ROBOCOP (1987) Movie Reaction *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | IS THIS THE GORIEST ACTION FILM?!
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Robocop Movie Description:
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan, in the near future, RoboCop centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products as the cyborg law enforcer RoboCop. Unaware of his former life, RoboCop executes a brutal campaign against crime while coming to terms with the lingering fragments of his humanity. The film has been analyzed for themes including the nature of humanity, personal identity, corporate greed, corruption, and is seen as a rebuke of the policies of Ronald Reagan.
The film was conceived by Neumeier while working on the set of Blade Runner (1982), and he developed the idea further with Miner. Their script was purchased in early 1985 by producer Jon Davison on behalf of Orion Pictures. Finding a director proved difficult; Verhoeven dismissed the script twice because he did not understand its satirical content until convinced of it by his wife. Filming took place between August and October 1986, mainly in Dallas, Texas. Rob Bottin led the special-effects team in creating practical effects, violent gore, and the RoboCop costume. Verhoeven emphasized violence throughout the film, making it so outlandish it became comical. Even so, censors believed it was too extreme, and several scenes were shortened or modified to secure an acceptable theatrical rating.
Despite predicted difficulties in marketing the film, particularly because of its title, the film was expected to perform well based on pre-release critic screenings and positive word of mouth. RoboCop was a surprise financial success upon its release in July 1987, earning $53.4 million. Reviews praised the film as a clever action film with deeper philosophical messages and satire but were more conflicted over the extreme violence throughout. The film was nominated for several awards, and received an Academy Award and numerous Saturn Awards.
The success of RoboCop created a franchise comprising the sequels RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3, children's animated series, multiple live-action television shows, video games, comic books, toys, clothing, and other merchandise. A reboot, also called RoboCop, was released in 2014. A direct sequel to the original 1987 film, tentatively titled RoboCop Returns, is in development as of 2020; it ignores other entries in the series.
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"Can you fly, Bobby?"
I'd buy THAT for a dollar!
Easy Money. Rodney at his best
I got to meet Kurtwood Smith! He came into a cafe I worked at. He's SUPER nice and he's vegan! Red Forman is vegan!
Cant get enough Paul Verhoeven!
I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!
Lol hey Tim
Hey Tim
What you burned the fucking money lmao
On the commentary they mention that show was called "It's Not My Problem"
@@killroy23 The commentary to this and Starship Troopers is actually worth listening to - Verhoeven is a good storyteller there as well, and his Dutch accent is funny too.
"In zis shöt ve häff a mödel of a büg..."
I've seen robocop dozens of times, but I still laugh at, "Bitches, leave"
Also helps that he kinda sounds like A Pimp Named Slickback.
I'll buy that for a dollar!! :D
The director Paul Verhoeven like to address the actors as their character names, so referring to the the two models as b****** while Miguel Ferrer was referred by his character named Bob Morton because the director wanted the cast to know that he's serious and ready, and wanted everyone to be in character. Verhoeven was also difficult to work with.
@@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9 "When he says 'bitches leave,' should de bitches leave?" "Dat's a wrap on de bitches, thank you, bitches!"
@@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9 When Clarence was making lewd gestures and stuff at the receptionist/secretary, that was his real life wife. (srsly)
For the network TV premiere, the line was changed to 'Ladies leave'. Absolutely hilarious.
Murphy getting killed is one of the most brutal scenes ever.
It is still the most realistic brutal death on screen ive ever seen
Proper traumatising. I couldn't even watch that bit, still, after all these years 😂
I saw as a kid and it’s just never sat well with me for 30 odd years😂😂😂 So so brutal. The scene with the Toxic man also😂
The toxic waste scene is what got me. I love how surprisingly violent this campy action movie is.
Gotta watch total recall and starship troopers one day. They go great with robocop since it’s the same director
Total Recall anyway. Starship Troopers isn’t very good.
Hell yes with Starship Troopers! We get you, sir!
Yeah, same type of satire. Just make sure you watch the original Total Recall with Arnold, cause, like with Robocop, they remade it into a PG-13 trash.
@@monkeyballs512 Starship Troopers is amazing
@@monkeyballs512 Never knew an opinion could be wrong
I miss 80’s gratuitous violence.
