You can see the entrance to the Plaza of the Americas directly behind the building. Although it's a little fuzzy, you can distinctly see the Los Angeles Theatre on the left and the Palace Theatre on the right. Back to Dallas where RoboCop saves a woman from being attacked. The building with the neon directly behind them is still there, but the apartment building on the right is gone.
These shots are screen-matched, but I just used some old photos I took for reference. And back to Dallas again for the hostage scene. The building directly across the street is gone, but I loved that they re-used the PARK sign for an actual recreational park where the parking lot used to be. RoboCop visits children at a school. Again, not screen-matched here but I used some existing pictures I had of the school.
The block now has a bunch of condos surprise! Clarence Boddicker and his gang wreak havoc on the stores on the block of Elm Street in Dallas.
A lot of the awnings are gone and some of the storefronts have been redone. This has to be my favorite matte painting in films. However, he quickly learned during his first American movie that this approach had the exact opposite effect in the USA, so he had to learn how to reign in his temper over time, and, at one time, had to apologize to his entire crew. This film uses the word "fuck" 35 times. Peter Weller and Nancy Allen actually share the same birthday - June Ken Russell called this the greatest science-fiction film since Metropolis Dick Jones taunts Bob Morton with the lines " However, in the subtitles, the location remained unchanged.
The actor's name is James Staszkiel. For a couple of years after this movie, Detroit radio station Paul Verhoeven 's antagonistic style didn't go down very well with his cast and crew. Peter Weller later said that this the first time he ever considered having a fist-fight with his director.
In August , it was the first Orion release to premiere in the United States on Showtime, as part of an exclusive, multi-year deal for first-run television rights.
Prior to then, HBO had a multi-year contract with the studio to have their films premiere first on the pay cable channel.
This is director Paul Verhoeven 's first American film. Despite prominent advertising, the ED is barely in the film. The original gun for RoboCop was a Desert Eagle, but this was deemed too small. The gun holster itself was a standalone piece that was not integrated into the suit. Off-screen technicians would operate the device on cue by pulling cables that would force the holster to open up and allow the gun to be placed inside. Alex Murphy was initially called Robert in the original script.
Producers felt that people would call him RobertCop. So, it was changed at the last minute. The history of Detroit, and future real life events, reflect the dystopian theme of this movie released in The City of Detroit was continually losing population. From a peak of 1,, in , the city lost around , people, to under 1,, in a couple generations by the time this movie was released in The population continues to decline, dropping down to an estimated , by Due to the film's success, two animated spin-off series made for children were created, RoboCop and RoboCop: Alpha Commando RoboCop aired a year after the film's release and lasted for one season with 12 episodes.
And RoboCop: Alpha Commando aired 11 years after the film's release and lasted for one season with 40 episodes. Both shows toned down much of the mature nature and dark elements of the film to keep them kid-friendly.
Though, it was suggested that the popularity of this film being marketed toward children resulted in the unfortunate watering down of the RoboCop franchise.
It took almost 10 months of preparation for the construction of the RoboCop suit. Life casts of Peter Weller and 6-foot clay models created by Rob Bottin were used to design and construct the suit. Executive producer Jon Davison provided the voice of ED The sound crew went to a gun range in Texas and recorded a brand new library of gunshot sound effects, especially for the film.
The same effects were used a year later by the sound editors for Die Hard Despite being a newcomer to Hollywood, Paul Verhoeven had no qualms telling Academy Award-nominated make-up designer Rob Bottin that his first designs for RoboCop were crap.
Because most s action movies opened with a big action scene, the movie was originally supposed to open with the donut shop massacre referenced in the news footage. However, director Paul Verhoeven decided to open the film with comedy instead of harsh violence. The convenience store robber was only meant to say, "Fuck me! However, he kept saying it over and over while he tried to kill RoboCop. Director Paul Verhoeven thought it played funny, so he kept it in.
