Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

An officially “dead” cop is trained to become an extraordinarily unique assassin in service of the US president.

• Director: Guy Hamilton
• Genre:Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
• Runtime:121 minutes

Cast

Fred Ward : Remo Williams
Joel Grey : Chiun
Wilford Brimley : Harold Smith
J.A. Preston : Conn MacCleary
George Coe : Gen. Scott Watson

Samuel Edward “Sam” Makin (played by Fred Ward) is a tough street cop recruited as a secret agent through a bizarre method: his death is faked so that there will be no questions asked as to his disappearance. Rechristened “Remo Williams” (after the name and location of the manufacturer of the bedpan in Makin’s hospital room), his face is surgically altered and he is trained to be a human killing machine by his aged Korean martial arts master Chiun (played by Grey in Yellowface makeup). Though Remo’s training is extremely rushed by Chiun’s standards, Remo learns such skills as dodging bullets and running (not walking) on water. The Chiun character is both the comic relief (aplenty) and wise mentor figure in the film. Chiun and Remo practice a fictional form of Korean martial arts named Sinanju. Remo is sent to investigate a corrupt weapons procurement program within the US Army. Read more

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