Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

★ 6.3 2h 1m 277 votes IMDb
Action Comedy Adventure
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Tough Brooklyn street cop Sam Makin is unwillingly recruited as an assassin for a secret United States organization known as CURE, who fake his death and give him a new identity: Remo Williams. With his appearance surgically altered, Williams is trained to be a human killing machine by his aged, derisive and impassive Korean martial arts master Chiun.

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

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Cast

Fred Ward
Fred Ward as Remo Williams Died 2022 · San Diego, California, USA Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He was best known for his starring roles in the...
Joel Grey
Joel Grey as Chiun Age 94 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage...
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley as Harold Smith Died 2020 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Anthony Wilford Brimley (September 27, 1934 – August 1, 2020) was an American actor and singer. After serving in the Marines and taking on a variety of odd jobs, he became an extra for Western films,...
J.A. Preston
J.A. Preston as Conn MacCleary Age 93 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA James Allen Preston Sr. (born November 13, 1932) is an American actor. Preston is best known for his role as Ozzie Cleveland on the NBC primetime television series Hill Street Blues which originally a...
George Coe
George Coe as Gen. Scott Watson Died 2015 · Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA George Coe (May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. He was a cast member for the first season of Saturday Night Live and voiced the character of Woodhouse in Archer..
Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew as Maj. Rayner Fleming Age 71 · Dubuque, Iowa, USA Katherine Kiernan Maria "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress, most famous for her roles on Star Trek: Voyager as Captain Kathryn Janeway and Ryan's Hope as Mary Ryan. She has pe...
Director Guy Hamilton
Cast Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J.A. Preston, George Coe, Kate Mulgrew, Charles Cioffi, Patrick Kilpatrick, Michael Pataki, Davenia McFadden

Audience Reviews

JPV852 5/10 Feb 14, 2022
Really weird movie, at least the first half as I never expected to see Fred Ward being trained by a fake Korean (not sure what's worse, Joel Grey or Fisher Stevens from Short Circuit in bad makeup). Had a few entertaining moments but ultimately a forgettable action-adventure-comedy. **2.5/5**
misubisu 8/10 Nov 11, 2022
Turn on your suspension of disbelief while watching this movie... because there is a lot that doesn't make sense.
But, I love this movie. It's a fun and entertaining adventure.

It's great to see Kate Mulgrew prior to her Star Trek Voyage days... she does a great job in this movie.

I think Fred Ward is well cast as Remo Williams. He plays the part well, and in the spirit of the movie. He also has excellent chemistry with Chiun.

This, apparently, was supposed to be a pilot for a TV series. But it never went any further.

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