Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

PG-13

1985

2h 1m

Action

Adventure

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A New York cop wakes up from a mysterious accident with a new identity. He finds himself in the employ of a secret unit which was set up to investigate a dangerous industrialist whose organization has secured several government armaments contracts, including a top-secret strategic defense system.

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Michael Sragow

The Atlantic

09/06/2018

You can get carried along by the exuberance and likability of Remo: The Adventure Begins, only to have the despair of the pop mythology underneath it catch up with you the morning after.

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

01/04/2018

... just tell me when it ends.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

May 23

3/5

Although inexcusably racist now as it was then, "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" remains a curiosity of mid-1980s action — with some terrific stuntwork and chemistry despite being a DOA effort.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

02/19/2022

2/4

A missed-opportunity exercise that might as well have been called Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... and Ends.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/07/2020

4/10

Over and over again he's caught in a jam that could be resolved by a simple firearm, but he insists on remaining stupidly unarmed.

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Tom Long

Santa Cruz Sentinel

02/04/2019

Need a tough guy? Call the "Commando." Forget "Remo."

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Synopsis

A New York cop wakes up from a mysterious accident with a new identity. He finds himself in the employ of a secret unit which was set up to investigate a dangerous industrialist whose organization has secured several government armaments contracts, including a top-secret strategic defense system.

Director: Guy Hamilton
Producer: Larry Spiegel
Screenwriter: Christopher Wood
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.4M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)