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