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Gung Ho poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 65.3 / 100
1986·Comedy / Drama·1h 51m

GUNG HO

“When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear!”

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.

Above the Line
Ron Howard·DirectorLowell Ganz·ScreenplayBabaloo Mandel·ScreenplayDonald Peterman·Director of PhotographyThomas Newman·Original Music ComposerDaniel P. Hanley·Editor
Cast
Michael Keaton·Hunt StevensonGedde Watanabe·Oishi KazihiroGeorge Wendt·BusterMimi Rogers·AudreyJohn Turturro·WillieSo Yamamura·Mr. SakamotoSab Shimono·SaitoRick Overton·GoogieClint Howard·PaulJihmi Kennedy·Junior
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Ron Howard·Director
Writing· 5
Edwin Blum·StoryLowell Ganz·ScreenplayBabaloo Mandel·ScreenplayLowell Ganz·StoryBabaloo Mandel·Story
Camera· 1
Donald Peterman·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Daniel P. Hanley·EditorMike Hill·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Thomas Newman·Original Music ComposerJimmy Barnes·Theme Song PerformanceAnthony J. Ciccolini III·Supervising Sound Editor
Art & Design· 6
James L. Schoppe·Production DesignJack G. Taylor Jr.·Art DirectionBetsy Cox·Costume DesignRic Sagliani·Makeup ArtistJanet Flora·Makeup ArtistJohn H. Anderson·Set Decoration
Production· 9
Deborah Blum·ProducerTony Ganz·ProducerRon Howard·Executive ProducerLowell Ganz·Associate ProducerJan R. Lloyd·Associate ProducerBabaloo Mandel·Associate ProducerKaren Rea·CastingNeil Machlis·Production ManagerCarlos Olveira·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Janis Clark·HairstylistStan Parks·Special EffectsJeff Imada·Stunts
By the Numbers
65.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
33%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$37M
ROI 182%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Gung Ho's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#B22222
#4169E1
Mood
Energetic, Comedic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "Gung Ho" features a group of approximately ten men crammed into the front end of a red car, which is angled diagonally across the frame. B”

comedy
Key Elements
CarAmerican Flag
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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