Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
A disgraced Brooklyn cop is reborn as Remo Williams, a lethal operative trained by an enigmatic Korean master, and must navigate deadly missions while confronting the shadowy agency that forged his new identity.
“A hero who doesn't exist must save America from an enemy we never knew we had.”
Synopsis
Sam Makin, a tough Brooklyn street cop, is unwillingly recruited as an assassin by a secret United States organization known as CURE. The organization fakes his death and provides him with a new identity: Remo Williams. After his appearance is surgically altered, Williams is trained to become a human killing machine by his aged, derisive, and impassive Korean martial arts master, Chiun.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by Mark MelnickShot by Andrew LaszloScored by Craig SafanDesigned by Jackson De Govia
Box Office
1985 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$14.4M
Also known as
- Remo - Unbewaffnet und gefährlichde
- Remo, desarmado y peligrosoes
- Remo sans arme et dangereuxfr
- Il mio nome è Remo Williamsit
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Fred Ward
as Remo Williams
Joel Grey
as Chiun
Wilford Brimley
as Harold Smith
J A Preston
as Conn MacCleary
George Coe
as Gen. Scott Watson
Charles Cioffi
as George Grove
Kate Mulgrew
as Maj. Rayner Fleming
Patrick Kilpatrick
as Stone
Michael Pataki
as Jim Wilson
Davenia Mcfadden
as N.Y. Traffic Control Cop
Cosie Costa
as Pvt. Damico
J P Romano
as Boomer #1
Supporting cast
9Directors
1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
7Parents Guide
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