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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) 6.1
An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinarily unique assassin in service of the US president. Director:Guy Hamilton |
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Cast
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| Wilford Brimley | ... | ||
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Gen. Scott Watson
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Charles Cioffi | ... |
George Grove
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Maj. Rayner Fleming
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Jim Wilson
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Pvt. Damico
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An NYPD cop is 'killed' in an accident. The death is faked, and he is inducted into the organization CURE, dedicated to preserving the constitution by working outside of it. Remo is to become the enforcement wing (assassin) of CURE, and learns an ancient Korean martial art from Chiun, the Master of Sinanju. Based on the popular pulp series "The Destroyer," by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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It's going to take a dead man to save the country...from a death merchant's dream of destruction! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 October 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Remo Williams and the Secret of Sinanju See more »Box Office
Gross:
SEK 2,951,832 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Performed by Tommy Shaw
Written by Tommy Shaw and Richie Cannata
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
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Joel Grey was offered the role of Chiun several times before accepting it, but kept turning it down because he didn't think he was the right kind of actor for the part. Moreover, Grey had no previous martial-arts experience (and received no such training for the movie once he was cast). What changed Grey's mind was a meeting with Carl Fullerton, the film's make-up artist. Grey said that if he could successfully be made to look like an 80-year-old Korean, he would take the job. Fullerton gave the task his best shot and afterward, a private screen test was held between himself and Grey. With Chiun now cast, Fullerton went on to receive an Oscar nomination for his work. See more »Goofs
When Remo climbs down the hill to search the wreckage of the logger's truck in search of Chiun, we see the truck wreckage in a different setting (more trees, different topography, different placement of scattered debris, etc.) than the setting in which we just saw the truck come to rest a moment earlier. See more »Quotes
Chiun: Breathe out... slowly... do not gulp. If you do not breathe correctly, you do not move correctly. Pitiful. I can see the deadly hamburger has done its evil work.See more »
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"Remo's Theme (What If)"Performed by Tommy Shaw
Written by Tommy Shaw and Richie Cannata
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This is a good movie...about a cop, who is recruited to be part of this secret agency. He is basically recruited there against his will, as he is given a new face and even a new name. It is funny how he gets the name Remo Williams; a lot of thought was put into it. Most of this movie is the training that Remo (play excellently by Fred Ward) must go through to become the agent. His teacher is an old Korean played by Joel Grey who is great in the role. It is funny watching this two do their roles cause they are great and have a very good chemistry on the screen. Most of the action takes place near the end, as Remo has to investigate this guy whom sales weapons and stuff to the military. Great conclusion to this one as there is some good action scenes. Too bad there was never a sequel to this one cause it was a fun movie to watch.