I'd buy that for a dollar
In this case I woulnd´t call it gratuitous, but yeah!
@@tentsio Yeah, Verhoeven had a point with the violence. It was meant to be over-the-top and extreme to go with the themes of American excess.
Deadpool was the only thing that brought back that kind of violence
@@Cugastratos nah it was cgi blood
it was Peter .. he had a trainer, even the actor who played the main villain he had respect for Peter what he went through 12 hours in make up
Yup, it was ALL Peter in costume... The dude IS Robocop. His performance was amazing.
Believe it or not, the version of the suit you see in the final film is a scaled back version of the original design - they built the suit knowing Weller was a certain height and weight, but due (I wanna say) to the short pre-production schedule they had, they didn't have time for an in-depth series of fittings and moulds, so the suit had a lot of layers of foam rubber padding that had to be removed or cut back on just for him to be able to move around. And Weller's a method actor so he stayed in character for most of this.
When Robocop came out, it had the most blood, gore, and violence. It almost got an X rating. They had to scale back Mr. Kinney's death scene just to get the R rating.
I heard the investors or backers of the film saw an early screening and were terrified they'd backed an unreleasable film.
Even by today's standards the violence is pretty brutal which makes me appreciate this film more.
@@chaost4544 I sometimes wish Paul Verhoeven would do a take on the superhero thing. There is room for niche R rated characters aside from Deadpool.
Yes along with Kinney's boardroom death by ED209, Murphy's death scene and Clarence's death at the end had to be trimmed down to dial it back to an R rating by the MPAA. The MPAA also wanted the "melting man" scene removed, but Paul Verhoeven put his foot down with the studio and managed to keep it in its entirety.
And I got to see it on a 35 foot screen back in 1987!
And then it had action figures and cartoon aimed at kids. The 80's.
Hi Mell. Peter Weller WAS inside the suit. Rob Bottin(who also did practical makeup effects for "John Carpenter's The Thing") designed the suit and did all the practical makeup effects for this film too.
Rob Bottin is a genius
Yep he worked with a mime to develop the walk and mannerisms of Robocop
Lost about 20lbs in weight too because of the heat and weight of the suit. I believe they fan to install fans inside too.
BUT for the scenes where RoboCop is driving, Peter Weller is in his underwear, because he couldn’t fit into the car when wearing the full RoboCop costume, just the headpiece, torso, and feet. To get around this, we see him always exiting feet first.
@@saltygrasshopper I believe he had the way he was to move rehearsed and ready before the suit arrived, they realized that once the suited was donned it didn't work so they came up with the idea of slowing all his movements down, like a serpent, it worked like a dream. The scene when ribocop throws Clarence to the desk and says "book him "
The say "what's the charge?"
When he turns around Peter Weller should have been given an award for that one shot, his legs turn. His body, then finally his head "he's a cop killer"
Us 80s kids were lucky, magigians were making movies then, now all you have are computer geeks
It's him in the suit, glad you picked up on how well he did with his physical performance
He studied with a mime to get the movements right. Deliberate, controlled, and smooth.
@@danielallen3454 also apparently he was so bulky he could sit in the cop car in the suite, which means every time you see Robocop driving, it’s Peter Weller in his boxers XD
I can't stress how crazy this movie was in the theater.
The audience went nuts.
Too bad I was born in 91, wish I could have seen the audience reaction!
Can you please expand on that? I'd love to hear more about your experience.
Tell was what it was like back in 1987, Rob.
It was at a theater in Corona Del Mar, California. Robocop was an 8 p.m. showing and I managed to "infiltrate" the theater with some friends thanks to an employee on the inside lol. I think one of the ushers was a cousin of one of my friends, or something. We were all youngsters.
Everyone reacted to everything in the movie. The insane violence. The comedy. The sad parts. Everyone was with Murphy on his journey from brave rookie cop to an unstoppable cyborg that could rival the Terminator. Basically, the best feeling you could get from going to an evening film. Like a really good concert!
I was 14 and saw it in theatre
3:10, the Stop motion animation was done by Phil Tippett whom would later win Best Visual Effects for JURASSIC PARK.
