Gung Ho

6.0
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Run time: 111 min
  • Premiere: 1986. March 14.

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.

Discover

Michael Keaton

Hunt Stevenson

Gedde Watanabe

Oishi Kazihiro

Mimi Rogers

Audrey

Sō Yamamura

Mr. Sakamoto

Michelle Johnson

Heather DiStefano

Rance Howard

Mayor Conrad Zwart

Patti Yasutake

Umeki Kazihiro

Dennis Sakamoto

Matsumura

Stan Egi

Kenji

Martin Ferrero

Crandall

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

Tak Kubota

Failed Executive

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)

Art

Gary Rocklen

Title Designer

John H. Anderson

Set Decoration

Nina Saxon

Title Designer

Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Art Direction

James L. Schoppe

Production Design

Camera

Donald Peterman

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Janis Clark

Hairstylist

Janet Flora

Makeup Artist

Ric Sagliani

Makeup Artist

Betsy Cox

Costume Design

Crew

Stan Parks

Special Effects

Jeff Imada

Stunts

Directing

Ron Howard

Director

Lillian O. MacNeill

Script Supervisor

Carline Davis-Dyer

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Tony Ganz

Producer

Ron Howard

Executive Producer

Lowell Ganz

Associate Producer

Michael John Meehan

Location Manager

Deborah Blum

Producer

Jan R. Lloyd

Associate Producer

Neil Machlis

Production Manager

Babaloo Mandel

Associate Producer

Karen Rea

Casting

Glenn F. Haines

Casting Assistant

Carlos Olveira

Production Manager

Sound

Jimmy Barnes

Theme Song Performance

Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter Afterman

Music Supervisor

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Kenneth Karman

Music Editor

Writing

Babaloo Mandel

Screenplay

Lowell Ganz

Screenplay

Art

Gary Rocklen

Title Designer

John H. Anderson

Set Decoration

Nina Saxon

Title Designer

Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Art Direction

James L. Schoppe

Production Design

Camera

Donald Peterman

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Janis Clark

Hairstylist

Janet Flora

Makeup Artist

Ric Sagliani

Makeup Artist

Betsy Cox

Costume Design

Crew

Stan Parks

Special Effects

Jeff Imada

Stunts

Directing

Ron Howard

Director

Lillian O. MacNeill

Script Supervisor

Carline Davis-Dyer

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Tony Ganz

Producer

Ron Howard

Executive Producer

Lowell Ganz

Associate Producer

Michael John Meehan

Location Manager

Deborah Blum

Producer

Jan R. Lloyd

Associate Producer

Neil Machlis

Production Manager

Babaloo Mandel

Associate Producer

Karen Rea

Casting

Glenn F. Haines

Casting Assistant

Carlos Olveira

Production Manager

Sound

Jimmy Barnes

Theme Song Performance

Anthony J. Ciccolini III

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter Afterman

Music Supervisor

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Kenneth Karman

Music Editor

Writing

Babaloo Mandel

Screenplay

Lowell Ganz

Screenplay