Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Genre

comedy film, fantasy film, action film, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 288 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A New York cop is recruited by a secret government agency and trained by an eccentric Korean master in martial arts and disguise. He uses his new skills to stop a plot involving super-strong glass meant for military weapons.

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What happens

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, also released as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, is a 1985 American action-adventure film directed by Guy Hamilton. The film featured Fred Ward, Joel Grey, J. A. Preston, Wilford Brimley, and Kate Mulgrew. The character is based on The Destroyer pulp paperback series, featuring the character Remo Williams. It fared poorly in theaters and received mixed reviews from critics, although it did earn Joel Grey a Golden Globe nomination. The film and a 1988 television pilot, Remo Williams: The Prophecy, both credited Dick Clark as executive producer. The film was supposed to be the first of a series based on The Destroyer series of novels. A significant setpiece within the film takes place at the Statue of Liberty, which was surrounded by scaffolding for its centenary restoration during this period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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