Where to Watch Gung Ho
- TomVader3 december 2025I accidentally saw this movie on TV when I was in college and happened to be studying Japanese at the time. I don't know if other people will see the charm and humor that I saw, or maybe I'm biased because of the Japanese connection, but I still really like this movie. It's loaded with quotable lines, has plenty of humor (albeit some of which will be considered "insensitive" today), and the story resolves in a surprising way. While I wouldn't place this on the very top of my favorite movies, it's always in the running.
- Plexxor the Pretty Good11 februari 2026Is a frog's ass water tight? murmurmurmur...Yes, we believe it is!! ;o
- turbob2419 juli 2026Mildly amusing, weird seeing fiats passed off as Japanese cars. It's an 80's movie I'm surprised I never heard of. The ending is bollocks.
- harrypoth30 augustus 2025This movie is absolutely fantastic. As a person who was born in 1978 and whose childhood was spent during the times depicted in this movie and when this movie was filmed, it is exactly as I remember things. It's also a perfect exhibit of why Michael Keaton will always have a job acting. The man can play any type of role any type of character.
- flavo431 december 2025Gung Ho was a movie I found hilarious as a kid—its crude humour, culture clashes, and exaggerated portrayals seemed light-hearted and fun at the time. But after living overseas and experiencing different cultures firsthand, I began to see the film through a very different lens. What once felt like harmless comedy now comes across as a collection of broad stereotypes and cheap tropes, oversimplifying both Japanese and American work cultures for easy laughs. That’s not to say the film has no merit; it does attempt to highlight misunderstandings, workplace pressures, and the value of cooperation. Michael Keaton brings charisma, and some moments still land as satire. But compared to more thoughtful cross-cultural comedies or workplace dramas, Gung Ho lacks nuance and relies too heavily on outdated caricatures. As an adult viewer, I appreciate the message it tries to convey, yet I recognize that much funnier, sharper films exist that don’t resort to stereotype-driven humour.
- soloistthree26 oktober 2025Fun, funny, charming, 80s-tastic, what's not to love? Under-appreciated gem!
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Gung Ho was released on 14 maart 1986.
Gung Ho was directed by Ron Howard.
Gung Ho has a runtime of 1 u, 51 m.
Gung Ho was produced by Deborah Blum, Tony Ganz.
De inwoners van het stadje Hadleyville worden met bankroet geconfronteerd, wanneer de plaatselijke autofabriek, na 35 jaar, gesloten wordt. Alleen U-Haul Rental, de verhuurmaatschappij doet gouden zaken nu iedereen de stad verlaat. Hunt, de vroegere voorman van de fabriek, wil niet bij de pakken blijven zitten en heeft een plan. Hij reist naar Japan en onderhandelt met de firma Assan Motors, om het bedrijf over te nemen, en zo de stad opnieuw te laten floreren. Zijn plan werkt en Hunt wordt de held van de stad. Maar nog Hadleyville, noch Assan Motors, hebben de cultuurschok ingecalculeerd.
The key characters in Gung Ho are Hunt Stevenson (Michael Keaton), Oishi Kazihiro (Gedde Watanabe), Buster (George Wendt).
Gung Ho is rated 6.
Gung Ho is a Komedie, Drama film.
Gung Ho has an audience rating of 4.6 out of 10.
Gung Ho had a budget of US$ 13 mln..
Gung Ho has made US$ 36,6 mln. at the box office.