| 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 |
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.
New TV series
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
- ↑ 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.