What if Hollywood remade Gung Ho?

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Would there be a backlash of offended movie goers?

I'm assuming you have seen Gung Ho of course. Alot of the humor that was acceptable in 1986 might be considered offensive today.

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KeithTalent

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I remember really enjoying that movie when I was a kid. I wonder if anyone ever did a Japanese movie that is sort of the opposite to Gung Ho, I would totally watch that.

Yeah, I did not answer your question at all, sorry.

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Was it that offensive? I thought it was all pretty tongue in cheek, especially since everyone came together at the end. Movie is pretty relevant today given the big3 situation
 

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I don't know if I've seen it since it was in theaters... might be up for a viewing.
 
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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Was it that offensive? I thought it was all pretty tongue in cheek, especially since everyone came together at the end. Movie is pretty relevant today given the big3 situation

Things that are in it could easily be considered offensive these days. I could be wrong, but I think there were instances of making fun of foreign accents in the movie. Making fun of someones accent for example is not socially acceptable anymore. And yes, that was part of the humor in the 80s.
 

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Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Was it that offensive? I thought it was all pretty tongue in cheek, especially since everyone came together at the end. Movie is pretty relevant today given the big3 situation

Things that are in it could easily be considered offensive these days. I could be wrong, but I think there were instances of making fun of foreign accents in the movie. Making fun of someones accent for example is not socially acceptable anymore. And yes, that was part of the humor in the 80s.

Borat?
 

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What's with all the Michael Keaton fanboys?

He has had an inverted career. He was freakin hilarious in Night Shift. He was good in Mr. Mom. He stopped getting funnier in Johnny Dangerously and Gung Ho. The turning point was Clean and Sober.
 

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Originally posted by: tangent1138
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Was it that offensive? I thought it was all pretty tongue in cheek, especially since everyone came together at the end. Movie is pretty relevant today given the big3 situation

Things that are in it could easily be considered offensive these days. I could be wrong, but I think there were instances of making fun of foreign accents in the movie. Making fun of someones accent for example is not socially acceptable anymore. And yes, that was part of the humor in the 80s.

Borat?

Yeah exactly. I think the accents and idiosyncracies of Japanese culture are pretty well tolerated in American media and public (like in Lost in Translation). It's not offensive because the movie's portrayal of the stereotypes was meant to reflect the ignorant view the american plant workers had initially. But then eventually everyone comes together, which is a pretty good message in my opinion.
 

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great movie, not sure why they need to remake it tho...would probably suck anyhow.
 
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