Yes, but his days as a Dinosaur Supervisor are over.
He also did stop motion for "The Empire Strikes Back"
@@karlsmith2570 Yep. His work on the stop motion for the AT-AT walkers is still amazing to this day.
@@alucard624 not to mention the Taun Tauns
Phil Tippett, isn't that the Dinosaur Supervisor in that Park?
As per the meme, he had ONE JOB.
"I wonder how the marketing was for this movie". Part man. Part machine. All cop!
Fun fact: they were concerned by how the real life Detroit police department would respond. Turns out they ended up loving it
That was good. The Saturday morning cartoon for children was better.
I remember the hype, and loved this when it came out… I was 7 at the time
@@andysutcliffe3915 just the right age for the RoboCop action figures, and RoboCop Saturday morning cartoon
The teaser trailer actually uses the music from 'The Terminator'
Clarence Boddicker is my favorite villain from the 80’s, slightly ahead of Hans Gruber from Die Hard
Kurtwood Smith was amazing in that role. Nice guy and very funny to meet in person too. Absolutely loved him as Red Foreman in That 70's Show years later.
You blaspheme!!!
NOBODY is a better villain than Hans Gruber!
@@rsrt6910 no, I love rickman as Gruber. But I enjoy clearance a bit more as a villain.
You a good cop...hot shot? Sure, you are.
Who would win!
Fun fact: Several Actors were considered for the role:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Armand Assante
Michael Ironside
Rutger Hauer
Sylvester Stallone, but they all turned it down due to their large frames, and Paul Verhoeven wanted someone to fit inside the suit.
Michael Ironside would make a pretty intimidating Robocop
Stallone XD you can't be Dredd and Robocop! That's greedy!
@@reikun86 Micheal Ironside is just an awesome actor. It was nice seeing him in nobody.
Helmet Burger
Michael Ironside as Robocop? The man definitely has the voice for that, would've loved to see that.
3:00 “the future cop” Axel Foley....lmao!! Had to pause that...hilarious!
When the criminal recognized Murphy by the phrase "Dead or alive you're coming with me," he recognized not only the phrase but also the voice. As Robocop he still has the same voice only "robotized."
Which is why it’s very damn implausible that multiple persons do not recognize Batman is Bruce Wayne in the terrible movie Batman and Robin because Batman never modified his voice to he different from Bruce Wayne including when he spoke publicly during a fundraiser that multiple persons could hear him.
Don't shittt!!!🤣🤣
MELLLLOOOooOoOoOooOoo!!! My grandmother took me to see this when I was 10 years old lol ...she figured it was a kids movie since all the kids were into robots & Transformers. She was horrified the whole time - but didn’t drag me out haha 🤪
That's funny. My mother and I went to see it, I was 11 or 12. She knew it was rated R, etc, but I got to watch R movies all the time. I've always liked sci-fi, most are surprised to know that I'm female lol.
Saw it at 11-12 but on TV. It was a diferent time back then... lol
She was probably unconsciously enjoying the film lol.
the scene where the red head criminal gets half melted by toxic waste then splash killed by a car was a memory that i visited in my sleep often when i was a kid, i was so freaked out by it
SAME.
It had me on paranoia phase when I was young XD I'm afraid I'm gonna exposed to a substance that turn me into a melty, soft meat man! *shivers*
Yep. Also, "splash killed" is a great freaking term.😀👍👍
Still to this day one of the grossest yet satisfying moments of a movie
Especially his moaning after it happened.. Haunting
That Eddie Murphy picture in the beginning killed me 😭😭😭
HAHAHAHAH WHY
I think my favorite part of this movie is the mirrored structure of the plot and how much thought Verhoeven put into making it work. For example, it starts and ends with an OCP product killing an Executive in a meeting even though it was not supposed to. Murphy and Lewis pursue Clarence and his gang into the steel mill as it is their hide out and Murphy is murdered, while at the end Clarence pursues the hiding Murphy and Lewis to the steel mill. You can even say while Murphy was killed and Robocop was created after the steel mill incident, the ending in the steel mill is where Murphy fully avenges his death and is able to accept his identity as Murphy once again. They calibrate Robocop before he goes to fight crime, and once again after he's been attacked by the cops, where he even has a scenes firing his gun at targets. The middle of the movie is a slow transition from him fighting crime to him becoming targeted by the police as a criminal himself. These are the broad strokes, and if you really go through the movie you can even find individual lines and moments that are mirrored as well.
