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Gung Ho

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1986 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (33% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Devil Wears Prada, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 51 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    33% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $37 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 83K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ron Howard

  • Michael KeatonHunt Stevenson
  • Gedde WatanabeOishi Kazihiro
  • George WendtBuster
  • Mimi RogersAudrey
  • John TurturroWillie
  • So YamamuraMr. Sakamoto
  • Sab ShimonoSaito
  • Rick OvertonGoogie
  • Clint HowardPaul
  • Jihmi KennedyJunior