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Release Date: 1985 Cast: Kurt Thomas, Tadashi Yamashita, Sonny Barnes, Bob Schott, Richard Norton, Conan Lee, John G. Barrett, Tetchie Agbayani, Edward Bell
Categories: Movies, Action/Adventure, Action, Martial arts, Adventure Gymkata is a 1985 martial arts film starring Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas as Jonathan Cabot, an Olympic gymnast who combines his gymnastic ability with martial arts to enter a deadly competition in a fictional country, Parmistan. The film is based on the 1957 novel The Terrible Game by Dan Tyler Moore, adapted for the screen by Charles Robert Carner (of Blind Fury fame), and shot in what was then Yugoslavia. Gymkata earned a Razzie Award nomination for Thomas as Worst New Star.
It has developed a minor cult following as an unintentional comedy for its dubious premise, poor production... MORE
Gymkata is a 1985 martial arts film starring Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas as Jonathan Cabot, an Olympic gymnast who combines his gymnastic ability with martial arts to enter a deadly competition in a fictional country, Parmistan. The film is based on the 1957 novel The Terrible Game by Dan Tyler Moore, adapted for the screen by Charles Robert Carner (of Blind Fury fame), and shot in what was then Yugoslavia. Gymkata earned a Razzie Award nomination for Thomas as Worst New Star.
It has developed a minor cult following as an unintentional comedy for its dubious premise, poor production quality and strange setting. Maxim lists the film as the 17th "Worst Movie of All Time". Due to the sensitive nature of the film it was banned in Finland in 1986 so as to not offend the USSR.
NOTE: While not a sequel to Gymkata, the 1994 movie Spitfire covered similar ground, with Kristie Phillips converting her gymnastic prowess into martial artistry in order to protect an invaluable computer disc from terrorist Sarah Douglas.
Jonathan Cabot (Thomas) is approached by the Special Intelligence Agency (SIA) to play "the Game". The Game is an athletic competition in the fictional country of Parmistan, a LESS
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