Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09

scott1598 · 07-02-09, 05:56 PM

looks to be a 2x only showing on Encore Action --> July 3 @ 1:10-2:05am EST & July 7 @ 7:15-8:10am EST.

i didn't even know it existed and then learned on IMDb that it was never shown in its entirety.

i thought some people would want to see this. i for one am taping it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236677/

Remo Williams (1988) (TV)
This TV-movie was intended to be the pilot for a television series, but the show was not picked up. The movie itself only aired on television once.

Due to President Reagan's speech on the night of 8/15/88, ABC made the decision to join "Remo Williams" in progress, rather than start it from the beginning, which would have delayed the network's 9 pm broadcasting. As a result, only the last 15 minutes of the 60-minute program were seen.

boc4ever · 07-02-09, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out!

Abelkems · 07-02-09, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott1598

Remo Williams (1988) (TV)
This TV-movie was intended to be the pilot for a television series, but the show was not picked up. The movie itself only aired on television once.

Due to President Reagan's speech on the night of 8/15/88, ABC made the decision to join "Remo Williams" in progress, rather than start it from the beginning, which would have delayed the network's 9 pm broadcasting. As a result, only the last 15 minutes of the 60-minute program were seen.

For some reason, I seem to recall this airing a few years ago on television.

N2DVD · 07-03-09, 08:38 AM

Well, rats, I don't have Encore Action, and would love to get a copy of this from somewhere.

Shannon Nutt · 07-03-09, 08:58 AM

I've seen this on TV somewhere before, but I definitely saw the whole episode. If memory serves, it was even worse than the movie...if you can believe that.

scott1598 · 07-03-09, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt

I've seen this on TV somewhere before, but I definitely saw the whole episode. If memory serves, it was even worse than the movie...if you can believe that.

of course it was worse...the movie liked rocked the most!

N2DVD · 07-03-09, 05:06 PM

As someone who has read the Destroyer books since the late 70s, I thought the original movie was fun and, though not completely faithful to the series, certainly retained the spirit of the stories. I believe I was living in Puerto Rico when the TV series came and disappeared, so I never got to see it.

scott1598 · 07-03-09, 08:37 PM

yeah...this sucked!

TheKing · 07-04-09, 06:58 AM

Well, the show probably aired on the West Coast without interruption, so it did air, just not to everyone.

Trevor · 07-04-09, 09:26 PM

The movie is all kinds of awesome, will have to seek this out someday to be "complete".

JoeySeven · 07-04-09, 11:03 PM

Good stuff,I don't have cable or anything like it.
I have to keep and eye open for it on the internet...legal wise.:-)

Remo Williams is one movie that I wish they had made a squeal too.

Memorable quotes from the movie

Chiun: Women should stay home and make babies. Preferably, manchild.
Major Rayner Fleming: [to Remo] I see you both went to the same charm school.

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[Remo dangles from a car on the Wonder Wheel]
Remo Williams: Jesus!
Chiun: Concentrate! This is NO time for prayer!

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Conn MacCleary: [to Remo] You're going to be the Eleventh Commandment: 'Thou shalt not get away with it.'

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Chiun: You move like a pregnant yak. Sit.

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Chiun: It would be better for you to eat this can than what is inside of it. Why must everything in this country be coated with monositi-... monosoti...
Remo Williams: Monosodium glutamate. You can't even say it.
Chiun: I can say "rat droppings." That does not mean I want to eat them.

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Gen. Scott Watson: So listen to this, George. Lyman four-putts. Four-putts, mind you. I thought he'd have a stroke. And I'd have claimed it if he had.

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Chiun: You did not ask to be white. So perhaps that is not your fault. You did not ask to be here. Perhaps that is not your fault, either.

