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- Morning. - Hiya.
You know, the amazing thing is, I' m not even nervous.
Hey, hunt. Today is the big day. Give 'em hell, boy.
Oh, god.
Take a taxi.
I' m glad they sent you, not some city council gumhead.
Guy says to me, "get on the bullet train." So, I get on the bullet train...
...l'm in a rice-field.
...the guy said, "go that way." Then the other guy said, "go that way."
Ooh, guess who got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?
Excuse me, you got spit right here. On the corner of your mouth.
thanks a lot.
Hiya, fellas.
did you decorate this place yourselves? 'Cause it's damn nice.
- Do you speak english? I' m just curious. - We all speak english. Continue, please.
This is hadleyville.
but two years ago, it was completely retooled. I tell you, it is in great shape.
This was a bummer because you could get underwear there really cheap,
good underwear, too, not the kind where the elastic comes out and rubs your butt.
If you come and open up that factory, these people will work harder for you.
and I' m willing to do anything I have to do to get that town back on its feet.
So, go crazy.
I know you don't want to be first 'cause everybody laughs at you. Don't worry.
Come on.
Ok.
Audrey!
I went by your house every day and fed your fish, and...
- Really? - Yeah.
That's nice.
The only one doing well is the guy who rents u-hauls.
You haven't said anything about the japanese. How did it go?
Remember the first time I met your dad? He came after me with a power sander?
And I was...
Ok. Hey, how's that dog of yours, rusty? That frisky little...
steam-rollered, huh?
That's right.
Listen, ed, here's why I' m calling. I' m the foreman up here in hadleyville.
Hey, I can jump in a car right now and be down there in hours.
Heather distefano!
- God, hunt, she says hello to you? - She always says hI to me.
Hunt!
...do you really think it's a good idea to follow me around all day?
Hunt, come here! This is great, I can't believe it. Come here!
Boys!
Welcome.
I' m sorry, I' m not good a speaker as man you sent us.
Anybody home?
Thank you.
Now I got it. I' m trying to remember how I know this guy. Now I know: Tokyo.
Right? I saw you in tokyo. You were screaming and foaming at the mouth.
Yes, I remember.
- Mr stevenson. - Yeah.
Why can't we just run the plant the way we did before? We did pretty good.
- Assuming the factory does open. - Right. Well, I already assumed that.
We did not.
Fellas...
My name is crandall. The union sent me 'cause we're concerned about you.
I think, um...
I think, er...
He averaged
points a game.
The last quarter, down five, these guys have all fouled out,
points
or something ridiculous.
So I took him.
Now look, we're very lucky to have the japanese over here.
We just gotta know how to play 'em. Let 'em make some shots.
- Hey, hunt!
- Whoa. Yo.
Come the fourth quarter, can you take these guys like you took brickhouse?
Yeah!
Welcome.
Jumping jack.
- Begin! - No!
- I say we do it.
- Bullshit, man.
This is like the first week in high school. If you wore jeans you got in trouble.
By october, they didn't care if you wore pants. Which you didn't sometimes.
Duck hop.
Knee twist.
Just work.
I once did
bodies in an hour.
- He refuses to learn proper... pro... - the guy can't even say it!
Every man learns every job, then we are a team. No man is special.
Defect-o.
- He took my paper.
The rice-a-ronI patrol. They say if I leave, it'll count against me.
- A lot of guys have been complaining. - Hey, hey, hey. Go see your kid.
American car.
She worked. That's gonna happen to you guys. It's just cars, not brain surgery.
Hey, there we go. Got that settled. Good. A load off my mind.
I' d dump him. Really, if it was me, I' d lose him. Outta there.
We have our own way of making cars. Let the guys do what they do best.
How often?
- You guys don't play softball, do you? - We play baseball. I' ve heard of softball.
The kazmonaut.
Oh, man. They look like the yankees. I hate 'em already.
Mr stevenson.
Bases loaded, hunt. Come on now. Give it some stick. Two runs, we win.
Goddamn.
He's fine.
per cent
Hear that, you fartheads? I' m getting off the line here.
Please continue.
No. Not personal. He has more defects than any other worker in the factory.
- Dinner, sounds great. - No, no. I' m gonna lay down the law.
- I' m quitting.
This is delicious.
"this tastes a little bit like meatloaf, but it's too delicious to be meatloaf."
In fact, audrey leaned over and said to me, "honey, can I have some of yours?"
What, am I gonna say no? I love her, I' m gonna give it to her.
- Thanks. - Sure.
- Hey, audrey.
- What?
See.
Mr stevenson... hunt.
I' ve heard a lot of talk about how good the japanese businessmen are.
I do not understand american workers. They arrive late, they leave early,
They put themselves above company. You seem to feel the same way.
When this was an american factory, production was % higher than now.
There's one guy who can get 'em to go for it, and you're looking at him.
Goddamn.
I can work this out and make everybody happy, I always have.
Hey, hon...
- So, what are you trying to do? - I' m trying to save jobs.
They picked me for this job. I didn't ask for it. They need me.
Supportive? You mean some chick who'll go along with everything you say.