There is an good blog post about this symmetrical structure, if you Google it.
There's also Murphy doing the TJ laser thing in the last scene: spinning his gun after taking down a bad guy just like in the TV show his son used to watch.
The one thing about this movie that always got me is the fact that it’s supposed to be in the future, but their patrol car is a Ford Taurus sedan.
Yeah, but that matt black paintjob looked super cool back when cop cars were black and white.
Back in 1987, it was state of the art!
Have you seen what police cars looked like before this movie? This movie literally changed how police cars looked going forward.
@@leslauner5062 Ok, that’s great for 1987, but it was 2028 in Robocop. I’m just saying they could have tried a little harder. I mean look at the cars in Back to the Future: Part 2. The cars in 2015 looked futuristic.
@@KingOfMakingItWorse It's a matter of concept. Robocop sets in a dystopian cyberpunk future. And that means greedy corporations. The police car and their uniform looked generic and cheap to symbolize the way corporations profit with the smallest expense possible. It adds to the grittiness of the movie.
Peter Weller has stated that the topics Robocop touches are still present to this day. Detroit wanted to put a sculpture of Robo in 2013 as an icon of what the movie depicted in our society. Great movie
"Can you fly Bobby?"
There's an interesting video of Peter Weller talking at a convention where he goes into detail of how he worked extensively with an acclaimed mime artist to helped him work within the confines of the RoboCop suit after the production became horrified at just how much the suit really limited Weller's mobility.
Oh yeah. He had to go back to the artist and ask to rework the moves because they're original set wasn't working anymore. And the mime initially refused saying he was too busy.
The channel SciFi Debris has a great mini-documentary on the production of RoboCop, including Weller’s training and costume.
Imagine seeing this as a little kid, falling in love with it then being able to get the toys and bring Robo and ED 209 home. that was a dream come true, damn those were some fun ass times : D
Damn right... I had all the toys 🤣🤣
It was weird growing up in the 80s and getting to watch stuff like this as a kid, then having everyone lose their minds when Mortal Kombat came out in the arcades. Like, what?!
I still have my Robocop action figure from the 90s, about 30 cm (1 ft) tall, made from some sort of weighted alloy that's cold to the touch, and has this little button on his chest that make him speak the lines from the movie XD
I always wished ED209 was a real thing...
What got me was the blatant admission that young kids saw these movies... because they sold the toys to us. You were suppose to be 18 (or whatever the US equivalent is) to see this, yet all got to see it either on VHS or after 9pm on TV.
A childhood favorite. Looking back what was I doing watching this as an 8 year old. Another great reaction.
It's good to see the "Robocop Effect"(moving like him and making that sound) is still going strong with new viewers of this movie. They originally wanted to make a Judge Dredd movie but couldn't so we got this instead.
oh shit they ARE almost the same
Robocop had a arcade game ❤️ remember days playing it at Pizza Hut 😢
I played the nes version, it goes on a small list of games I still havent beaten. Even the home version had that quarter muncher mentality.
I think there was an FPS game too? For PC back in early 2000s. It didn't do well I think.
I have it on arcade. Still impossible to complete without 50 credits.
@@happyapple4269 I'm pretty sure I remember beating it on one credit in the actual arcade. Didn't play it again after that to save the perfect game memory, which is now mostly gone. Getting 100% on the target shooting mini-games gave you a big health boost and it was possible to preserve a couple of shots of the assault cannon for at least one(?) boss which took off a bunch of its health. (It was 25+ years ago though, so sadly I'm a bit vague on the details.)
I loved Data East's arcade game. Never had a Spectrum, but I read that it was the best selling game of all time for the system. There was also a Commodore 64 version but a huge bug left it unwinnable due to glitching out hard on the 4th level or so.
