Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Remo Williams: The Prophecy | |
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Genre | |
Screenplay by | Steven Hensley and J. Miyoko Hensley (based on The Destroyer by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir) |
Starring | |
Composer | Craig Safan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Cinematography | Michael D. Margulies |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | Orion Television Entertainment |
Remo Williams: The Prophecy is an American action-adventure television pilot from 1988. It is based on The Destroyer pulp paperback series by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, and is a spin-off of the 1985 movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins and incorporates footage from the movie in the opening credits. It stars Jeffrey Meek as Remo Williams, and Roddy McDowall as Chiun.[1] It is loosely based on the 1983 novella "The Day Remo Died".[2] It was directed by Christian I. Nyby II and the teleplay written by Steven Hensley and J. Miyoko Hensley.
Plot[]
Set one year after the events of the feature film, Chiun feels that Remo is becoming complacent because of his abilities, so he hires a professional hit-man to teach Remo a lesson. What Chiun doesn't know is that the hit-man wants to replace Remo as Chiun's student and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal.
Cast[]
- Jeffrey Meek as CURE Agent Remo Williams
- Roddy McDowall as Master of Sinanju Chiun
- Stephen Elliott as CURE Director Harold W. Smith
- Carmen Argenziano as Tony
- Judy Landers as "Taffy"
- Andy Romano as Derek Boland, The Assassin
Production[]
Music[]
Craig Safan, who scored the movie, returned to provide the music for the pilot; his score was later released by Intrada Records (paired with Safan's score for the TV movie Mission Of The Shark: The Saga Of The U.S.S. Indianapolis).
Broadcast[]
The television pilot had not been seen since 1988 until the Encore cable television channel began airing it in the summer of 2009.
References[]
External links[]
- 1988 television films
- 1988 films
- Television pilots not picked up as a series
- Television series by Lionsgate Television
- Television shows based on American novels
- Television sequel films