Before he made the likes of Apollo 13 (1995), Ron Howard directed this small but often enjoyable comedy.
When car factory foreman Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice, Batman) persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen his hometown’s defunct auto factory, he’s a hero. But when the Japanese hire him to enforce their ultra-efficient policies among his American co-workers, he goes from hero to zero in seconds flat.
Michael Keaton is a deft hand at comedy, and he is capably supported by George Wendt (Cheers) and Coen brothers regular John Turturro.
Hunt Stevenson
Michael Keaton
Audrey
Mimi Rogers
Buster
George Wendt
Kazihiro
Gedde Watanabe
Willie
John Turturro
Mr Sakamoto
So Yamamura
Saito
Sab Shimono
Googie
Rick Overton
Paul
Clint Howard
Junior
Jihmi Kennedy
Heather
Michelle Johnson
Ito
Rodney Kageyama
Mayor Zwart
Rance Howard
Uemeki
Patti Yasutake
Kazou
Jerry Tondo
Matsumura
Dennis Sakamoto
Kenji
Stanford Egi
Crandall
Martin Ferrero
Tony
James Ritz
Luke
Dock P Ellis Jr
Milt
Richard M McNally
Director
Ron Howard