I saw this movie for the first time in the early 90's and I still say "I'd buy that for a dollar"
An entire generation saw this movie as grade school kids. It was one of those movies you just HAD to see. And if you didn't, all the kids talking about it in school made you want to see it even more!
This is one of those low-key satire movies. You watch it for the action, but the satire of big business running everything is all over it. Starship Troopers does something very similar. You should give that a watch as well.
Starship Troopers was a lot more blatent about it though
Clarence Boodiker IS Red Forman, this is after Kitty died tragically and Red finally snapped at Eric's smart mouth. He killed Eric, changed his name and became a crime boss in Detroit. Also did you notice Robocops voice at the beginning was very robotic but at the end its normal again. And lastly watch part 2 but don't bother with part 3
Then he time travelled to the 24th century to be the President of the United federation of Planets.
But part three has ninjas and Robocop flies!
Three should be watched to end the story. It isn't great, or good, but it went through studio hell in production. I played the amigo game which was developed off of an early draft of the script and it was awesome. So sad to see what they did to it.
Peter Weller who played murphy, he has done other films but he also was in Sons of Anarchy as an actor and director
He mostly directed a lot of TV for awhile (last major role was a villain in Star Trek Into Darkness) but now he actually works as an art historian.
@@Momon143 my college history course was watching a documentary on the coliseum, and when i saw peter weller show up, i mentally screamed "BUCKAROO???"
I had seen this in like 93 i was 7... it blew me away seeing how different and funny kurtwood smith was in that 70’s show!!
@Alessia R nice i’ll have to look into that. Also enjoyed his few episodes on the Ranch!!
All of us 80s babies loved Robocop growing up.
Hey Mel. When I went to see Robocop in the movie theater. The had a life size version of the ED-209 robot in the lobby entrance. It was fucking epic. However back then there were no cell phone cameras. Photo ops were few and far between.
Dick Jones: “I had a guaranteed military sale with ED209! Renovation program! Spare parts for 25 years! Who cares if it worked or not!”
That satire is as true today as it was back in the 80’s maybe even more so!
I love how the fancy car that everyone wants is called the 6000-SUX.
They actually put Peter Weller in a huge suit, it was an absolutely painstaking process that took many hours each day
After some practice, they were able to get Weller in and out of the suit within half an hour. Before that, it took nearly 13 hours just to put it on.
He actually wore the suit and practiced walking and acting robotic
Lmao "I can't wait to see his performance in this. I've only seen him in That 70s Show". Lookin forward to "Bitches. Leave"
If you liked Peter Weller in this, you must add "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" and "Naked Lunch" to your list.
I liked him in Screamers (1995), one of the many movies based on Philip K Dick stories.
@@TerryNationB7 Hell yeah. Screamers and Buckaroo Banzai. Those two and Robocop are probably my 3 favorite movies with him.
Man, I haven’t seen buckaroo bonzai in years!!!
I forgot how brutal this movie is, cant believe i watched this as a kid 🤣🤣🤣
Back when violence was king
@@Gnossiene369 look at how action and horror movies were in the late 80's and early 90's. Major draw was over the top violence with very little censorship. Now it's more polished and fewer mainstream movies are showcasing as much. It's still there but not as much.
Me too. And at age 25 i tried to make a date watch it and he was DEEPLY disturbed/offended by the violence.😬🤭
We 80s babies are a different breed. 🤷🏿♂️
He's watching the unrated directors cut though...
Saw this movie as a kid, and its influenced my creative work more than anything. The balance of subtle horror, cynical sense of humor, and the gory, real high stakes action is brilliant. Listening to Peter Weller (who is a Doctor of Venetian Art History) talk about how this corny 80's action movie is a genuine work of genius is fantastic as well
It also influenced mine as well 😂😂
'I wonder what the marketing was like for this movie..'
Kids toys.. believe it or Mell, a bunch of kids toys 😂
Peter Weller wore a suit in Robocop and the sequel. The suit was made from fiberglass and was hot to wear. The original was filmed in Dallas during the summer (August, I think) - Weller mentioned that he sweated constantly even lost a few pounds one particular day. The suit was modified to be more comfortable to wear for the sequel - which was shot in Houston during the summer (if anything Houston is hotter in the summer due to higher humidity).
