Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, also released as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, is a 1985 American film. The action–adventure-thriller film featured Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley and Kate Mulgrew. The movie was directed by Guy Hamilton.
The character is based on The Destroyer pulp paperback series (later Destroyer books actually make fun of the film and its promotional materials). The movie was the only adaptation featuring the character Remo Williams, and fared poorly in theaters. It received mixed reviews from critics, although it did earn Joel Grey a Golden Globe nomination. The film and a Remo Williams television pilot both claimed Dick Clark as an executive producer.
A significant setpiece within the film takes place at the Statue of Liberty, which was surrounded by scaffolding for its restoration during this period.
The movie was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup at the 58th Academy Awards but lost to Mask.
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