well, for me it was Gung Ho with Michael Keaton. While I was born and raised in Philly, I lived that era, moving to Pgh in 1974, seeing first hand the steel industry collapsing all around me, and town after town all over WPA following suit. Empty store fronts. High unemployment. Etc.
I also lived in Ohio when Honda moved to Marysville and built a huge auto factory. As a fire protection engineer I was involved in the building design and fire protection systems, as well as property inspections as the complex grew and grew and grew. Looked like Japan was moving in and taking over many of the things we used to do best.
So to see a flick show the cultural differences, conflicts-both large and small, and the eventual friendships that formed over time - and to be able to laugh at all that in a good natured way, provided an honest, and funny glimpse of The World of Tomorrow, which has now become The World of Today.
Gung Ho was to me a classic comedy, with a moral. Nobody's all bad. Nobody's all good. It's all about working together.
I strongly recommend getting the video.
I also lived in Ohio when Honda moved to Marysville and built a huge auto factory. As a fire protection engineer I was involved in the building design and fire protection systems, as well as property inspections as the complex grew and grew and grew. Looked like Japan was moving in and taking over many of the things we used to do best.
So to see a flick show the cultural differences, conflicts-both large and small, and the eventual friendships that formed over time - and to be able to laugh at all that in a good natured way, provided an honest, and funny glimpse of The World of Tomorrow, which has now become The World of Today.
Gung Ho was to me a classic comedy, with a moral. Nobody's all bad. Nobody's all good. It's all about working together.
I strongly recommend getting the video.
