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A gymnast fights ninjas with pommel horses. Yes, really. No, I'm not okay.

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Overview

U.S. agents send a gymnastic martial artist to secure a missile-base site in the savage country of Parmistan.

Content warning

kung fu karate east asian lead gymnast

American exceptionalism cringeimperialist fantasyathleticism as weapon

Standout Aspects

Stunts

Gymnastic fight choreography that defies physics and dignity.

Practical Effects

A pommel horse randomly installed in a village for one kill move.

Best for:Friends·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence

Director

Robert Clouse

ReleasedMay 3, 1985

Runtime1h 30m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Budget$8.5M·Revenue$5.7M

Top Cast

Kurt Thomas

Jonathan Cabot

Tetchie Agbayani

Princess Rubali

Richard Norton

Zamir

Edward Bell

Paley

Conan Lee

Hao

Bob Schott

Thorg

Buck Kartalian

The Kahn

Eric Lawson

Colonel Cabot

Tadashi Yamashita

Eastern Trainer

Slobodan Dimitrijević

Tamerlane (as S. Dimitrijevic)

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