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New York City traffic control cop: Excuse me. What are you doin' to that boy?
Remo Williams: Oh, uh, unnecessary use of the horn, officer.
New York City traffic control cop: Well, I'll be unnecessary use of my nightstick on your thick skull if you don't let him go.
Remo Williams: Whatever happened to police courtesy and that kind of stuff, huh?
New York City traffic control cop: We save that bullshit for the Upper East Side.
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Conn MacCleary: All I can promise you is terror for breakfast, pressure for lunch, and aggravation for sleep. Your vacations will be two minutes when you're not looking over your shoulder, and if you live to draw a pension, it'll be a miracle.

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Remo Williams: Are there any disadvantages?
Conn MacCleary: Hell, I'm lucky I've lasted THIS long.

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Chiun: Breathe out... slowly... do not gulp. If you do not breathe correctly, you do not move correctly. Pitiful. I can see the deadly hamburger has done its evil work.
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Remo Williams: You know, Chiun, there are times when I really like you.
Chiun: Of course. I am Chiun.
Remo Williams: And there are times when I could really kill you.
Chiun: Good. We will practice that after dinner.

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Remo Williams: Are you hurt?
Chiun: No. When you approach middle age, there is a tendency toward bruising, my son.
Remo Williams: What? What did you call me?
Chiun: I called you a clumsy oaf. You drive like a monkey in heat.

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Chiun: The trained mind does not need a watch. Watches are a confidence trick invented by the Swiss.

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Chiun: Professional assassination. It's the highest form of public service.

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Remo Williams: You know, Chiun, you're a real pain in the ass.
Chiun: That is because it is the fastest way to your brain.

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'Doctor' in soap opera: Jim, the leg has got to come off.
[Crashing chord on organ]
'Jim' in soap opera: No! No! I was gonna be an All-American!
'Doctor' in soap opera: Well, now you can - you can be all-American for courage!

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Remo Williams: Chiun, you're incredible!
Chiun: No, I am better than that.

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Chiun: Fear is just a feeling. You feel hot. You feel hungry. You feel angry. You feel afraid. Fear can never kill you.

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Remo Williams: Do you always talk like a Chinese fortune cookie?
Chiun: [outraged, strikes Remo, who falls to the ground in pain] Chinese! *Korean* is the most perfect creature ever to sanctify the earth with the imprint of its foot.

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Chiun: [talking to Remo] Put your hands behind your head.
[Remo complies, and doubles over from a blow from Chiun, too fast to be seen ]
Chiun: I did not say keep them there. Your reflexes are pitiful! The seasons move faster.

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Remo Williams: [Remo hears Chiun singing a song in Korean] Is it painful?
Chiun: I was singing an old Korean love song.
Remo Williams: It's a wonder the race isn't extinct.

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[Chiun pulls the trigger on a revolver, click, click, click]
Remo Williams: You used the other four yesterday.
Chiun: [Chiun fires a round nearly hitting Remo in the head] I reloaded.

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Chiun: Karate, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu - they are but shadows. Sinanju is the Sun.

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Harold Smith: Guard, protect and cherish your land, for there is no afterlife for a place that started out as Heaven. Charles M. Russell, Montana, 1926.

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Remo Williams: I've got a job to do.
Chiun: Remo!
[whispers in Remo's ear]
Chiun: Do not embarrass us.
Remo Williams: I won't... Little Father.

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Chiun: It is called fast food because it speeds you to the grave.

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Chiun: You move like a baboon... with two clubbed feet!

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Chiun: Success is a journey, not a destination.

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Conn MacCleary: Didn't I tell you? We don't use that 'bang bang' stuff. Your mind and your body become your weapon. That's what your new pal Chiun is going to teach you.

Heat · 07-05-09, 02:45 AM

I saw the movie, didn't realize that there was a TV series too. On the movie, I remember thinking that it wasn't that good, but at that time I was also a fan of the Destroyer series (pulp fiction) of books that this TV show was later made into.

I was also reading Doc Savage books about that time.

