Hi mike_writer101,
The name of the movie you are looking for is called Gung Ho.
Also Known As:
Working Class Man (1986)
Runtime: 112 min
Country: USA
Language: English
"Plot Outline: When a Japanese car company buys an American plant, the
American liason must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the
foreign management and native labor."
IMDB
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0091159/
"Hunt Stevenson works for a large car manufacturer that has just been
bought out by a Japanese firm. Suddenly finding himself having to
justify his own job, he's forced to choose between redundancy or the
seemingly inhuman Japanese work ethic that the new owners have brought
with them."
IMDB
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0091159/plotsummary
"A Japanese auto company is persuaded to take over an abandoned
factory--and abandoned U.S. workforce--in a small rust-belt town in
Middle America. Alas, this wonderful idea for a culture-clash comedy
goes pretty much to waste in Gung Ho. Michael Keaton gives his most
relentlessly obnoxious performance as the fast-talking shop foreman
who never stops BS'ing his Japanese employers, his work buddies
(George Wendt and John Turturro among them), his girlfriend (Mimi
Rogers), and himself..."
The DVD can be purchased here:
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000066BUA/qid=1074726275/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7053741-0941464?v=glance&s=dvd
VHS format can be purchased here:
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6300214591/qid=1074726632/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7053741-0941464?v=glance&s=video
Search criteria:
movie U.S. car "assembly plant" taken over japanese
1987 comedy movie "assembly plant" japanese
comedy movie assembly plant japanese
I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.
Best wishes,
rainbow-ga |
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