Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, also released as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, is a 1985 American action-adventure film directed by Guy Hamilton. The film featured Fred Ward, Joel Grey, J. A. Preston, Wilford Brimley, and Kate Mulgrew. Plot: An officially "dead" police officer is trained to become an e assassin to protect the US President. Trivia: The character is based on The Destroyer pulp paperback series, featuring the character Remo Williams. It fared poorly in theaters and received mix

Released in 1985, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins was meant to kick off a James Bond-style franchise — with secret agencies, daring stunts, and a blue-collar hero played by Fred Ward. Directed by Bond veteran Guy Hamilton and scored by Craig Safan, it had everything going for it… except box office luck. In this episode of LOVING THE 80s, we revisit this flawed yet fascinating action gem to explore what went wrong, what still works, and why Remo Williams remains one of the decade’s most overl