Remo Williams Pilot Golf Scene
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- This is from an old VHS recording of the Remo Williams TV pilot. I thought this scene was pretty cool. It never lived as a series. Probably because the movie was awesome because Fred Ward and Joel Grey did such good jobs. Most of the time, I find yellowface to be rather insulting, like David Carradine in Kung Fu stealing the part from Bruce Lee.
I own and still occasionally read nearly one hundred of the original paperbacks.
Highly underrated.
Me too
I adored them, at least the earlier books. But I was always disappointed that they didn't follow up on Remo's daughter. Apparently she was a creation of one of the ghost writers, and Sapier was not a fan.
There was a short lived young adult series featuring her, but it was very badly written.
Liked them too :) Better than the film - I was a bit disappointed too a real Korean master was not playing Chiun
@@AllanMogensen I heard a rumour that Shane Black was writing a new action film screenshot for The Destroyer
Same here, the dialogue between Chium and Remo is hilarious. Would like to see if they could try rebooting it as a TV series.
Crazy how well Roddy McDowel nailed the character EXACTLY the way Joel Gray played it.
It took me a second to realize it wasn’t him!
I never knew they tried making this a series.
Joel Grey’s voice was 1000 believable and funnier vs Roddy McDowell.
Yeah only 20 years before the movie
A friend of mine was a collector of the books. He wrote to the publisher as if he were writing to Chiun, asking for wisdom. The writer, Chiun, wrote back and began the letter with 'Oh Ignorant White...' He treasures this letter to this day!
😅 can't blame him
In korea, putters do not bend
HAHAHAHA
Thanks.
I see your soul is undamaged.
Must have been made in Taiwan! Hilarious!
And golf balls do not crush.
In Korea door handles do not brake.
I never knew that they`d made a TV series, I`d have loved to see THAT, loved the Film.
I think I need to watch this movie. I never actually seen it all the way through. The old man is tough.
'Remember I won him.. hes mine..' Chuin and Pink Panther scene
HIlarious. How he crushes the ball like a grape.
I read once where Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir were feuding in the late 1970s over something unrelated to the Destroyer books, and since they each wrote a portion of the books, one of the two decided to only write literally half of the book, sending the manuscript to the other, with the first half stopping not only in the middle of a sentence, but in the middle of a word! Sapir died in 1987, and Murphy used ghost writers for a while, and then his son, Will Murphy took over about 1989 or so.
I seriously wish Kino Lorber had put the TV pilot for Remo Williams as an extra for their Blu Ray release of the film, especially considering it's never gotten a legit release still to this day.
WOW!!! Never knew they did this!! Big fan of the movie!
Loved his subtle/ not so subtle bump.
Chium, you're incredible.
I would have SOO watched this!
@Subo23 Yep, it was a vignette in The Assassin's Handbook. The guy's name was Beasley Dalworth.
I have a memory like a damn steel trap. :)
Hahahahaha, loved it! True, the younger generation has missed something with Remo- pitiful.....
They did not ask to be born after the 1980s.
So perhaps that is not their fault.
@@mmattson8947 Hah~! I got that reference. 😁👍
From what I remember, by the time someone learns who Chiun is they are already running and screaming for the exits, knowing they won't make it.
I loved the movie.
Netflix needs to buy the rights and put together a well-budgeted season. The original movie still stands tall and is a fun watch. Funny thing is most Koreans don't even know the movie, or the novels, exist.
I forgot about the TV pilot. I have all the books. The movie was fun. A bit campy, but fun.
Can't believe that only the last 15 minutes of this aired (because of Reagan's speech) the first and, until this year, ONLY other time it was shown!
He is the Tiger of the Woods.
Dude, this is fucking priceless!! I had no idea there was a tv pilot and I love the movie and have read a few of the books.
There are times I really like Chiun.
Loved the books and enjoyed the movie. Patiently waiting on a proper reboot/redux. Thanks for posting.
"Pitiful, probably made in Taiwan..." LOL! Chiun f-ing kicks some MAJOR ass!!
As to your question,Droogie: Encore has recently been showing The Destroyer pilot again lately. Check your local listings, kids!
If I remember the book Created, the Destroyer correctly, this is the guy who "tried" to kill Remo while he and Master Chuin were walking down a city street. Chuin was proud that, even in "death", Remo centered his body. Chuin brought him back from "the brink" and chastised him for not seeing (being aware of) what was coming. Also, the would-be assassin wasn't too happy when he next met Chuin. Great read!!!
Roddy McDowell was chosen for the role of Chiun due to his distinctive voice.
Casting Jeffrey Meek as Remo was a major blunder, however. If Fred Ward was either unavailable or unwilling to commit to a TV series, they should have gotten Joe Penny or Ed Marinaro, as both were familiar faces on television at the time, and were physically appropriate for the role. Meek sunk this pilot like a torpedo.
A camp classic...
to those who havent seen remo williams, you need to check it out.
