Trivia / Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

• Box Office Bomb: The film cost $40 million to make and didn't even break the $15 million mark, ending any hope of the intended film franchise.
• Creator Killer: After directing this film, Guy Hamilton (known for directing four James Bond films, including Goldfinger) never directed another internationally released film^note The only other film he directed afterwards was the 1989 French film Try This One for Size before his death in 2016.
• Fake Nationality: Jewish American Joel Grey as the Korean-born Master Chiun. The yellowface job on him earned the film an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup.
• Market-Based Title: Orion Pictures released it in Britain as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous.
• Stillborn Franchise: This film is the only cinematic outing of the Destroyer novels. In retrospect the film was probably not helped by the subtitle.
• Vindicated by Cable: The film managed to become better-known as a weekend movie on cable and is now seen occasionally at cons.

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