That’s an 80’s Ron Howard movie with Michael Keaton. Keaton is one of my favorites 80’s actor. 'Like most of his comedic roles but he’s done some good dramatic ones too.
Movie is nothing big. Just an average watchable movie with few good laughs and few lessons on differences in culture and work values. It’s about a Japanese car maker reopening a closed-down auto factory in an American town, putting majority of the unemployed population back to work.
An interesting thing about 80’s comedies is that what seems “corny” in present day movies has some originating roots in the 80’s and it doesn’t look so corny 'cause you already expect that sorta stuff. Snappy lines. Quick acts. Idiomatic expressions. All have that 80’s way of delivery, where comedy is more episodic, which is amusing in its own way. These days humor is mostly set by to tone of the movie.
Take on Me is a classic Funguy. I also like their other tune, "The Sun Always Shines on TV".
I was also gonna say that Steve Martin's movies are absolute classics. One of his funniest movies is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Michael Caine. That movie was hysterical!
Another classic 80's comedy is "See no evil, hear no evil" with Richard Pryor (the blind) and Gene Wilder (the deaf). Also, Pryor's 'Brewster's Million".
haaN, there are some great John Hughes flicks including Planes, Trains, Automobiles. My other favorites by him have to be Ferris Bueller's Day Off, She's having a baby, and Curly Sue. I didn't like The Breakfast Club at all.
Steve Martin 80's movies have to be Parenthood, PTA, and DRS. I think that most successful 80's comedian has to be Tom Hanks. He had more hits than anyone else.
Turner & Hooch (1989)
'burbs, The (1989)
Punchline (1988)
Big (1988)
Dragnet (1987)
Nothing in Common (1986)
Money Pit, The (1986)
Volunteers (1985)
Man with One Red Shoe, The (1985)
Bachelor Party (1984)
Splash (1984)
