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Remo Williams: The Prophecy

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Remo Williams: The Prophecy
Genre
Screenplay bySteven Hensley and J. Miyoko Hensley (based on The Destroyer by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir)
Starring
ComposerCraig Safan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
CinematographyMichael D. Margulies
Running time42 minutes
Production companyOrion Television Entertainment
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseAugust 15, 1988 (1988-08-15)

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

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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

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Production

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Music

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Cineoutsider.com: Sinanju boys
  2. ^ Sinanju.com: TV pilot "Remo Williams - The Prophecy" Summary and Images
  3. ^ 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.
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