Remo Williams: The Prophecy
| Remo Williams: The Prophecy | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | August 15, 1988 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Music
[edit]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
[edit]The television pilot had not been seen since 1988 until the Encore cable television channel began airing it in the summer of 2009.
New TV series
[edit]On December 8, 2022, it was announced that Gordon Smith will be adapting a TV series version of The Destroyer for Sony Pictures Television with Adrian Askarieh executive producing.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Cineoutsider.com: Sinanju boys
- ^ Sinanju.com: TV pilot "Remo Williams - The Prophecy" Summary and Images
- ^ White, Peter (December 8, 2022). "Remo Williams Heading To TV As 'The Destroyer' Series Adaptation Set From Gordon Smith, Adrian Askarieh & Sony Pictures Television". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2023.