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Cast
Michael Keaton | As: Hunt Stevenson | |
Gedde Watanabe | As: Oishi Kazihiro | |
George Wendt | As: Buster | |
Mimi Rogers | As: Audrey | |
John Turturro | As: Willie |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear! |
Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
Michael Keaton |
Hunt Stevenson |
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Gedde Watanabe |
Oishi Kazihiro |
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George Wendt |
Buster |
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Mimi Rogers |
Audrey |
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John Turturro |
Willie |
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Sō Yamamura |
Mr. Sakamoto |
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Sab Shimono |
Saito |
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Rick Overton |
Googie |
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Clint Howard |
Paul |
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Jihmi Kennedy |
Junior |
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Michelle Johnson |
Heather DiStefano |
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Rodney Kageyama |
Ito |
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Rance Howard |
Mayor Conrad Zwart |
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Patti Yasutake |
Umeki Kazihiro |
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Jerry Tondo |
Kazuo |
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Dennis Sakamoto |
Matsumura |
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Stan Egi |
Kenji |
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Martin Ferrero |
Crandall |
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James Ritz |
Tony |
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Dock P. Ellis Jr. |
Luke |
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Richard M. McNally |
Milt |
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Jean Speegle Howard |
Lady in Market |
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Thomas Ikeda |
Instructor #1 |
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Mariye Inouye |
Secretary |
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Linda Carola |
Cashier |
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Tamie Saiki |
Kazihiro's Daughter |
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Nann Mogg |
Store Owner's Wife |
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Paul C. Nolan |
Dr. Klotzer |
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R. Scott Peck |
Union Member |
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Joseph Pilato |
Union Member |
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William S. Bartman |
Union Member |
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Tommy Lafitte |
Union Member |
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Jim S. Cash |
Mayor's Aide |
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Kim Chan |
Member of Board |
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Bill Dalzell |
Irwin |
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Tak Kubota |
Failed Executive |
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Frank Seals Jr. |
Umpire |
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Maria Barney |
Softball Fan |
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Robert Hammond |
Auto Worker (uncredited) |
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John W. Iwanonkiw |
Car Builder (uncredited) |
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Lynette Jenkins |
Luke's Wife (uncredited) |
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Daniel Krell |
Auto Worker (uncredited) |
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Fred Lehman |
Auto Worker (uncredited) |
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Wil Masisak |
Worker with Chips (uncredited) |
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Joe Shelby |
Union Driver (uncredited) |
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Ryonosuke Shiono |
Asian Motors Executive (uncredited) |
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Jaime Vermeulen |
Boy in the Park (uncredited) |
Directed By
Ron Howard |
Director |
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Carline Davis-Dyer |
Script Supervisor |
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Lillian O. MacNeill |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Edwin Blum |
Story |
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Lowell Ganz |
Screenplay |
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Babaloo Mandel |
Screenplay |
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Lowell Ganz |
Story |
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Babaloo Mandel |
Story |
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Production Crew
Deborah Blum |
Producer |
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Lowell Ganz |
Associate Producer |
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Tony Ganz |
Producer |
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Ron Howard |
Executive Producer |
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Jan R. Lloyd |
Associate Producer |
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Babaloo Mandel |
Associate Producer |
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Karen Rea |
Casting |
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Neil A. Machlis |
Production Manager |
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Carlos Olveira |
Production Manager |
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Glenn F. Haines |
Casting Assistant |
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Michael John Meehan |
Location Manager |
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Edited By
Daniel P. Hanley |
Editor |
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Mike Hill |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Betsy Cox |
Costume Design |
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Ric Sagliani |
Makeup Artist |
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Janet Flora |
Makeup Artist |
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Janis Clark |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Thomas Newman |
Original Music Composer |
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Peter Afterman |
Music Supervisor |
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Kenneth Karman |
Music Editor |
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Jimmy Barnes |
Theme Song Performance |
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Anthony J. Ciccolini III |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Donald Peterman |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
James L. Schoppe |
Production Design |
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Jack G. Taylor Jr. |
Art Direction |
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John H. Anderson |
Set Decoration |
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Gary Rocklen |
Title Designer |
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Nina Saxon |
Title Designer |
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Other Crew
Stan Parks |
Special Effects |
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Jeff Imada |
Stunts |
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