Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

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A hero who doesn't exist must save America from an enemy we never knew we had.

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.

Released: 1985-10-11
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Runtime: 2h 1m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 298 votes

Directed by Guy Hamilton.

Top 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
Kate Mulgrew as Maj. Rayner Fleming
Charles Cioffi as George Grove
Patrick Kilpatrick as Stone
Michael Pataki as Jim Wilson
Davenia McFadden as N.Y. Traffic Control Cop

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Where to watch Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

United States: watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV
Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel

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