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The film was a box office flop, grossing only $4.8 million against a $7 million budget. The film received aggressively negative reviews by critics, especially from famed critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert; with the latter saying the film was "as bad as any movie I've seen [in 1986], and so inept that not even the gymnastics scenes are interesting" and the former calling the film "complete ...
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.
Nadia is a 1984 made-for-television biopic directed by Alan Cooke [1] about Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci.Comăneci herself had nothing to do with the production of the film (the content of which was described to her by others).
Since I'm feeling nostalgic, I'm taking a trip back in time, with 25 of the best '80s movies to stream on Netflix right now, including action-adventure, romantic comedies, b Acid-wash jeans ...
The movie with its fantastical beasts and emphasis on the power of imagination became an instant cult classic. Fun Fact: Dustin and Suzie sing the movie’s theme song in season 3 of Stranger Things !
Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is an American retired gymnast.At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals.
Nostalgic classics from John Hughes, Steven Spielberg, Amy Heckerling, and more. From Harper's BAZAAR
The latter movie, in which Gaylord played a gymnast training for the Olympics, has been noted as an inspiration to future generations of Olympic gymnasts. [20] He was also a frequent guest star on Hollywood Squares , and appeared in advertisements for Diet Coke , Nike, Inc. , Vidal Sassoon , Soloflex , Levi Strauss & Co. , and Texaco .