*comedy
Has been tried several times in the past..
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=gymkata&t=v&u=&o=&vmin=&vmax=&l=&n=&b=&submit=Search

Oh wow! I saw this at a sleepover when I was about 10! Kick ass movie! The box art is like a timscapsule of 80's atmosphere:
http://www.whiterose.org/pete/blog/images/gymkata.jpg

My favourite part is when he meets his missing daddy in the city of the criminally insane. I always wondered how dad managed to wear a balaclava for 18 years to blend in with the ninjas.

Do ninjas ever shave?

Here is a funny review of the film.

Also the following from VicSarjoo at Amazon.com...

Extremely reminiscent of cold war sleepers like "Gorky Park" and "Reds", Gymkata is one of the most carefully scripted and brooding commentaries on American foreign policy during the Reagan years. The film is more like a documentary than a work of fiction in its deep attention to historical accuracies and avoidance of hyperbole.

Robert Clouse's directorial adaption of Dan Tyler Moore's Pulitzer-shortlisted novel manages to capture timbre of the times and the voice of the decade in a script of intricate complexity. Kurt Thomas's portrayal of the hero across from Tetchie Agbayani's heroine is one of the most dynamic and surprising chemistries since Bogart and Bergman's 43 years before.

However, where "Casablanca" fell far short of documenting the spirit (and fears) of the times on a granular level, Gymkata and its cast is unafraid to take this plunge.

In characterizations deeply respectful, and yet photo-accurate, regarding world cultures and global motifs, Gymkata manages spell the poly-sided views of complex conflicts that occurred during the final grey gasps of the Cold War.

Amazingly Gymkata manages a foreshadowing the rise of the Neo-Cons some 20 years later in its depictions of the United States use of aggression in strategically important hotspot regions -- and as well -- the film is able to show that the nationalistic concerns of the competing sovreignties (both ally & foe) remain unchanged despite which decade these events play themselves out in.

A timeless film, Gymkata should be a core film study in every graduate level political science class.

I loved Gymkata. I can't think of many other movies that hit that perfect spot between "so bad I can't watch" and "awesome". Village of the crazies was one of the best scenes too. well sifted!

so good. pommel horse.

if you haven't seen gymkata . . .then you will never truly know the vast range of martial arts.