Love your reactions man! One movie I would recommend for you is An American Werewolf in London. Hands down one of the best werewolf movies of all time!
Absolutely! Great flick!
You mean to say it's the best werewolf film. Lol. The Arrow print on Blu ray and 4k is awesome. As is their print of Robocop.
I'm Yorkshire born, I'm sure I used to drink in pubs like The Slaughtered Lamb
@Bly The Guy Out of all the werewolf movies out there, there’s only two that I consider the best and that’s American Werewolf in London and The Wolf Man (1941).
@John Imrie I always wanted to go to England. I’ve heard it’s beautiful
You said, "I think I'm in love." THANK YOU! I watched another reactor (a female who should've enjoyed that scene) complain about Lewis laying out that bad guy at the station in front of her new partner, Murphy. How about a female who doesn't need her male partner bailing her out? That's exactly what that scene's about. So I already like your reaction five seconds in. Again, THANK YOU!
I saw this when I was nine and had the action figures. The 80’s were an amazing time for kids!! Saw part 2 in the theatre! The director adds satire to some of his movies. Corporations taking over the police force, media using propaganda, police becoming emotionless robots.
Yep. That and the 90's were the eras when kids had a bunch of action figure toy lines based on R rated movies. It was great.
Watching you do that robot shows me that acting is your passion
7:12
"This is like Platoon times one thousand or something!" XD
One of my absolute favorite movies of all time and I bought the unrated cut as soon as it came out on blu ray. I was shown the film by my dad when i was 10 and immediately fell in love with 80s action!
Also loved your Remy edit in the conference room 😂😂
I saw this when I was 17 in 1987 and it was the 1st R rated film I had ever seen in the theatre (and I lied about my age as you had to be 18 in Canada)... It blew me away at 17. I've re-watched it dozens of times and it is still one of the best sci-fi films of the era. Themes of consumerism run amok, business monopolies and corruption which goes from the top down (the "real" villains are all the executives at Omni Consumer Products), themes of Death and Resurrection- notice the symbolism of how Robocop "walks on water" at the climax against Clarence. An outstanding soundtrack. And an absolutely solid performance by Peter Weller. Yes that was him in the suit the entire time except for *one* stop-motion effect during his fight against ED209. It took several hours to get him into the suit and he spent months training with a brilliant mime coach- Moni Yakim (whom they also built a duplicate suit for) who taught him the robotic movement of Robocop.
This movie could have gone in a lot of silly directions like having Robo throw a car at the bad guys, or having him have to save his widowed wife and son from the Boddicker Gang, or have a romantic relationship between him and his old partner Lewis- so glad it didn't go that route.
Bit of trivia- the movie originally got an "X" rating from the Motion Picture Association of America in 1987 because of the sheer amount of over the top violence. Scenes like ED209 shooting the boardroom victim Kinney a thousand times, Murphy being shot to death, and Clarence's death at the end all had to be trimmed down (but not completely deleted) to reduce it to an R rating for theatres. The MPAA also wanted them to cut the Melting Man scene- but director Paul Verhoeven put his foot down and managed to keep it in, in its entirety (something that I'll never forget watching on a 35 foot movie screen as a 17 year old kid).
Aside from the action and brilliant satire, this film is a journey into what it means to be human. We all understand the concept of being "lost in the machine" be it the corporate machine or the justice machine or how everything seems to be becoming more and more superficial. But here is a man reclaiming his humanity after being literally turned into a machine. I've probably watched this film well over 100 times over the years and Robocop's final line "Murphy" can still move me to this day!
Beverly Hills cop trilogy is my favorite of all time
Beverly Hills Cop I and II are both classics. I kind of like 2 better, but it's very close.
BHC3 is another one of those where they really crippled it with trying to get by on the cheap. I mean Eddie Murphy is still good. I guess maybe that's enough if you are a super fan. But I just couldn't stop asking myself "was this a real theatrical movie or was it straight to video or something?" The ever present cheapness and corner cutting just ruins it for me.