The MPAA wanted to cut the shot of the toxic waste thug exploding into goo when he is hit by a car, but Orion refused because it was by far the favorite moment of preview audiences. Miguel Ferrer stated that shooting this film was the best summer of his life. The members of Clarence Boddicker's gang including Clarence himself all use shotguns. Steve Minh wields a Mossberg Cruiser, with a distinctive sling swivel.
However, they do not share any screen time. Most of the movie's exteriors were shot in Dallas because the production team thought that city looked futuristic. The scientists in the film are named after U. The cops are named after serial killers. However, the location had glass art hanging nearby, and they were not allowed to do it to the scale they wanted. They ended up having to add optical effects to make the explosion bigger. Despite portraying enemies in the film, Peter Weller got along very well with Kurtwood Smith.
At first, when Weller requested to be referred to as "Murphy" or "Robo" in-between takes in order to stay in character, Smith didn't know how to talk to him. But soon, the two started a friendship and the rule was ignored. The latter three, who all maintained healthy lifestyles, ended up supporting Weller's training for the New York City Marathon.
After the film's release and due to being impressed by the futuristic conceptualizations in the film, the United States Air Force hired Edward Neumeier as a consultant for futuristic concepts. Due to director Paul Verhoeven 's volatile temper, some of the cast and crew members found it easier to work with second unit director Monte Hellman. Some people have pointed out that the film, Eliminators , shares some similarities with this film and the film was joked to be the PG-rated version of this film.
Interestingly, Eliminators was released a year before this film. This is director Paul Verhoeven 's ninth film. The film was shot over the course of four months. Filming began on August 6, , and wrapped on November 8, Ronny Cox enjoyed playing the bad guy for a change.
Cox repeated the effort in director Paul Verhoeven 's next film, Total Recall Murphy briefly mentions his son's name in the parking lot when he practices the gun twirl. Paul McCrane appears in this film with Miguel Ferrer. Ferrer and his mother, Rosemary Clooney , also both made guest appearances.
David Cronenberg was offered the job to direct this film. Cronenberg declined. Tom Berenger was in talks with director Verhoeven about playing the lead role of RoboCop. When Robocop ends the hostage situation, it is a 'parody' of the media videotaped Bud Dwyer suicide.
During the firing range scene, you can see Robo's hand and he is multi firing weapons. He is shooting multiple rounds per one finger squeeze, and you can tell that one time the weapon misfires and he must squeeze the trigger again. Prior to this film, Ronny Cox was better known for playing nice characters rather than the sleazeball he portrays here. The opening shot of the skyline was added late in the game from stock footage because the producers wanted an establishing shot of the city.
Alex Cox turned down directorial duties to make Straight to Hell Returns Robocop at the beginning reads his "prime directives" which is very often used in Star Trek: It's the foremost law that forbids interfering with other cultures. Clarence Boddicker uses two different types of the Desert Eagle in the film. His main weapon is an Desert Eagle Mark I in. He also uses one without the extended barrel during the drug lab shootout.
Out of Boddicker and his crew, Joe Cox is the most visibly eager to tangle with RoboCop, recklessly firing off several shots of the cannon he's been given and whooping with glee at the explosions it causes.
He ends up being the first of Boddicker's henchmen to be killed by Robocop in their final confrontation. Monte Hellman is uncredited as one of the second unit directors of the film. Peter Weller was chosen from a list of many actors, not just because the production team felt he was the best actor for the role but because they needed a lean actor who could fit in a bulky suit without looking comical.
Plus, he had a strong jawline, which is the only part of him seen through most of the film. The news and commercial footage was all shot on video.
However, the shots from RoboCop's point of view were shot on 35mm film with a filter to produce the video lines. During a press screening, Sheila Benson from the L. Times ran to the projection booth during the commercial for the SUX car featuring the dinosaur, telling them they had the wrong reel in the projector. During the casting of the film, Armand Assante read for the part of Murphy, performing the scene in which he takes off his helmet. Assante took the opportunity to go big with his performance, pulling at his hair and showing loads of emotion.