07-02-09, 05:56 PM	#1
scott1598 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: I want to go to there. Posts: 13,544	Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 looks to be a 2x only showing on Encore Action --> July 3 @ 1:10-2:05am EST & July 7 @ 7:15-8:10am EST. i didn't even know it existed and then learned on IMDb that it was never shown in its entirety. i thought some people would want to see this. i for one am taping it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236677/ Remo Williams (1988) (TV) This TV-movie was intended to be the pilot for a television series, but the show was not picked up. The movie itself only aired on television once. Due to President Reagan's speech on the night of 8/15/88, ABC made the decision to join "Remo Williams" in progress, rather than start it from the beginning, which would have delayed the network's 9 pm broadcasting. As a result, only the last 15 minutes of the 60-minute program were seen. __________________ "stranger than fiction" DVD collection "almost famous" SteelBook™ collection "Even though I am no better than a beast, don't I have the right to live?"

07-02-09, 07:37 PM	#2
boc4ever DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: One horse town Posts: 2,106	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out! __________________ "It's not my fault I don't listen when you talk!" http://boc4ever.dvdaf.com/owned

07-03-09, 08:38 AM	#4
N2DVD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Virginia Beach VA USA Posts: 992	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 Well, rats, I don't have Encore Action, and would love to get a copy of this from somewhere. __________________ N2DVD "Since 1997!" N2DVD's Private Stock

07-03-09, 08:58 AM	#5
Shannon Nutt DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 6,793	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 I've seen this on TV somewhere before, but I definitely saw the whole episode. If memory serves, it was even worse than the movie...if you can believe that. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/people/Shannon-Nutt/642637351

07-03-09, 05:06 PM	#7
N2DVD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Virginia Beach VA USA Posts: 992	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 As someone who has read the Destroyer books since the late 70s, I thought the original movie was fun and, though not completely faithful to the series, certainly retained the spirit of the stories. I believe I was living in Puerto Rico when the TV series came and disappeared, so I never got to see it. __________________ N2DVD "Since 1997!" N2DVD's Private Stock

07-03-09, 08:37 PM	#8
scott1598 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: I want to go to there. Posts: 13,544	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 yeah...this sucked! __________________ "stranger than fiction" DVD collection "almost famous" SteelBook™ collection "Even though I am no better than a beast, don't I have the right to live?"

07-04-09, 06:58 AM	#9
TheKing DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: City Of Orange, CA Posts: 1,677	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 Well, the show probably aired on the West Coast without interruption, so it did air, just not to everyone.

07-04-09, 09:26 PM	#10
Trevor DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 12,966	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 The movie is all kinds of awesome, will have to seek this out someday to be "complete". __________________ current exclusives & comparisons threads - Unwatched film thread - Spending - Challenge Compendium - DVD "upgrades" missing features from original release - DVDTalk Facebook - My Pathetic GamerTag/Score - my holiday list My Countdown Counting down to: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Challenge The 5th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Challenge is Live!

