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Gymkata
Gymkata

Gymkata

The skill of gymnastics, the kill of karate.

Genres

ActionDrama

OverView

U.S. agents send a gymnastic martial artist to secure a missile-base site in the savage country of Parmistan.

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Budget

$8500000

Revenue

$5730596

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

03 May 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kurt Thomas

Kurt Thomas

Jonathan Cabot

Tetchie Agbayani

Tetchie Agbayani

Princess Rubali

Richard Norton

Richard Norton

Zamir

Edward Bell

Edward Bell

Paley

John Barrett

John Barrett

Gomez

Conan Lee

Conan Lee

Hao

Bob Schott

Bob Schott

Thorg

Buck Kartalian

Buck Kartalian

The Kahn

Eric Lawson

Eric Lawson

Colonel Cabot

Sonny Barnes

Sonny Barnes

Western Trainer

Tadashi Yamashita

Tadashi Yamashita

Eastern Trainer

Sharan Lea

Sharan Lea

Connie

Zlatko Pokupec

Zlatko Pokupec

Mackle (as Z. Pokupec)

Ivo Krištof

Ivo Krištof

Brockschmidt (as I. Kristof)

Slobodan Dimitrijević

Slobodan Dimitrijević

Tamerlane (as S. Dimitrijevic)

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