Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) ( Remo: The First Adventure (Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous) )

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$25.99

Alternate Title: Remo: The First Adventure (Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
121 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1985 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Guy Hamilton

Written By:
Christopher Wood
Warren Murphy

Actors:
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
Frank Ferrara ..... Boomer #3
Marv Albert ..... Sports announcer

Synopsis:

First they faked his death and gave him a new identity. Now a top secret organisation is training a former New York cop to combat corrupt forces operating outside of the law. His mentor, Chiun, is an ageing Korean master of the martial arts who can run on water and dodge speeding bullets. Born on the pages of Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir's The Destroyer series of men's adventure novels, Remo Williams was placed in the capable hands of Bond director Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger, The Man with the Golden Gun) for his big-screen outing. Fred Ward (Tremors) plays the trainee assassin, with Academy Award-winner Joel Grey (Cabaret) occupying the role of Chiun. With its classic set-piece atop the Statue of Liberty, much-loved score by Craig Safan and a healthy sense of its own silliness, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... offers up a cracking slice of mid-eighties action.

A cop who answers a call is ambushed. The next day he is buried. But in reality he is in a hospital and his appearance has been altered. He is then told by a man named McCleary that he now belongs to 'them'. 'Them' being CURE an organization whose job is to battle corruption. They give him the new name of Remo Williams. He then meets the head of CURE Harold Smith, who spends most of his time sitting in front of a copmuter and perusing over reports of individuals that have to be dealt with. They then give him to Chiun, a Shinanju master, which is the art of killing someone and making it seem like an accident or natural causes. Chiun's regimen is hard on him. Smith then discovers a man named Grove, who is a defense contractor. It seems that whenever there's a case against him, the key witnesses and investigators disappear. Currently a military investigator is pursuing him about his new project which for some reason, he is tight lipped about. Smith sends McCleary and Remo to help her but Grove discovers them and wanting to know about them decides to stir things up. He sends some people to take Remo out but he outwits them. And when he tells Smith about it, Smith doesn't care who then tells him that unless they have more evidence against Grove they can't do anything and if they are about to be exposed, they have to disappear. And while Smith and McCleary have made arrangements for their demise, Remo is told that Chiun will take him out. So he and McCleary have to get the evidence they need.

When street-smart NYPD cop (Fred Ward) regains consciousness after a bizarre mugging, he has a new face and a new identity! Now he's Remo Williams, the #1 recruit of a top-secret organization, and he's toppling evil at every turn - even atop the Statue of Liberty... Trained by a quirky Korean martial arts master (Joel Grey) to dodge bullets, brave terrifying heights and thwart attackers with his bare hands, Remo become the ultimate criminal exterminator. But when he faces off against a corrupt millionaire and his army of henchmen, the real adventure begins! Based on 'The Destroyer' novels by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, Remo Williams was a rare - but deserved - chance for acclaimed character actor Fred Ward, to fill a leading role.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 25 February, 2015.