I absolutely love Robocop. The art direction, the brutality of the violence and Peter Weller makes this film. I love how Peter Weller went to a movement coach to get the walk and movement right. I love how this movie you see bits of Murphy come back till the final act where he is no longer the robotic Robocop and more like the man he used to be. That final slight smile and him saying “Murphy” had me cheering so hard when I saw this movie for the first time as a kid.
Just so you know, that opening aerial shot of Detroit during the opening title sequence is the only time you actually see Detroit in the movie. Most of the film was shot in Dallas, Texas. The scenes at the chemical plant were filmed outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Steel mill! But otherwise correct.
Yep... That was Peter Weller in a suit... One of the conditions for his return for Robocop 2' was to make the suit more comfortable...Speaking of the suit, did you notice that the 'skin' had a automobile finish to it? (The story is set in Detroit, after all...)
"Why's he gotta do it like that?" Clarence enjoys his work.
Saw this at a sleepover when I was 8 years old, and I've loved it ever since :]
RoboCop 2 is worth watching
3:54, it's the Director's Cut!! Nice! Love it!
Weller really did dress in the suit, except his lower half when he was having to get in and out of a vehicle. At those times he just wore a pair of shorts as the apparatus didn't allow him to bend properly.
"They're gonna be more than partners!"
Me: "NOPE!" *evil laugh*
...well, to be fair they do become very good friends.
Too bad,cus hed have been a damn lucky man lol
RoboCop is one of those films everyone should watch at least once. Especially if you're going into film-making, art, design, etc. Was lucky enough to see from a distance the filming of the scene where they chase the antagonist after a bank robbery and throw that one guy into the cop's car. The infamous *"Can you Fly Bobby?"* scene. I was in 3rd grade and our class happened to be in a school field trip in downtown Dallas. Movie was filmed in Dallas, TX (even though the movie is based in Detroit).
Everytime I watch one of your videos I go and rewatch these movies, so thanks for renewing my love for these movies.
Robocop said "Dead or alive, you're coming with me" earlier in the warehouse
That's how the guy recognized him.
It was so obvious lol.
Bro, So If Someone Says "Rock-A-Bye Baby" To You And Then The Next Time You Hear It, Are You Just Going To Automatically Assume It's The Same Person? That Makes No Sense
@@HelloMellowXVI I understand your point Mel, but the guy blew away a cop.. And when he first saw him that was exactly what Murphy said... I don't know about you but I would remember that 4 sure, I jus like how robocop kept replaying it after he said I know you we killed yah lol.
@@mitchclement3773 Yeah, But Any Cop Could've Said That...
@@HelloMellowXVI It was Murphy's delivery that the bad guy caught. The way how he saying it was a memory trigger. Also, I don't think people or cops would say that peculiar sentence around, right?
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me," is that what cops usually say to criminals? I don't think so 😆
13:40, talk about one hell of an entrance.
I love the adverts in these films - the car alarm that electrocutes the thief. Lol
This film and Starship Troopers are some of my favourites
Can we just take a minute to appreciate the man's waves....literally lit up the screen watching on my PS4. Godlike. Also, keep up the fantastic work on these reactions! Don't get discouraged by the RUclips demonetization game, and hope to see you on the silver screen some day!
Great reaction video man. You should check out Robocop 2. There's a scene with the villain, Cain, that is some truly terrifying shit.
"I wonder what the marketing was for this movie?"
Kids. The answer was kids. Like most movies that were action packed that kids definitely shouldn't have seen, they marketed heavily toward kids with toys, cartoons, games, etc.
"Serve The Public Trust"
"Protect The Innocent"
"Uphold The Law"
These are my best favorite lines of RoboCop even though "I'd Buy That For A Dollar" was also my favorite line and that's why he's added to Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath
I’ve watched like 20 different Robocop reactions and this is the first one I’ve seen to make the “he killed Kenny” connection. Thank you!
Years Later, Robocop went to WCW and saved Sting before he became "The Crow". Absolutely true, man.
The Crow... He should react to that movie
@@MickyBane Yeah, it's because of that Sting adapted *"The Crow"* Gimmick to *WCW,* *TNA/IMPACT,* *WWE,* and currently, *AEW.*
I was 11 when I saw this for the first time a guy my dad worked with told him it was a good family movie he was fired the next day. Few years later I watched it again and loved it..
