Gung Ho Quotes

Kazihiro Can we count on you?

Hunt Stevenson Fellas... is a frog's ass watertight?

Kazihiro Yes. We believe it is.

Hunt Stevenson First of all, I think you all should know something. See...gee, I don't know, I figure we made fifteen... you know...if we made 13,000 cars, we'd be so close to 15,000 right? That if we...

Willie Hunt. What are you trying to tell us?

Hunt Stevenson I lied.

Willie My god.

Hunt Stevenson Yeah, there was no...there was no deal for 13,000 cars.

Buster We walked out on a lie?

Hunt Stevenson I never in a million years thought it could lead to this, I swear.

Willie You should've told us the truth.

Hunt Stevenson The truth? You don't want the truth. You want to hear that Americans are better than anybody else. They're kicking our butts, that ain't luck. There's your truth. Sure, the great old American do-or-die spirit. Yeah, it's alive. But they've got it. I tell you, we'd better get it back. We'd better get it back damn fast. Instead, we're strutting around telling ourselves how great we are. I guess if I was really a leader, I would've told you this months ago. Instead, I was telling you basketball stories. I put myself in front of the town and I m really sorry. I swear to you, man, I m really sorry.

Hunt Stevenson Hey, did you guys decorate this place yourselves? Because it's damn nice. It's real... Oriental.

Hunt Stevenson You're a maniac.

Kazihiro Last night I told off my boss.

Hunt Stevenson Oh yeah? Good for you. Was he awake?

Kazihiro Are you kidding? I was on him good. I was on him like hair on a gorilla.

Hunt Stevenson Where do you get these expressions?

Kazihiro TV.

Hunt Stevenson You're coming around, cosmonaut. Took you long enough.

Hunt Stevenson Now on these last few we might need to cut a few corners. Just little things, like...engines.

Kazihiro We know what we are doing. I see now why they gave me ribbons of shame. Because I was beginning to think like an American!

Kazihiro It's true! Everybody in this country thinks they are special. Nobody wants to be part of the team. They're all too busy getting personalized license plates. None of you would last two days in management training program.

Hunt Stevenson None of us would be stupid enough to stay two days.

Kazihiro You are all selfish, and that is what makes you weak.

Hunt Stevenson I'm weak? You don't even have the guts to stand up to your own boss! You're a real millie, you know that?

Kazihiro I am no millie!

Kazihiro You get out of here! You are fired! You don't work here any more.

Hunt Stevenson I'm fired?

Kazihiro Fired!

Hunt Stevenson That's great. That's fine with me. You guys think you're so hot. This factory's been running like shit!

Kazihiro It's run our way. The way that we know how! That's the way it is!

Hunt Stevenson Oh yeah?

Kazihiro Yeah!

Hunt Stevenson Oh yeah? Let me just tell you something. If you're so great, how come you lost the big one?

Hunt Stevenson I'm just crazy for your country. I mean, I love it. You know, my Dad was over here with the Army in about, uh, ...1945, uh, let's get started.

Mr. Sakamoto Good luck in your new career.

Hunt Stevenson Hey, sugarpuss, what's cooking?

Secretary No, cooking... typing.

Hunt Stevenson Well, is your boss in?

Secretary Today not good day to see boss, man. He between a lock and a hard on.

Hunt Stevenson If you walk out that door, you're going to miss a great comeback. We're ready to roll here, Jack.

Mr. Sakamoto This will never be like a Japanese factory... Jack.

Hunt Stevenson Oh, yeah? You're right. You know what else? So what?

Mr. Sakamoto You failed.

Hunt Stevenson Really? You know what? I got one of the first cars ever made here. I got the first car ever - I don't think I want it anymore. As a matter of fact, here. Why don't you take the keys, OK? I'd rather have one of those cars. I'd rather have one of these cars that we made together, by hand. Your guys and my guys, together. You know why? Because those cars stand for something. Those cars stand for something pretty great. I'm proud of those cars. I'm taking one. Gentlemen, I'm going home in my new car!

Hunt Stevenson I tell ya, I thought it handled great!

Mr. Sakamoto Everything is all right here?

Kazihiro Yes. Fine. Great. Have a good trip back.

Mr. Sakamoto I will visit the factory tomorrow.

Kazihiro Uh, tomorrow not good day.

Mr. Sakamoto Why?

Kazihiro Factory is locked and we can't find key.

Saito Bullshit-o!