07-04-09, 11:03 PM	#11
JoeySeven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 348	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 Good stuff,I don't have cable or anything like it. I have to keep and eye open for it on the internet...legal wise.:-) Remo Williams is one movie that I wish they had made a squeal too. Memorable quotes from the movie Chiun: Women should stay home and make babies. Preferably, manchild. Major Rayner Fleming: [to Remo] I see you both went to the same charm school. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Remo dangles from a car on the Wonder Wheel] Remo Williams: Jesus! Chiun: Concentrate! This is NO time for prayer! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conn MacCleary: [to Remo] You're going to be the Eleventh Commandment: 'Thou shalt not get away with it.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: You move like a pregnant yak. Sit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: It would be better for you to eat this can than what is inside of it. Why must everything in this country be coated with monositi-... monosoti... Remo Williams: Monosodium glutamate. You can't even say it. Chiun: I can say "rat droppings." That does not mean I want to eat them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gen. Scott Watson: So listen to this, George. Lyman four-putts. Four-putts, mind you. I thought he'd have a stroke. And I'd have claimed it if he had. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: You did not ask to be white. So perhaps that is not your fault. You did not ask to be here. Perhaps that is not your fault, either. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York City traffic control cop: Excuse me. What are you doin' to that boy? Remo Williams: Oh, uh, unnecessary use of the horn, officer. New York City traffic control cop: Well, I'll be unnecessary use of my nightstick on your thick skull if you don't let him go. Remo Williams: Whatever happened to police courtesy and that kind of stuff, huh? New York City traffic control cop: We save that bullshit for the Upper East Side. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conn MacCleary: All I can promise you is terror for breakfast, pressure for lunch, and aggravation for sleep. Your vacations will be two minutes when you're not looking over your shoulder, and if you live to draw a pension, it'll be a miracle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: Are there any disadvantages? Conn MacCleary: Hell, I'm lucky I've lasted THIS long. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: Breathe out... slowly... do not gulp. If you do not breathe correctly, you do not move correctly. Pitiful. I can see the deadly hamburger has done its evil work. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: You know, Chiun, there are times when I really like you. Chiun: Of course. I am Chiun. Remo Williams: And there are times when I could really kill you. Chiun: Good. We will practice that after dinner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: Are you hurt? Chiun: No. When you approach middle age, there is a tendency toward bruising, my son. Remo Williams: What? What did you call me? Chiun: I called you a clumsy oaf. You drive like a monkey in heat. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: The trained mind does not need a watch. Watches are a confidence trick invented by the Swiss. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: Professional assassination. It's the highest form of public service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: You know, Chiun, you're a real pain in the ass. Chiun: That is because it is the fastest way to your brain. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Doctor' in soap opera: Jim, the leg has got to come off. [Crashing chord on organ] 'Jim' in soap opera: No! No! I was gonna be an All-American! 'Doctor' in soap opera: Well, now you can - you can be all-American for courage! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: Chiun, you're incredible! Chiun: No, I am better than that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: Fear is just a feeling. You feel hot. You feel hungry. You feel angry. You feel afraid. Fear can never kill you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: Do you always talk like a Chinese fortune cookie? Chiun: [outraged, strikes Remo, who falls to the ground in pain] Chinese! Korean is the most perfect creature ever to sanctify the earth with the imprint of its foot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: [talking to Remo] Put your hands behind your head. [Remo complies, and doubles over from a blow from Chiun, too fast to be seen ] Chiun: I did not say keep them there. Your reflexes are pitiful! The seasons move faster. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: [Remo hears Chiun singing a song in Korean] Is it painful? Chiun: I was singing an old Korean love song. Remo Williams: It's a wonder the race isn't extinct. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chiun pulls the trigger on a revolver, click, click, click] Remo Williams: You used the other four yesterday. Chiun: [Chiun fires a round nearly hitting Remo in the head] I reloaded. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: Karate, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu - they are but shadows. Sinanju is the Sun. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Smith: Guard, protect and cherish your land, for there is no afterlife for a place that started out as Heaven. Charles M. Russell, Montana, 1926. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remo Williams: I've got a job to do. Chiun: Remo! [whispers in Remo's ear] Chiun: Do not embarrass us. Remo Williams: I won't... Little Father. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: It is called fast food because it speeds you to the grave. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: You move like a baboon... with two clubbed feet! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiun: Success is a journey, not a destination. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conn MacCleary: Didn't I tell you? We don't use that 'bang bang' stuff. Your mind and your body become your weapon. That's what your new pal Chiun is going to teach you. __________________ http://joeyseven.dvdaf.com/ Last edited by JoeySeven; 07-04-09 at 11:05 PM.

07-05-09, 02:45 AM	#12
Heat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 13,571	Re: Remo Williams -- "Pilot" (from 1988) -- 7/3/09 I saw the movie, didn't realize that there was a TV series too. On the movie, I remember thinking that it wasn't that good, but at that time I was also a fan of the Destroyer series (pulp fiction) of books that this TV show was later made into. I was also reading Doc Savage books about that time. Last edited by Heat; 07-05-09 at 02:52 AM.