Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
A hero who doesn't exist must save America from an enemy we never knew we had.
1985 | 121m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
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| Writer: | Christopher Wood, Richard Sapir, Warren Murphy |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 11, 1985 |
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| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
| Writer: | Christopher Wood, Richard Sapir, Warren Murphy |
| Genres: | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Keywords | martial arts, based on novel or book, new identity, secret agent, agent, statue of liberty, action comedy, spies, yellowface |
| Production Companies | Orion Pictures, Dick Clark Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $14,393,902
Budget: $40,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fred Ward | Remo Williams |
| Joel Grey | Chiun |
| Wilford Brimley | Harold Smith |
| J.A. Preston | Conn MacCleary |
| George Coe | Gen. Scott Watson |
| Kate Mulgrew | Maj. Rayner Fleming |
| Charles Cioffi | George Grove |
| Patrick Kilpatrick | Stone |
| Michael Pataki | Jim Wilson |
| Davenia McFadden | N.Y. Traffic Control Cop |
| Cosie Costa | Pvt. Damico |
| J.P. Romano | Boomer #1 |
| Joel Kramer | Boomer #2 |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Boomer #3 |
| Marv Albert | Sports Announcer (voice) |
| Reginald VelJohnson | Ambulance Driver |
| Jon Polito | Zack |
| Jeff Allin | Lt. Fox |
| Tom McBride | 'Jim' in Soap Opera |
| William Hickey | Coney Island Barker |
| Sebastian Ligarde | Pvt. Johnson |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Guy Hamilton | Director |
| Christopher Wood | Screenplay |
| Craig Safan | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Sapir | Novel |
| Warren Murphy | Novel |
| Mark Melnick | Editor |
| Jackson De Govia | Production Design |
| Frederic C. Weiler | Set Decoration |
| Ángel González | Camera Operator |
| Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Design |
| Steven Lambert | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting Director |
| Andrew Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Tom Morga | Stunts |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunts |
| Bob Yerkes | Stunts |
| Carl Fullerton | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Frank Bianco | Hair Designer |
| Elvira Oropeza | Makeup Artist |
| Mickey Scott | Makeup Artist |
| Glenn Randall Jr. | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Roy Farfel | Stunts |
| Wayne King | Stunts |
| Gary Tacon | Stunts |
| Michael M. Vendrell | Stunts |
| Walter Robles | Stunts |
| Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Bernie Styles | Extras Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dick Clark | Executive Producer |
| Mel Bergman | Executive Producer |
| Larry Spiegel | Producer |
| Judy Goldstein | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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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** ...
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 Fre ... d 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.