Gymkata (1985)
Buckle up for the greatest episode about the greatest movie of all time. GYMKATA should have swept every possible award category at the Oscars and it's completely fucked up that it wasn't even nominated. Don't worry we give It the honor it deserves. And we're calling it now - the Boyz will win an Emmy for this episode.
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Hell yeah
I’m a fucking dunce for asking a Shadow Wolves question about Gymkata just a few weeks before this episode dropped. Sorry to the Boyz!
Don’t be so hard on yourself, it happens
Dunno if it’s behind the paywall or not, but if you’ve got stitcher premium, the HDTGM Gymkata live with Michael Showalter is worth a listen too
The flowerpot hat Devo wears is official called an Energy Dome
I was so waiting for this one! This is one of my favorite "bad" movies, but yeah, it is kind of boring and requires a bit of focus to keep up with what's going on. It's not a movie I could show my friends and I know they would enjoy it as I could with Samurai Cop or The Room, but for me, the pummel horse scene alone makes it worth a view.
“Gymkata: watch badass Kurt Thomas turn a pommel horse into a PUMMEL HORSE!”
The talked about it in the Raiders episode
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That's fucked.
Here's the clip of that extra getting run over by a horse when they're riding out. https://i.imgur.com/4kbkGcr.gif
I was so happy they talked about that, the actors were genuinely concerned for that dude but they clearly weren't doing another take.
Who is John Galt? Possible response: -A boring/No dimensional character -An old rich racist's wet dream -My dad's friend? -Please come back later -Fuck you, asshole
The writers of Lost were heavily inspired by three books leading up to nothing much happening.
I think my favorite part is how Cabot isn't doing this to rescue a captive POW or foil a dictator, but rather so the US Government can achieve a small symbolic Cold War victory. Reagan has no qualms about spilling American blood on foreign soil to get what he wants, either... sorry Colonel Cabot. Imagine if a modern action movie sent the hero to help stage a coup so Trump could obtain a portion of the country's drilling rights.
If politicians were honest about the reasons for these actions I’d be more forgiving.
Did the boys do a movie similar to this before, or maybe discuss this one on a Shadow Wolves? The conversations in this one feel vaguely familiar.
Miami Connection?
RIP Kurt. I met him when I was like 5. The baseball/soccer fields that I grew up playing at hosted some junior Olympics soccer tournament that I guess Kurt was at as part of some Olympics program obligation. My dad sent me over with a soccer ball for him to sign. I think that smudged signed ball is floating around my brothers house now.
This movie went from Bloodsport to Midsommar half way thru
Trump’s movie editing team are trying to broaden his horizons.
When I was about 6 or 7 I thought it was a real thing and wanted to change from learning Karate to Gymkata. That was a long conversation to convince me that this film was not historically accurate...😅
"But Mom... I want the thrill of gymnastics with the kill of karate!"
"It's good to be the king" is from History of the World, Part 1
If you put aside the actual contents of the training montage, can anyone think of one that shows up earlier in a movie? I did appreciate watching this that they explain the mission to him, get the training montage done, have him make out with the princess, and get him overseas by, like, 15 minutes of the movie.
I couldn't believe it started like eight minutes in, including credits. I was expecting it to be a fakeout like Enter the Ninja at that point.