Gymkata

Gymkata
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Clouse
Screenplay byCharles Robert Carner
Based onThe Terrible Game
by Dan Tyler Moore
Produced by
  • Rebecca Poole
  • Fred Weintraub
Starring
CinematographyGodfrey A. Godar
Edited byRobert A. Ferretti
Music byAlfi Kabiljo
Production
company
Distributed byMGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Release date
  • May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5.7 million

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.