When Verhoeven directed both Weller and Allen in the film, he went in the opposite direction, instructing them to play it as cool as possible for greater emotional effect. The film was ranked at number 14 as one of the greatest action films of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
The Detroit police department in the film was filmed at a combination of the at-the-time-operational Dallas High School for the exterior and the Sons of Hermann in Dallas for the interior. However, he was too bulky for the RoboCop suit. When the film was released, Schwarzenegger said that he loved the film, and wanted to work with director Paul Verhoeven. When Total Recall was announced to be in development, Schwarzenegger and Verhoeven picked that film to work on together.
The helmets the police officers wear are modified versions of the Cooper SK hockey helmet. Oddly enough the visors are screwed into the side bumpers instead of the two screws on the front of the helmet where traditionally visors and cages are installed on the helmets. The film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine Jonathan Kaplan was originally set to direct, but opted to do Project X instead.
Director and writer Kenneth Johnson was offered to direct this film. Johnson declined due to not being allowed to change aspects of the script he deemed to be "mean-spirited, ugly, and ultra-violent".
Sol Negrin is uncredited as one of the film's cinematographers. Audiences in Santa Barbara theaters cheered at the mention of the town.
The male hero teaching the female hero how to shoot as they do target practice together, leading to an unexpected bonding moment between them, is an action movie cliche that has been used many times. This movie uses that as well; except in this version it's the female teaching the male. Lewis helping Murphy focus at the ending as they do target practice. Lazer is a parody of the television series T.
Hooker , which starred William Shatner. Peter Weller , like Shatner, has appeared in the Star Trek films. His partner, Anne Lewis, also uses one in the abandoned factory and throughout the remainder of the film, although it appears that her sidearm was a P9S earlier. There has been some debate on RoboCop message boards over whether this gun is a P or a P It is definitely a P because the frame of the gun has the prominent bulges along the side, visible between the takedown switch and the decocker, which make the frame wider so that the gun can accommodate a double-stack magazine.
The P, which takes a single-stack magazine, lacks these; the sides of the receiver appear smooth rather than bulged, even from a distance. Kenneth L. Johnson said that he was offered the chance to direct, but turned down when he was not allowed to change aspects of the script that he considered to be "mean-spirited, ugly and ultra-violent". The phrase " The company that makes Robocop is named OCP, which is the word "cop" rearranged. Bob Morton's home was filmed in a home near Dallas featured in the television series Beyond Debra Lamb 's small role was cut from the final finished version of the film.
Paul McCrane also previously appeared in Fame , the title song of which featured the line "I'm gonna live forever. Also of an interesting note, the parking lot behind Murphy in the shots facing him is no longer there.
It is now a city bus terminal. This marks the first role where Nancy Allen wore her hair short. Michael Miner is uncredited as one of the second unit directors of the film. Rather than for strictly artistic reasons, the fast editing in many of the scenes involving gunfire was done because it was rare for all the guns to work properly in the same take. Few shots last more than two seconds because actors had to continue clearing jammed weapons.
Both Peter Weller and Nancy Allen share the same birthday. June 24th. Peter Weller is 3 years older than Nancy Allen. They got full creative freedom and did the storyboards for this scenes. Goldblatt worked only for two weeks, and Hellman replaced him, and worked for next four weeks. Despite this, only Goldblatt was credited on the film. After Jost Vacano left production, James Glennon was one of the uncredited cinematographers.
He responsible for van chase culmination, all Murphy and Boddicker's gang scenes at the steel mill, Robocop close-up shots, news and commercials. The news coverage and fake commercials featured in the film combined are over 5 minutes long. Steven Berkoff was considered for Dick Jones.
In this film, Bob Morton, who's portrayed by Miguel Ferrer , doubts the significance of Robocop having a dream. On Twin Peaks , Ferrer's character is again skeptical, but that time works with a colleague who puts great stock in dreams. Orion Pictures executives kept trying to interfere with the production while it was still going on. The film was shot in a very hot summer in Dallas. Paul Verhoeven who directed this movie, also directed Total Recall The police in Total Recall are robotic cops.
In fact, in that film, a street thug refers to one of the robotic police as "Robo-Dick", a nod to this film. This film features several actors connected to Batman. They also both play roles in the remake, RoboCop Jonathan Kaplan was asked to direct but chose to make Project X instead.
