Gymkata (1985) | Region-Free (Blu-Ray)

Includes bonus commentary by RiffTrax

Title: Gymkata (1985)

Alternate Title: Asia Mission

Genre: Action / Adventure

Plot Synopsis:
An American Olympic gymnast is recruited by a secret U.S. agency to travel to the remote nation of Parmistan and compete in a deadly contest known as “The Game.” No foreigner has ever survived it, but winning would allow the United States to install a strategic monitoring station. Using a bizarre blend of gymnastics and martial arts, he faces assassins, traps, and hostile villagers in a fight for survival and national interest.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Robert Clouse

• Writers: Charles Robert Carner, Dan Tyler Moore

Cast:

• Kurt Thomas as Jonathan Cabot

• Tetchie Agbayani as Princess Rubali

• Richard Norton as Zamir

• Edward Bell as Paley

• Buck Kartalian as The Kahn

YouTube Trailer: Gymkata | Trailer

IMDb: Gymkata (1985)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Matt Goldberg — ★★★★
   “Most movies couldn’t find a way to top the already silly premise of sending a gymnast to do espionage, but Gymkata somehow pulls it off with unforgettable madness.”

2. Billy Ray Brewton — ★★★
   “There is no defense.”

3. Patrick Willems — ★★★½
   “An action movie that feels like it was dreamed up after a late-night infomercial and committed to film with absolute sincerity.”

4. Adam Cook — ★★★
   “The village of the crazed is one of the most inexplicably amazing sequences in ’80s action cinema.”

5. Jared Mobarak — ★★★½
   “Utterly ridiculous and completely earnest, Gymkata earns its cult status through sheer commitment to its insanity.”

Meta Description: A cult ’80s action oddity, Gymkata follows an Olympic gymnast forced into a lethal foreign competition, blending martial arts and gymnastics into one of the most bizarre espionage adventures ever put to film.