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Throwback Movie Review: Gung-Ho (1986)

Paramount 1986 Remember this one? This was the first movie I had seen about unions, strikes, corporations being bought, and what it means to be proud of your work. Gung Ho (1986) explored culture clash in the 80's as well as learning to be open to things not understood. It starred Michael Keaton before he was Batman and Gedde Watanabe around his "Oh sexy girlfriend!" time of fame from Sixteen Candles . It was directed by Ron Howard and is worth giving a re-watch. A lot of Generation X only knew about unions through Sally Field and her role  Norma Rae, or because we knew someone who worked in one. Too young to know the drama that repeats itself, Gung Ho served as a comedic look at what was happening to corporate America at the time. Japanese cars were being made, better than most American cars and this film found a way to point that out. The ending might not be as accepting now as it was back then with everyone working out their differences to meet a deadline bec...