Gymkata
MP3November 15, 2015
This week, Chris & Paul are joined by Daniel J. Hogan of Clattertron and Armin of biasedcat to discuss the only martials arts/gymnastics mashup film ever, Gymkata.
- Armin actually filled in for Dan on the Waterworld episode. Dan shares a story about going to the movie theatre to see that film. Suck it, boring Apollo 13 movie!
- Dan just finished The Martian and we’re all excited to see the film based on the book.
- Chris thinks you may be more interested in watching Gymkhana.
- This film came out the same year as The Last Dragon.
- There was tough box office competition in 1985 like Teen Wolf, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Fletch and Goonies.
- Number 1 in 1985? Back to the Future.
- Wait, why are there ninja’s on the poster?
- The film stars Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas.
- Armin wants Michael Phelps to star in a Waterworld reboot!
- Thomas was nominated for a “Worst New Star” Razzie, but lost to Brigitte Nielsen.
- Villain Zahmir, played by Richard Norton was also in The Octagon.
- Dan educates the reviewers on hockey legend, Mario Lemieux.
- Armin is confused by the fact that Reagan nicknamed the missile defense system, Star Wars.
- Dan reminds us that Robocop lampooned the defense system idea in a brief news segment.
- Gymkata is based on The Terrible Game by Dan Tyler Moore.
- Princess Rubali is played by Tetchie Abayani, actress and Playboy model.
- Why are we introducing all these weapons when he never uses them in the whole movie? Don’t they know Chekov’s gun principle?
- The director of this film, Robert Clouse also directed Enter the Dragon and Game of Death.
- Eddie Murphy on Elvis(NSFW).
- The Khan looks like he just came out of Fiddler on the Roof. Here he is with his daughter in Gymkata.
- Dan suggests that we watch No Holds Barred.
- Our hero’s nurse.
- Dan and Armin think that this is a proto-Hunger Games.
- Movies recommended on this episode: Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom, The Cutting Edge, Bloodsport and The Maze Runner.
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