25:00 the same gun that Robocop uses in Mortal Kombat 11.
Dude, the gore and practical effects in the 80's were amazing.
22:26 Not being able to run was always a weird weakness with Robocop. I think it was an 80s thing where everyone thought of anything robotic as moving slowly but deliberately. His big-ass gun and accurate aim usually dealt with most of the speed issues.
The guy who gets his face melted by the toxic waste comes back as a bad guy in the tv show. His name was William Ray "Pudface" Morgan
I always crack tf up at the "call a paramedic" line. Uhm what is a paramedic going to do exactly? I guess just as a courtesy
Maybe paramedic could clean 'that' up cos I'm not touching it 😂
Love your Reactions,you always Show great Insight into Filmmaking and the Setup of Shots or Story moments. Thx for the Upload :)
The sound of his footsteps cracks me up...it's just a 808 kick drum sound.
still sounds badass lol
as a kid, I only loved it for the action. and as an adult, I realized how vulgar it was and actually a bit funny, I even enjoyed the sequel
Robocop 2 is enjoyable on a different level compared to the first one. I definitely enjoyed the stop motion work for Robocain quite a bit. I remember when watching the first Iron Man movie and when Iron Man and Iron Monger were fighting it reminded me of the fight between Cain and Robo quite a bit.
7:22* that's a puppet version of Peter Weller, which is amazing.
LOL the Ratatouille edit had me dying you are the GOAT of reaction videos man and don't think all the extra effort goes unnoticed!
The holy trinity of 80's sci fi/action: Robocop, Total Recall and Predator.
Fun Fact: The actor who plays Murphy also taught a Roman History class.
He's a smart guy. If you can find the essay Martin Amis wrote about visiting the set of Robocop2, Weller is described as being so mentally and physically disciplined.
@@indiatastic He just *looks* like a extremely disciplined individual, even when just standing around.
Peter Weller was in the suit the entire time. The "robotic movement" was 100% Weller's own choreography & physical performance. For more Weller, watch the off-beat Sci-Fi/Comedy classic _Buckaroo Banzai._
I was told he trained with a mime!
Friends always told me that they thought I would like Buckaroo Banzai -- I thought it was okay, but something didn't quite click.
Then I watched all the extra features, behind the scenes stuff, commentary track on the modern DVD releases -- Love the movie! Read the novelization -- Love the movie even more.
Buckaroo Banzai is kind of a big inside joke, and once you are in on the joke, it's genius!
Bro, you made me smile again. This is one of my favorite movies. Thank you !
Oh my god, you had me howling when the doors opened to reveal Axel giving the A-OK sign.
One of the bloodiest movies! You gotta check out Demolition Man! Kinda predicted how things are now.
ROBOCOP 2 IS JUST AS AWESOME FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. CHECK THAT 1985 RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD TOO
Action + 80s = over the top violence! Always. And we loved it!
Lots of fun!! Your reaction is so satisfying to see too lol
You should really react to the first couple Hellraiser movies. THOSE are some good horror!
It has such sight to show you!
@@nitrokid with some great lined and makeup too.
The Future Of Law Enforcement.
dude! I've been waiting for you to see this one! Loved the reaction on Emil's terrible accident.
Now go play as him in Mortal Kombat 11!
Can we all agree the terminator was most broken MK DLC Character ever
Robocop 2 is just as violent, maybe more so. Robocop 3 was terrible
Such a classic! The shooting scene with the robot in the beginning, and when they killed Murphy where super crazy.
Bro...your reactions are hilarious 🤣🤣 and just like mine when I saw this movie as a kid. I was 4 or 5 when this came out and my parents took me to see it because they didn't know how violent it was gonna be lmao. The guy did wear the Robocop suit the entire time during shooting and the "I'd buy that for a dollar" was poking fun at all the catch phrases people had in different shows on TV at the tike. Dope video, keep it up
The intro alone already deserves a High 5 my man :D Love it!! Awesome you finally got to watch the original Robocop! And yeah man, felt the same when i saw Nancy Allen in all that gear. She's one hell of a tough chick in this one and takes no shit. And it's insane how real the film itself has gotten over the years. And it used to be satire.