The Adventure Begins (2003) Why didn't the adventure continue? As Remo, grizzly-great character actor Fred Ward ("The Right Stuff") dodges bullets but fails to sidestep the one that unjustly…
Fred Ward, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | SECRET AGENT MAN Remo as Ward
SECRET AGENT MAN Remo as Ward
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Details Release Date: Jul 15, 2003; DVD Release Date: Jul 15, 2003; Movie Rated: PG-13; Genre: Action/Adventure; With: Joel Grey and Fred Ward

Why didn't the adventure continue? As Remo, grizzly-great character actor Fred Ward (''The Right Stuff'') dodges bullets but fails to sidestep the one that unjustly murdered the failed franchise after only one stuntacular action comedy. Formerly a candy-scarfing NYC cop, Remo is retrained as a light-footed secret agent by Chiun, a cryptic Korean martial-arts master played (improbably yet indelibly) by unrecognizable Caucasian-as-Asian Joel Grey. One of the better '80s actioners, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins's also an appealing retro document, especially during its climactic death-defying battle atop the repair scaffolding that famously swallowed up the Statue of Liberty almost 20 years ago. EXTRAS It's time, ''Remo'' fans, to give up hope for a sequel; the studio couldn't even be bothered to assemble more than the trailer for the DVD.

Originally posted Jul 18, 2003 Published in issue #719 Jul 18, 2003 Order article reprints