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Gymkata (1985)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:1

Rotten:9

Average Rating:2.3/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: World gymnastics star Kurt Thomas is trained to carry out a deadly mission. With his combination of gymnastic and martial arts skills, he beats up every opponent he meets. Absolute nonsense.

Starring: Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton, Edward Bell

Starring: Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton, Edward Bell

Director: Robert Clouse

Director: Robert Clouse

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Jan 30, 2007

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  • Gymkata
  • Johnathan Cabot (Kurt Thomas) is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage, country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site. For the US to get this site, they must compete in the brutal "Game". The government calls on Cabot, the son of a former operative, to win the game. Cabot combines his skill at western gymnastics with his fighting secrets of the east and forms Gymkata.
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    ...one of the most absurd and flat-out silly actioners to emerge out of the 1980s...

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    02/14/07
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    The mind boggles!

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    02/03/07
    Keith Breese
    Keith Breese
    Filmcritic.com

    Mediocre action pulp.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    06/24/06
    Trevor Johnston
    Trevor Johnston
    Time Out

    No review available.

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    01/13/04
    Michael Dequina
    Michael Dequina
    TheMovieReport.com

    No review available.

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    08/22/03
    Carol Cling
    Carol Cling
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

    No review available.

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    03/11/03
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    It's a little known fact that the Third World bases most of its civic infrastructure on parallel bars and pommel horses.

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    10/15/02
    Rob Vaux
    Rob Vaux
    Flipside Movie Emporium

    No review available.

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    10/01/02
    Philip Martin
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Hey, you got your gymnastics in my karate! No, YOU got your karate in my ... oh never mind. You just won't find a movie much stupider than this one.

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    07/25/02
    Scott Weinberg
    Scott Weinberg
    eFilmCritic.com

    No real film lover could help but muster some affection for this bedraggled action movie, shot in an extremely unpicturesque Yugoslavia on a budget that must number in the hundreds of dollars.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Dave Kehr
    Dave Kehr
    Chicago Reader
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