...one of the most absurd and flat-out silly actioners to emerge out of the 1980s...
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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Release:
Jan 30, 2007
Reviews for Gymkata
It's a little known fact that the Third World bases most of its civic infrastructure on parallel bars and pommel horses.
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.
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.
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