Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Seen it?1985 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (41% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Deadpool, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
41% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$14 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 64K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Guy Hamilton
- Fred WardRemo Williams
- Joel GreyChiun
- Wilford BrimleyHarold Smith
- J.A. PrestonConn MacCleary
- George CoeGen. Scott Watson
- Kate MulgrewMaj. Rayner Fleming
- Charles CioffiGeorge Grove
- Patrick KilpatrickStone
- Michael PatakiJim Wilson
- Davenia McFaddenN.Y. Traffic Control Cop