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Overview
A Ron Howard Film from Paramount Studios
When a car factory in a small town goes under, the town starts
to suffer. Business starts to fail and people start to move.
The town decides to send Hunt to Japan to enlist the help of a
car company to bail them out. When Assan Motors takes over in
the United States they make a big impact. Morning exercises,
less money, and an all or nothing work ethic. The workers hate
the new working environment and once again send in Hunt to fix
the damage. He makes a deal with the Japanese plant manager to
help out his workers: 15,000 cars in one month and the workers
will get more money, easier work conditions, and more control
over the plant. It is a race against time on whether or not
they will make the 15,000.
Review
Michael Keaton plays a great moron in this movie. He reminds
me of Al Bundy. He isn’t too bright, always seems to be doing
the wrong thing, and loves to retell the story of “that one
great high school game.” He is caught in the middle trying to
please both the Japanese employers and his American friends.
What makes things worse is that he lies to both the Japanese
and his American friends. Gedde Watanabe is great as the
Japanese plant manager who has been shamed in Japan.
Highlights include an attempted suicide, yelling at his MTV
obsessed kids, and his wife who just loves Jimmy Dean
sausages. He and Keaton have pretty good chemistry in this
movie. The plant workers love to drink beer, they aren’t good
looking, and they aren’t in shape which makes it pretty
realistic. This is a pretty good 80’s movie. It has its funny
moments… my personal favorite is when Michael Keaton puts his
head in a canon and tries to light it.
Wun and
Only Rating:
3 out of 5 Planets
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