Gymkata (1985)
1985 film by Robert Clouse
- Released
- 1985
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Robert Clouse
- Music
- Alfi Kabiljo
- Editing
- Robert A. Ferretti
- Starring
- Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton
- Running time
- 90 minutes
- Distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Netflix
- Based on
- The Terrible Game
- Set in
- Asia
Gymkata is a 1985 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse, based on Dan Tyler Moore's 1957 novel The Terrible Game. It stars 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. Supporting cast members includes Tetchie Agbayani as Princess Rubali, alongside Richard Norton, Edward Bell, John Barrett, Conan Lee, Bob Schott and Buck Kartalian. The film was released in the United States on May 3, 1985.
More films directed by Robert Clouse
- Enter the Dragon 1973
- Black Belt Jones 1974
- Golden Needles 1974
- Game of Death 1978
- The Big Brawl 1980
- Force: Five 1981
- China O'Brien 1990
- China O'Brien II 1991
- Ironheart 1992
Nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q429613 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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