- A parrot with tits. - How can you bring heather into this?
What's the most cars you guys ever turned out in one month in japan?
Fifteen thousand.
But when they do, you give them their old salaries
- Who? - Nobody!
I said, "not only will we make more cars than you, when we break your record,
That's
in a month.
Can't we?
- But
Excuse me, fellas, but the man's not an idiot. He wouldn't let that happen.
For
yeah.
Let's not even think about Let's not even talk about it.
- Hey! - Morning.
Tony, do you need two hands to scratch your ass? Let's work.
I figured it out,
cars.
All we do is work the rest of the month eight hours a day like always.
- This is sunday!
- Ok.
I haven't seen my kids in two weeks, how can you say that?
We're gonna make the raise and a lot of us are satisfied with that.
- Mr stevenson. - Hi.
She wants something, but she's not having much luck getting it. Here you go.
Hey, look...
I know you're drunk and things aren't going well, but why don't you lighten up?
Why don't you just kiss her ass like you do her husband every day?
Mommy, mommy!
Sorry, man.
don't fire the guy. He's really been very unhappy lately.
Yeah. You didn't see him sprawled out across the cheese puffs.
one-eared elephant.
Put him back in the zoo. We're going to jail before the night's over.
I guess I' ve got things running pretty well at the factory, right?
- One more failure and I am ruined. - What do you mean, one more?
No, I am not.
I used to worry that men were working too hard, missing their families.
You animal.
I had to apologise to the workers for letting their production fall behind.
- We are one, with one purpose. - You guys are doing great, I admit it.
if we made
You shouldn't drink if you find that funny. I find it totally depressing.
I am? Hey!
- Are you shittin' me? - No. You are in more trouble than me.
You could? You've had five months break, you should be pretty rested.
What do you want from us? We eat, sleep and piss on the line!
Back off, will you, hunt? This is your fault to begin with.
Back to work.
Back to work!
Excuse me.
or no raise.
We just talked to that guy lto. We found out there's no raise for cars.
I' m calling all the guys and we're coming over to get you.
Oh, shit!
Hygiene...
Defects!
- No raise for
cars.
...katzihiro on our lunch hour. - Come with us, call him a liar.
- We got you looking out for us. - Hey, fellas, I' m just doing...
Yeah?
All right.
Read a book!
Yes?
GI joe!
Bullshit-o! The men are having a big union meeting tomorrow night.
Is this true?
Ramada inn.
You said you could control your men. You put me in very bad situation.
What do you think kept them going this long? Your charm?
and now I' m gonna look like shit. Give my men a raise!
Nobody works for the team. They're too busy getting personalised licence plates.
I' m weak? You don't have the guts to stand up to your boss.
I am no millie!
- You don't work here any more! - I' m fired? That's great.
Fine with me. You think you're so hot. This factory's running like shit.
It's run our way! The way we know how! This is the way!
Oh, yeah? If you're so great, how come you lost the big one?
Lots of fun for everybody, and don't forget the big fireworks show tonight.
Gotta give it to you, hunt. You said you'd handle 'em in the fourth quarter.
They lied to you, but you didn't let 'em get away with it. That was great.
What?
You're the man who killed hadleyville, and I' m gonna kill you!
He tried like hell, then they made a deal and weaselled out.
If you buy that, you all stay here and starve with him.
Fuck you!
Quiet!
Go ahead, hunt.
See...
if we made
cars, right?
we'd be so close to
- I lied. - My god.
cars.
You want to hear that americans are better than anybody else.
Yeah, it's alive. But they've got it. I tell you, we'd better get it back.
I guess if I was really a leader, I would've told you this months ago.
Looney tunes?
Tell him.
Hunt, i...
Oh, god.
Yep.
Jesus!
Hey!
In japan, you're never alone. You put on your pants, there's someone in there.
You're ruined?
There's
Jeez!
Come on.
You're a maniac.
Ah, dammit.
You know...
...when you think of all the shit we did wrong, and it's an impressive amount,
we were this close to pulling this thing off. This close to doing it.
What a waste.
By
tomorrow, cars.
there will be
he'll keep his promise and give these men their raises.
Now!
Congratulations.
We still got
cars to build,
Hell, these at the end of the line here are almost done.
Hey, hunt.
to my intelligence, man.
He wants to look good for the japs. He's covering his ass.
I tell you what, maybe he's just trying to save this town.
Hey, hunt.
We're here.
Yes!
No, no, no. Not everywhere. Here, here, here and here. Got it?
We're going so fast, it's hard to keep count. But we look short.
Boys, on the last few, we may have to cut a few corners. All right?
Pat, don't bolt 'em on, just stick 'em on. We'll do that tomorrow.
That's all.
Wait a minute.
He's coming!
Safety glass.
Ow! My head!
points th quarter.
If you walk out that door, you're going to miss a great comeback.
Oh, yeah?
You're right.
You failed.
Really?
You know what? I got one of the first cars ever made here.
Good team.
Good men.
I will. I will?
Congrat-lation!
Nephew.
Let's rock.