Remote

1993

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 42% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 42% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 892 892

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Plot summary

When 13-year-old Randy is forced to stash his remote control toys in a model home, he stumbles across the hideout of three prison escapees. With the use of his remote control toys, Randy manages to apprehend the three fugitives.

Director

Ted Nicolaou Photo
Ted Nicolaou

Top cast

Jordan Belfi Photo
Jordan Belfi as Ben
Sam Horrigan Photo
Sam Horrigan as Student
Tony Longo Photo
Tony Longo as Louis Marinelli
Lorna Scott Photo
Lorna Scott as Mrs. Eva McKinley Williams
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 5 / 10

One for nostalgia lovers

REMOTE is another one of those films by Moonbeam Pictures, an offshoot of Full Moon, and made just before the studio upped sticks and moved to Romania. This one's directed by Ted Nicolaou, of SUBSPECIES fame, and is a straightforward copy of HOME ALONE. The hero of the hour is a young bespectacled geeky kid who enjoys playing with remote controlled toys. His skills come into play when a trio of annoyingly stupid escaped convicts end up becoming trapped in a building where he hides his toy stash, and a battle of (non) wits plays out. It's lowbrow stuff, made worse by the puerile scripting, but if you're a 1990s fan and you grew up during this decade then you'll find merit in it nonetheless.
Reviewed by kevin_robbins 4 / 10

A painful knockoff of Home Alone

I recently watched The Remote (1993) on Tubi. The storyline revolves around a young man who is deeply passionate about inventions and playing with remote control cars. He has a secret hideaway where he escapes to play with his contraptions. However, when he becomes trapped between three robbers in hiding and a bully, he must rely on his creativity to get out of this challenging situation.Directed by Ted Nicolaou (Subspecies), the film features Jessica Bowman (Joy Ride), Chris Carrara (Clover Bend), John Diehl (The Client), Jordan Belfi (Entourage) and Tony Longo (Sixteen Candles).This film comes across as a painful knockoff of Home Alone. While the storyline introduces main characters who are reasonably well-portrayed and easy to root for, it's under fortunate that the child actors badly outshine the adults. The adult performances feel awkward and forced. The love story adds a touch of fun to the film, but as soon as the robbers enter the story, it loses its charm and feels like a forced imitation of Home Alone. The remote control car scenes are fun.In conclusion, The Remote is a below-average entry in the coming-of-age genre, but it's still worth a viewing. I would rate this a 4/10 and recommend seeing it once.
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