Boddicker's men use a caliber sniper rifle to blow up cars and storefronts on the street during the police strike. Kurtwood Smith and Ray Wise were standing close to the sex shop when it was blown up, and there both ended up quite upset at the size of the explosion, concerned they were in danger.
It caused a big fight on the set. The Twinkie as a defense for murder refered to in an earlier piece of trivia was mentioned in a cover of I Fought The Law by the 80's punk band the Dead Kennedys, it is also notable that the defense actually worked. Spencer Prokop 's first cinematic appearance. A semi-automatic civilian version of the Sterling SMG, the Sterling Mark 6 Semiautomatic Carbine recognizable by its 16" barrel, necessary to comply with gun laws in the U.
It was imported for commercial sale into the U. The carbine is fired semiautomatic throughout the robbery. The Cobras are actually older-specification Barrett M82 long-range. The scopes were originally supposed to show computer-generated targeting information, but this idea was scrapped due to budget constraints. The Cobra fires some type of powerful high explosive incendiary round that explodes upon impact judging by the lack of substantial recoil, this is likely some form of low-pressure grenade ;.
Many cast members have appeared in films based on Stephen King stories. Nancy Allen appeared in Carrie In addition, his niece, Tessa Ferrer , appeared on Mr. Mercedes , including an episode directed by Peter Weller. Originally released as an Orion Pictures release.
By the s, the post Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had acquired multiple existing Film Libraries outright, including the Orion catalogue. Dan Ohilery's Old Man character is a major character in this franchise.
And yet we never learn what his name is. The phone number for the Family Heart Center is The second of two times where Ray Wise plays an antagonist and the protagonist is the title character and also a cop.
The first time was T. Hooker: Hot Property Both movies have "cop" in the title. Released on Donald Sutherland 's 52nd birthday. Lazer" sounds like a reference to "T. Hooker," a police drama starring William Shatner.
Donna Keegan's debut. The first film in the RoboCop franchise to be rated R. The second film to be rated R is RoboCop 2 Several companies sued the production for copyright infringement over things that appeared in the video interstitials. One of the companies was named Nukem, claiming infringement on the Nukem board game commercial.
Is this interesting? Arnold Schwarzenegger was interested in playing Robocop and was even fitted for the robotic suit. It was decided that the actor was too large, and it made Robocop look too indestructible. The filmmakers wanted the character to leaner. Peter Fonda was interested in the role, but Peter Weller was eventually cast, in part because his lips and chin were the aesthetic that the helmet needed.
The ED robot design was based on a Huey helicopter because it helped play into the script's allegory to the build-up of the military industrial complex leading up to the Vietnam War.
The name of the Bixby Snyder S. Nemeth TV show seen in the background famous for the line "I'll buy that for a dollar! Cameo Edward Neumeier : The writer is briefly seen on a photo on the "Wanted" bulletin in the police department, hanging on a non-transparent glass when RoboCop walks behind it.
Close inspection of the original prop reveals that the bulletin bears his name as well and that the fictionalized version of Edward Neumeier is charged with fraud and flight to avoid prosecution. Originally, the man catching the LAR Grizzly gun that RoboCop beats out of Leon's hand in the disco was supposed to be his cameo, but he wasn't available at the time of filming. To apply, search "Homelessness Action Week Vancouver". Get up to date on the BroadwayPlan by watching our online presentation and reading the engagement report.
Want to go to UofT someday? Tag a friend to let them know! The movie is set in the year where a multinational conglomerate OmniCorp revolutionized warfare. They do so by introducing robots peacekeepers in hot spots like Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran. The RoboCops are capable of maintaining law and order. The CEO of the company then plans to introduce the machines for domestic purposes, which were originally being used for military purposes.
However, the passage of the Dreyfus Act forbids the deployment of militarized drones in the United States. This further gives them the idea to propose a cyborg police officer. The movie released in the year and is directed by Jose Padilha and the movie is produced by Marc Abraham, Eric Newman. Watch the trailer of the film below.
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