Story
When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear!
Feels like
- Culture Clash
- Workplace Comedy
- Japanese Business
- American Labor
- 1980s Nostalgia
- Economic Satire
- Auto Industry
- Corporate Assimilation
- Fish-Out-of-Water
A nostalgic, hopeful comedy movie about everyday modern life and class and money.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Not for scares.
When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear!
24 of 26
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
March 14, 1986 · 1 h 51 min · PG-13
Absurdly Huge Population, The Alleged Car, Blatant Lies +9
12 of 16 tropes. From TV Tropes.
5 questions, like "Where can I stream Gung Ho?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 6.3, Letterboxd 3.1 out of 5, and Metacritic 48). Audiences rate it higher (63 out of 100) than critics (48).
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and slapstick (6 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.