We have the USA's boycott of the Moscow Olympics to thank for this movie, apparently. Kurt Thomas was a world champion gymnast who suddenly found himself at something of a loose end. The result - Gymkata!
I first saw this on VHS in the late Eighties, and revisiting it brought back lots of good memories. An era when anyone with a few flashy kicks and a mullet could be the star of a martial arts turkey.
The premise is silly, the acting often poor (especially our hero) and the convenient placement of Gymastics equipment is laughable.
However, Tetchie Agbayani is gorgeous, the village of crazies really is pretty crazy and there's plenty of action to keep things ticking over once our hero arrives in Parmistan. The film has also had some money and effort thrown at it, so it doesn't look like a straight-to-video potboiler.
Not a great movie, but a really enjoyable one.
I first saw this on VHS in the late Eighties, and revisiting it brought back lots of good memories. An era when anyone with a few flashy kicks and a mullet could be the star of a martial arts turkey.
The premise is silly, the acting often poor (especially our hero) and the convenient placement of Gymastics equipment is laughable.
However, Tetchie Agbayani is gorgeous, the village of crazies really is pretty crazy and there's plenty of action to keep things ticking over once our hero arrives in Parmistan. The film has also had some money and effort thrown at it, so it doesn't look like a straight-to-video potboiler.
Not a great movie, but a really enjoyable one.