Review of Gymkata (1985) by Brian S — 08 Jun 2007

Hilarious movie. best comedy of 1985. Bravo Golan-Globus for producing classics like this.

This review of Gymkata (1985) was written by Brian S on 08 Jun 2007.

Gymkata has generally received mixed reviews.

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