Gung Ho (1986) Blu-ray (Kino Studio Classics)

[MifuneFan]

Kino will be releasing Ron Howard's comedy film Gung Ho (1986), which stars Michael Keaton on Blu-ray on August 19th! It'll be sourced from a new 2024 HD Master.

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Coming August 19th!
https://kinolorber.com/product/gung-ho-special-edition

GUNG HO (1986)
• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Author Dwayne Epstein
• Finding Common Ground: NEW Interview with Actor Gedde Watanabe
• A Big Old Movie: NEW Interview with Actor George Wendt
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Color 112 Minutes 2.35:1 PG-13
Michael Keaton (Night Shift, Mr. Mom, Beetlejuice) shines as whip-smart Pennsylvania wheeler-dealer Hunt Stevenson in this rousing comedy by director Ron Howard (Splash, Cocoon, Apollo 13)! When Hunt persuades a Japanese automotive firm to reopen his home town’s defunct auto factory, he’s a hero. But when the Japanese hire him to enforce their policies among his American co-workers, he goes from hero to zero in seconds flat. It’s manpower vs. horsepower on the assembly line. Salami vs. sushi in the cafeteria. And a head-on cultural collision that’s enough to upset the world’s balance of laughter. See how really crazy things can get when Michael Keaton’s in charge in Gung Ho—co-starring Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, John Turturro, Mimi Rogers and Clint Howard!

When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson (Michael Keaton) faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager (Gedde Watanabe) and the sycophant (Sab Shimono) who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members (George Wendt, John Turturro) struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.

Gung Ho (1986) | Michael Keaton | Theatrical Trailer - YouTube

Credit to Dailyan for the heads-up

[deatheats]

Nice!

Will I be picking this up? Is a frog’s ass watertight?
Reminds me…how do I not own Mr. Mom yet?!

[notops]

No more MTV! No more Twisted Sister!

[Alan T]

Haven't seen this in ages and don't remember much except that one scene where the car falls apart on Michael Keaton. Oh man that crap was hilarious. Look forward to seeing this again.

[Simon Lewis]

Keeping fingers crossed this is the correct 2.35:1 ratio. Wasn't this cropped on DVD ?

[tonylopez]

Hopefully in the correct aspect ratio. If so then day one.

[buck135]

Oh awesome! Another bootleg headed for the trash. Day one!!!

[meremortal]

Still need to get around to the digital copy I purchased years ago on Vudu. This was a title I remember seeing the vhs box on the shelves during the video store era.

[akathedirector]

I LOVE GUNG HO! It was my first introduction to Michael Keaton! Just saw Kino Lorber confirmed that we are getting the correct aspect ratio!!! See attached...

[MifuneFan]

Also mentioned in this snarky reply from Twitter

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[BrandonJF]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Also mentioned in this snarky reply from Twitter

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Their customer interactions are really something.

It's more like "When have we released anything where we admitted it was in the wrong ratio?"

When they add an "especially" qualifying statement after it, doesn't that kinda negate the "when have we released"? Kinda not needed if you've never done it period. It's like they are aware of the couple of titles where people claimed the image was stretched and the AR was wrong.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Also mentioned in this snarky reply from Twitter

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Originally Posted by BrandonJF

Their customer interactions are really something.

It's more like "When have we released anything where we admitted it was in the wrong ratio?"

When they add an "especially" qualifying statement after it, doesn't that kinda negate the "when have we released"? Kinda not needed if you've never done it period. It's like they are aware of the couple of titles where people claimed the image was stretched and the AR was wrong.

Just because of this and other releases, I kinda want Kino to get the 4K rights to Explorers. Maybe that geometry issue that was there from the beginning will finally get fixed by them.

Also, I just checked my Vudu digital copy and it is 2.35 AR. I haven’t watched this in a long time so I can’t remember if it was 1.78 before. Also, it is not an impressive HD master. A lot of reddish skin tones.

[Starman22]

I seen this Kino Lorber Studio Classics Facebook page today and so wonderful news!

[mike962]

the cheesy song during montage always thought it sounds like The Pointer Sisters but it's not them

AFAIK neve released outside the movie

Gung Ho - Breaking The Ice by Martha Wash - Keaton - Howard - Watanabe - Wendt - Turturro - 3/14/86 - YouTube

[Areyakiddin]

Originally Posted by BrandonJF

Their customer interactions are really something.

It's more like "When have we released anything where we admitted it was in the wrong ratio?"

When they add an "especially" qualifying statement after it, doesn't that kinda negate the "when have we released"? Kinda not needed if you've never done it period. It's like they are aware of the couple of titles where people claimed the image was stretched and the AR was wrong.

'Member when KL Insider gloated about the BD of Marty with the correct aspect ratio selling less then the full frame edition?

[ElectricPeterTork]

'Bout time it came to Blu. Kino just had to pull everyone together in a wonderful montage to get it remastered and released.

[Brayden96]

Blu-ray.com article claims it's a 4K remaster. Which you would hope is true since a new HD remaster when it's already in HD would be odd.

And with this every Ron Howard movie is on Blu-ray except for GTA and his streaming movies.

[danny24]

Paramount should have released it themselves on Blu-ray sometime in the 2010's. Not sure why they decided not to.

Glad it's finally getting released.

[hasslein]

Weren’t there music replacements in home video version? I thought I read there were but didn’t find info on quick search.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Brayden96

Blu-ray.com article claims it's a 4K remaster. Which you would hope is true since a new HD remaster when it's already in HD would be odd.

And with this every Ron Howard movie is on Blu-ray except for GTA and his streaming movies.

You would think Kino would have stated 4K scan in their announcement, unless they intentionally withheld it so people didn't question why they're not doing a 4K release as well.