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Overview

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5.9/10   4,328 votes
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Director:
Guy Hamilton
Writers:
Warren Murphy (novel)
Richard Sapir (novel)
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Release Date:
11 October 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
A hero who doesn't exist must save America from an enemy we never knew we had. more
Plot:
An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinarily unique assassin in service of the US president. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
The Return of 'Remo Williams'??
 (From Cinematical. 11 July 2009, 5:03 PM, PDT)

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. . . Again!
 (From The Flickcast. 10 July 2009, 4:30 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Great movie more (69 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Fred Ward ... Remo Williams
Joel Grey ... Chiun
Wilford Brimley ... Harold Smith
J.A. Preston ... Conn MacCleary
George Coe ... Gen. Scott Watson
Charles Cioffi ... George Grove

Kate Mulgrew ... Maj. Rayner Fleming

Patrick Kilpatrick ... Stone
Michael Pataki ... Jim Wilson

Davenia McFadden ... NYC traffic control cop
Cosie Costa ... Pvt. Damico
J.P. Romano ... Boomer #1

Joel Kramer ... Boomer #2 (as Joel J. Kramer)

Frank Ferrara ... Boomer #3
Marv Albert ... Sports announcer (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (USA) (alternative title)
Remo: The Adventure Begins... (USA) (poster title)
Remo: The First Adventure (USA) (poster title)
Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous (UK)
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Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Some of the actors who auditioned for the part of Remo Williams claimed to be proficient in the martial art of Sinanju, not realizing it was a fiction derived from the Destroyer novels on which the movie was based. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Remo practices jumping across the apartment, support wires are visible. more
Quotes:
Chiun: It is called fast food because it speeds you to the grave. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in City of Heroes (2004) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Janet more

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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie, 30 November 2004
9/10
Author: logezero from New York, USA

This is an excellent movie that blurs the line between action/adventure and comedy in the tradition of Big Trouble in Little China. The one-liners from Remo (Fred Ward) Chiun (Joel Grey) and Mr. Smith (Wilford Brimley) are reason enough to see this movie. Some people complained that the martial arts abilities are too unbelievable. However, if you enjoy "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", any James Bond movie, or just about any martial arts movie coming out of Asia, you should have no problem with Remo Williams. The music to the movie is also surprisingly well done. I wholeheartedly recommend this movie to anyone with a trace of humor in their soul. You will not be disappointed.

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