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Director:
Robert Clouse
Writers:
Charles Robert Carner (screenplay)
Dan Tyler Moore (novel)
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Release Date:
3 May 1985 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama See more »
Tagline:
The skill of gymnastics, the kill of karate. See more »
Plot:
Johnathan Cabot is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage, country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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Taylor Lautner Joins Parkour Movie Tracers
 (From Boomtron. 14 May 2012, 12:26 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
One of the greatest "bad" movies of all time See more (60 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Kurt Thomas ... Jonathan Cabot
Tetchie Agbayani ... Princess Rubali

Richard Norton ... Zamir
Edward Bell ... Paley
John Barrett ... Gomez
Conan Lee ... Hao
Bob Schott ... Thorg
Buck Kartalian ... The Kahn
Eric Lawson ... Colonel Cabot
Sonny Barnes ... Western Trainer
Tadashi Yamashita ... Eastern Trainer
Sharan Lea ... Connie
Zlatko Pokupec ... Mackle (as Z. Pokupec)
Slobodan Dimitrijevic ... Tamerlane (as S. Dimitrijevic)
Ivo Kristof ... Brockschmidt (as I. Kristof)
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Directed by
Robert Clouse 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Charles Robert Carner  screenplay
Dan Tyler Moore  novel "The Terrible Game"

Produced by
Rebecca Poole .... associate producer
Fred Weintraub .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alfi Kabiljo 
 
Cinematography by
Godfrey A. Godar 
 
Film Editing by
Robert A. Ferretti 
 
Production Design by
Veljko Despotovic 
 
Art Direction by
William Maynard 
Nemanja Petrovic 
 
Set Decoration by
Sherree Stivers 
 
Costume Design by
Drago Habazin 
 
Makeup Department
Alison Grant .... makeup artist (as Allyson Grant)
Lamberto Marini .... makeup artist
Angelo Mattei .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Richard De Labio .... production manager (as Richard Delabio)
Boris Gregoric .... production manager
Dgorjan Tuzija .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Logan .... second assistant director
Kathy McGunnis .... second assistant director
Vladimir Spindler .... first assistant director
Branislav Brana Srdic .... second assistant director (as Brana Srdic)
Dinko Tucakovic .... assistant director: Yugoslavia
 
Art Department
Milorad Kalanj .... property buyer
 
Sound Department
Richard Dwan Jr. .... dialogue editor
Richard Dwan Jr. .... sound designer
Richard Dwan Jr. .... sound effects editor
Jay M. Harding .... sound re-recording mixer
Marvin Kerner .... sound effects editor
William L. McCaughey .... sound re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
Lee Milliner .... production sound and sound effects editor: fight sequences
Ray O'Reilly .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Peter Dawson .... special effects
Terry Glass .... special effects
Marijan Karoglan .... pyrotechnician
Mladen Markovic .... special effects technician
Steve Purcell .... special effects
 
Stunts
Petar Buntic .... stunt coordinator
Petar Buntic .... stunts
Richard Norton .... fights choreographer
Daniel Price .... stunts
Aldo Toncic .... stunts
Domagoj Vukusic .... stunts (as T. Vukusic)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Malcolm MacIntosh .... camera operator
Tihomir Marcius .... electrician
Viktor Penezic .... assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Zoran Dragovic .... casting director: Croatia
 
Editorial Department
Roger Bondelli .... additional editor
Mel Friedman .... additional editor
Ranko Paukovic .... assistant editor
 
Transportation Department
Mladen Cernjak .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Zrinka Anic .... production coordinator (as Zrinka Buljan)
John Barrett .... fight stager
Drago Klincic .... accountant
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted | Iceland:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1986)
Filming Locations:
Yugoslavia
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The film debut of Kurt Thomas, a former Olympic gymnast and his only starring role in his career.See more »
Quotes:
Zamir:[throwing a sword at Cabot] Die, you bastard!See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Guiron (#4.12)" (1991)See more »

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User Reviews

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18 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
One of the greatest "bad" movies of all time, 10 April 2004
Author: JPMarat from Paris, FR

I met Kurt Thomas at a gymnastics even in 1992. First thing I said to him was "Gymkata?" It is probably not difficult to imagine the look that came over the poor man's face at that point.

But I love Gymkata. We used to watch it for its tremendous entertainment value as an all-time great "bad" movie. My own personal favorite parts are the pommel horse in the medieval lunatic asylum, the guy saying "there is some anti-American sentiment going around here" immediately before being shot with an arrow, and of course the "Yak-MALLA!" war cry of "Parmistan." Oh, yeah, the four or five repetitions of "Karabal, on the Caspian Sea" before the place is shown with just that as the caption on the screen.

Yak-MALLA indeed!

JP Marat L'Ami du Peuple

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