Gymkata

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Gymkata

R

Released May 3, 1985

1h 30m

Action

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U.S. agents send a gymnastic martial artist (Kurt Thomas) to secure a missile-base site by the Caspian Sea.

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Jason Bailey

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This really happened in Hollywood in the 1980s, which gives you some idea of exactly how much cocaine was flowing through that place back then.

May 28, 2016

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

Mediocre action pulp.

Jun 24, 2006

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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.

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

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Must be seen to be believed.

Rated: B-

Oct 6, 2012

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...one of the most absurd and flat-out silly actioners to emerge out of the 1980s...

Rated: 1/4

Feb 14, 2007

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Keith Breese

Filmcritic.com

The mind boggles!

Rated: 1/5

Feb 3, 2007

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Vincent S.

Hilarious! Absurd! Corny!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/16/25

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CodyZamboni Z

Movie is not as bad as I thought it would be, Kurt Thomas clearly does all his own stunts, Non stop action, Very creepy, city of dead scene at the end, Dumb plot, but filmmakers gave their all,

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Elijah S

It was enjoyable and fun. Spent a fair amount not knowing what was going on but the pommel horse brought it all back around (please laugh)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/28/23

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Steve D

Amateurish in every respect.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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DanTheMan 2

If you ever thought that Enter the Dragon featured too much Bruce Lee and not enough gymnastics, Director Robert Clouse has you covered, as he was kind enough to remake it as Gymkata. Rather fitting I ended up watching this the day after I saw Enter the Dragon on the big screen. It's a movie that takes itself very seriously which often leads to unintentional hilarity but is made with such passion you can't help but love how awful it is. Filled with paper-thin plots, dumb characters and preposterous situations, Clouse doesn't miss any opportunity for gymnastics-based kung fu whether it makes sense or not. Joining the likes of Rad with its casting of a real-life Olympic athlete amongst the cast, Gymkata definitely fulfils the promise of its premise with utter cheese and devoted sincerity. You can deny this film is good, but you can't deny it's uproariously entertaining.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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Anthony S

This movie isn't a world class movie, nor is it a good plot. This movie is good because they could make it, it's the idea that anyone could make any movie they want and it be showed at the same theatres that showed empire strikes back is what makes this movie amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/23

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Synopsis

U.S. agents send a gymnastic martial artist (Kurt Thomas) to secure a missile-base site by the Caspian Sea.

Director: Robert Clouse
Producer: Fred Weintraub
Screenwriter: Charles Robert Carner
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 30m

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