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The last episode of Remy in was "Treasure of the Peacock's Eye."He goes on looking for the Peacock's Eye, while Indy gives up and goes back to the States to go to university. As to whether really found what he was looking for, well who knows? He probably would have given up later.
in my opinion a pretty sad goodbye. In many episodes Remy had a friendlier appereance than Indy, the figur had a nice character, not the kind of arrogance Young Indy had sometimes.
I´d love to know what happened to him after the search for the peacocks eye. But I fear that´ll be a mystery.
(what a sad mood: I should stop hearing the "Oganga" - soundtrack atm )
in my opinion a pretty sad goodbye. In many episodes Remy had a friendlier appereance than Indy, the figur had a nice character, not the kind of arrogance Young Indy had sometimes.
I´d love to know what happened to him after the search for the peacocks eye. But I fear that´ll be a mystery.
(what a sad mood: I should stop hearing the "Oganga" - soundtrack atm )
That soundtrack is pretty nice - especially the Bach tune...
Anyway, as far as I'm aware, the actor who played Remy died a few years back, so unless it's in print form, we'll never see him portray the funny Frenchman on screen again... Great character - anyone know if he was ever in any of the Indy books later?
Anyway, as far as I'm aware, the actor who played Remy died a few years back, so unless it's in print form, we'll never see him portray the funny Frenchman on screen again... Great character - anyone know if he was ever in any of the Indy books later?
The IMDB says he commited suicide in 2000, doesn't give a reason why. Remy is in at least one of the choose your own adventure books and a couple of comics. Don't know if he comes back after the Peacock's Eye though. Might have to look into that one.
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That soundtrack is pretty nice - especially the Bach tune...
Anyway, as far as I'm aware, the actor who played Remy died a few years back, so unless it's in print form, we'll never see him portray the funny Frenchman on screen again... Great character - anyone know if he was ever in any of the Indy books later?
The actor who played Remy, Ronny Coutteure committed suicide on June 21 2000, according to his wife Dianne because he wanted an 'artist exit'. He felt misjudged and underappreciated always playing the side-kick or otherwise never being able to be in the main limelight, this depressed him and he felt it was unfair. I feel Remy was a great character and one of my favourites in all of Indiana Jones. Can't resist a good-natured Belgian, can you?
First I heard of it as well, and I'm Belgian! Pretty depressing. Guess he got the Hollywood virus but couldn't find an antidote. Then again, how can you ever really know why a person does such a thing ...
Always good to see a fellow Belgian at The Raven!
I remember seeing Ronny Coutteure playing a small but funny role in Robbe De "schat" Hert's Blueberry Hill.
One of the fun parts of the Young Indy tv-series was the friendship of Indy & Remy.
Young Indy: "You Belgians eat everything."
(see Indy's Phantom Train of Doom)
I admit to being a Remy fan. Look at old photos of group scenes (like construction sites, class pictures, unit photos etc.) from the Gilded age on through WWI and there's always a strange looking dude with glasses. Sure his whining could grate, but he had an authenticity that added depth to the show.
Remy was one of my favorites buddies of Indy too! It's sad to know the actor didn't realise how much fans of Indy loved him. It would have been cool to see him in the new movie....
Does anybody know if anything official was ever written down in the books or literature about what happened to the character of Remy after he and Young Indy parted ways in 1919 after losing the triail of the Peacock's Eye?
I'm guessing his quest for the jewel eventually got him killed.Though I never took Remy as being as adventursome as Indy.So,I can't imagine him getting very far as Indy would have.
If the diamond in TOD is the peacocks eye,What happened to it after it got lost in the nightclub?Another lost artifact?
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Baudoin vs. Beaudoin
*BUMP*
I've always thought Remy's last name was spelled Beaudoin (because I know some personally) but all the legit sources spell his last name as Baudoin (which is a shortened variation of the word "beau"/nice). The family crests are the same so the spelling of Baudoin is not wrong (as I once thought).
There are even Baudoin/Beaudoin connections with Quebec in there.
I always thought Remy's last name was "Bedouin," as in the nomadic Arab tribes! At least, until recently when I started watching the series again on DVD! Given Remy's wandering ways throughout the early part of the Twentieth Century, I wonder if there wasn't some sort of subtle connection imagined by the writers?
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Hey, Sab. I can see why you thought it could be Bedoin because sometimes SPF's pronunciation is a little off and it sounds like he's saying "Bed". In true literary fashion, it's very possible that his last name is a subtle nod to the Bedouins.
By the same token, I think the eye-patch wearing Zyke from "Peacock's Eye" could be named after the Cyclops. In the DVD game "Hunting For Treasure", Remy refers to him as a cyclops. (Not sure if he calls him that in the actual episode, though).
Remy was a great character, and as someone else said, was a great friend to YIJ. He was actually very influential in YIJ's life - he was instrumental in Indy's joining WWI. And, he was also present (or at least around) during a lot of key points in YIJ's life, including his going to war for the first time.
I feel Remy's inclusion in the European WWI episodes was essential, since for most of the series you mainly see the events/situations through the eyes of YIJ, an American, whose country wasn't affected (yet) by the war. Remy, on the other hand, may have been meant to represent the European countries (i.e., the "everyman") that were being subjugated in WWI.
The parting between YIJ and Remy was very sad (in TOTPE) - It would have been great to see them separate on a more hopeful note, but in thinking about it I guess that was the point; Remy had become obsessed with finding the Peacock's eye to the exclusion of all else, and YIJ was more realistic about the hopelessness of the whole situation, and just wanted to go back to U.S., go to college, and get on with his life.
When you think about it, in the terms of the series I felt that Indy's leaving Remy behind when he went back to the U.S. (after 3 years away) was both literal and symbolic - he was leaving one part of his life behind and starting another, and Remy really didn't have a place in his new life (i.e., his going back home, attending university, etc.)
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When you think about it, in the terms of the series I felt that Indy's leaving Remy behind when he went back to the U.S. (after 3 years away) was both literal and symbolic - he was leaving one part of his life behind and starting another, and Remy really didn't have a place in his new life (i.e., his going back home, attending university, etc.)
Truer words have never been spoken!
Another great actor that I'm in a very poor position of meeting him.
I miss 'em his character and Mr.Coutteure.
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Remy is in at least one of the choose your own adventure books and a couple of comics. Don't know if he comes back after the Peacock's Eye though. Might have to look into that one.
