this manner, and had the same kinds of growing pains. Ron Howard gave a touchy subject his magic, and Gung Ho! is a hilarious and delightful story. Some people find the movie a simplistic version of an American-Japanese culture clash. Don't be such a fuddy-duddy! Good comedies don't portray reality, but they make us THINK about reality, which is much more important. In that aspect, Ron Howard and his talented cast did a great job. Working Class Man This movie was released in Australia as 'Working Class Man' and I believe that it even had the Jimmy Barnes hit dubbed into the sound track at the end of the movie. Thoroughly enjoyed the movie and encourage anyone who has not seen it to have a look and judge for themselves. From an Australian point of view, still too American, perhaps some fun made of the Japanese, but like I said, judge for yourselves. Buy Gung Ho at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Gung Ho Search with the Priority Search Engine on Gung Ho This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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