I am amazed that there was only one Remo Williams movie.
first i kinda agree second they never used an asian actor to begin with in the movie it was played by joel grey father i beleive of jennifer grey from dirty dancing
Joel Grey played this part 1000% better than Roddy McDowell.
This clip is all I've seen of the TV pilot, don't recall hearing of it before.
My only major complaint about Roddy McDowell's performance is that he seems to be going too fast. Joel Grey's version was slower, more methodical, as if timing of words and motions was everything (appropriate for the character). I know Roddy could do that; in this case it may have been the constraints of the pilot duration required a certain pace.
I was mocked on Philly WIP sports radio when I mentioned "Remo Williams..." as a fun and terrific 80's movie choice to go back and watch! It's a normal side chatter for the show to ask an aside poll question and entertain suggestions from side areas to sports.They hated me for saying how indispensable Carson Wentz was to the Eagles in winning their only SB in '17,'18 so they lept at any avenue to pan and mock me. It was totally ignorant of them to dismiss "Remo Williams" as a memorable movie from that time period.
Philistines
Pretty cool. IIRC that's straight from the books, Chiun hires the guy to try to whack Remo to test his skills.
Chiun loved his "Toughen Remo by trying to kill him" training method.
The first Assassin's Handbook to be precise.
I love the movie, and I was hoping for sequels, but that was not to be.
Roddy McDowall seriously...!
Cool! Never knew this existed
what carried this character in the movie is the actor used a lot of real kung fu flicks for his character. So at the time he came over as more authentic than offensive
Kung fu and other martial arts are rays of sunshine with Sinanju being the sun itself.
The movie had an alternative titel in the Netherlands: Remo Williams, Unarmed and Dangerous.
I wonder if the "crushing the golf ball" bit was copied from Oddjob (Harold Sakata) in Goldfinger.
I bought the assassin's handbook by Ciun The Master of Sinanju, N. korea.
Wonder why this series didn't take? It's certainly no worse than any of the other drek that was on TV in the 80's.
Oh trust me. It was big in its day. I remember quite well.
I have all the original paperbacks from the late 70's & the movie on CD & hard drive. The movie was great, but the books were better because I read them long before the movie & the mind is better that film.
thanks for sharing. I was an italian fan of Remo and sinanju !!!
Me too!😀😃 I loved that movie!😊🤗
ok I love any live action Chiun I can get...but the cartoon noise one the "putt" kind of had me rolling my eyes
Chuin hit it so hard the ball was vibrating at a high frequency thus the woosh sound.
it's a very nice movie :)
search "Remo Williams - the adventure begins"
in this video there's the pilot (that doesn't appear in the final cut)
I believe Roddy McDowel became ill shortly afterwards and passed away (Not sure), and they did wait just a bit too long to make a sleeper hit like Remo Williams into a TV series. I saw this pilot when it first aired, and I'm also sure that cultural appropriation as well as Mr. McDowell's health problems had a lot to do with it never going forward.
ah no, he died 10 years later, so it guess it was just poorly received.
Needs a reboot
I liked the books; the few that I read.
I personally thought the movie stunk except for Master Chui.
or some high number. I cant remember for sure
I'm missing about 15 books to have a complete series. Definitely not in prime condition. They were read often.
I enjoyed that lol
@noizefloor there was books? i only ever saw the movie and i know it sounded like the begining of a seris but never knew there was one till now lol
Lots of books
David Carradine didn't steal anything. The producers of Kung Fu chose to hire him instead of Bruce Lee.
the tv show
Я не видел в фильме этого эпизода.
Sadly both the movie and the show used white actors for Chun but kudos to the late Roddy McDowell for his performance even if the show was subpar.
I’m not convinced that man is Korean.
I love Joel Grey, but seeing him in that yellow face getup is painful to watch.
What If?😂
Jman
Cornelius as Chiun?
Just doesn’t work.
Roddy McDowall or Joel Grey
LOL!
Please share link for full movie
Remo Williams (The adventure begins) is on CZcams for free.
czcams.com/video/mm8F_IFK1v8/video.html
joel grey so much better as chuin
And yet, with Joel Grey and Roddie McDowell, Hollywood AGAIN showed its ignorant attitude towards non-Caucasian actors. I loved the "Destroyer" books for a while and when the movie came out, I enjoyed it - but typical Hollywood racist casting emerged, big and ugly as usual.
@@kegginstructure The worst casting in that movie was Kate Mulgrew. She's a horrible actor.
David Carradine did not make the decision as to who would star in Kung Fu. The director did. Hence, your statement that he "stole" the role from Bruce Lee is false and derogatory. If you want to cast blame, do so accurately.
@ibtnm25 joel grey
They didn't have ghost writers till about something like 80 or 90 something
Que la puerra de esses cometarrios de 2 anious atrase ouu mas...que se que isso?-
Huh ?? 😂
Yeah, I just found out that he's a white guy.
Probably made in Taiwan. Hahahahaha.
finish it off with a racist remark lol
corny
Jon Bernthal should reboot Remo.