10 Things You Didn't Know About Robo-Cop

[@Kataclysm]

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me." Turns out that line doesn't work so well on the schoolyard, got detention for using it as a kid.

[@requinremembers]

lmao :D And nowadays prob get thrown in jail for using it as an adult!

[@feck2594]

That is awsome , wish I was there to see it.

[@jaycoppola4324]

I did lots of things in school during the 80's that a kid would go to jail for today.

[@jpgduff]

It's also stolen from Judge Dredd...

[@skylined5534]

I never used it as I'd have got my head kicked in. Highschool in the late 80s and early 90s was still like the wild west.

[@relliKinGrunge]

Random story. My grandfather took me to the discount theater back when we lived in Mexico i was like 5(?), we watched robocop. He thought it was a kids movie and quickly realized it wasn't. As i got older every time he would come visit we would watch robocop at least once... Good memories

[@soulreaver1983]

Awesome !👍

[@BigRickEnergy5000]

Lol similar to my wife's story of her mother taking her and her siblings to see Videodrome when they were kids because she thought it was about video games. I think she's still scarred

[@brucemorris3830]

When I saw Deadpool in the theater. At a cheap matinee show. There was a roughly 60 year old guy who had brought a whole group of little kids (8 years old at a guess?) sitting several rows in front of me. When Vanessa was pegging Wade and wishing him a “happy international women’s day” this entire group got up and ABRUPTLY left the theater. The grandfather or uncle or whatever he was to one of these kids, I presume? Walked out looking like a man heading to the gallows. I’m sure the guy thought “oh good a comic book movie, that’ll be fine for kids”. The poor bastard 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sulrich70]

So awesome

[@beckywithgoodhair19]

My grandmother made the mistake of taking my lil sister and cousin, both around the age of 7-8 years old, to see Me, Myself, and Irene. Boy, did they see some new things that day!

[@RockfrdDrm]

Awesome flick, I never get tired of it even after nearly 35 years.

[@mrsly6655]

I love this movie. Peter Weller gives the performance of a lifetime.

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

Ok Buckeroo

[@dewilew2137]

Nah, Stan Liddy was his best performance.

[@AL13NM]

"Bitches Leave." Still cracks me up after all these years, Clarence was a bad ass villain! Also worth mentioning, Basil Poledouris composed the amazing film score as well as the Conan The Barbarian score.

[@NeoTechni]

Remember him talking to the secretary? That was his real life wife.

[@AL13NM]

@@NeoTechni Hilarious, he was such a creep in that scene!

[@skylined5534]

@@NeoTechni Really? That's brilliant!

[@alliwishis2652]

I still think that's was the best and funniest line in the whole movie and I didn't know that was his real life wife that he was talking to

[@ianmcdonald3281]

That was a classic movie line.

[@marklowther3228]

"Your move, creep." Man, what a fun movie. Thanks, Minty! A fun romp down memory lane.

[@shaggycan]

Masterpiece. I also really love how the entire film is full of character actors instead of 'stars'. Amazing score by criminally under rated Basil Poledouris.

[@calebthe1]

This is Verhoeven at his best. A perfect society satire, a bloody, gorry, totally explicit masterpiece. Such movies today cannot be made anymore. With the trademark TV spots and News shots what all reflects the human stupidity and consumer oriented world. Big thumbs up to Peter Weller that he made all the suffer to make this character alive, and also for Minty to this comprehensive lookback. Thanks a lot man. Keep going on :)

[@messagedeleted1922]

A movie like this definitely could be made today. Deadpool is way harsher than this movie. Cmon man.

[@ronws2007]

Yeah, the reason Verhoeven did this movie well is because it was anti-corporate. He grew up in an occupied country and grew to hate the military and it left a mark on him. Later, he would do "Starship Troopers" and try to satirize it into a joke. Fortunately, the actors had read Heinlein's book and understood the true spirit. Anyway, some useless trivia: most of the exteriors were actually shot in Dallas, Texas. The industrial area was in the west end of town near the Trinity River. It was a closed down factory. the OCP headquarters? The first two floors of the building in the movie is Dallas City Hall and the rest was special effects.

[@filanfyretracker]

@@messagedeleted1922 the challenge today in making it for the first time today would be more trying to sell a totally new title to the studios who have a hardon for just exploiting exiting IPs endlessly.

[@mickeypye2593]

@@messagedeleted1922 DEADPOOL ? have you seen the directors cut of this ??? The two dont even compare

[@calebthe1]

@@messagedeleted1922 I understand that Deadpool is a good and also gory movie, but nothing like this. Especially the mentioned director's cut. And it's not just about the explicit violence and blood, but also the tone of the film. Peoples (especially today) don't want such film what is very much like a "bended mirror" to them, and show their failures. OCP e.g. means Omni Consumer Products. From this can come omnipotent, like they are in this films in Detroit. By the way I watched the remake of this film, and even with the stars it's nothing to compare with this.

[@Dr0p0fahat]

Bob Morton was definitely a villain. He didn't just bring Murphy back as as Robocop - he was directly responsible for his death in the first place! In a line of dialogue early on, Morton says "We've restructured the police department with some good candidates" - meaning that Murphy was specifically targeted - he was put in danger (and backup was withheld) deliberately by OCP.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

All that is heavily inferred, but not directly stated. It's not like he knew for sure what was going to happen specifically to him, though his decision did put him in greater danger. Still kind of a grey area with his character along with all the other top brass ocp executives, they all have their own villainous traits. The company itself is the main antagonist for the entirety of the series.

[@leonsam12]

Nope, Murphy was already told about the program and signed his body over to them if he should die, Bob was just young and ambitious, it was a shame he got killed, he was in fact a good guy, how you gonna be mad that he enjoyed the finer things in life? That he earned, he never hurt anybody😌👍💪✊️🇺🇸

[@alliwishis2652]

@@leonsam12 he pissed off the senior guy by talking bad about him it was a shame that they both could have worked something out

[@leonsam12]

@@alliwishis2652 nope, dick jones was already doing business with the most wanted ruthless criminal in Detroit, plus he already had ED-209 set up to sell to the military even tho it had bad glitches, jones was a evil dude and bob should have been more careful around him🤔

[@alliwishis2652]

@@leonsam12 yeah that's what I was trying to say Bob pissed off dick

[@lesslycarthan956]

I was a boy in the 80s who took everything for granted or if could go back I'd savor every minute

[@victorpratt9920]

Amen to that

[@dougjones1391]

How were we supposed to know everything was gonna get so sh**ty. I agree.

[@lesslycarthan956]

@@dougjones1391 I know kid's being kid's the adults in charge knew they didn't care

[@bencox5994]

I was '87. I wouldike to go back as well.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

i always felt the "I'd buy that for a dollar!" show was meant to parody 'The Benny Hill Show."

[@Dannib823]

Classic, those commercials throughout break things up in a fun way but don't detract too much from the film.

[@exlimey1417]

Red Alert! Red Alert! You crossed my line of death. You haven't dismantled your MX stockpile Pakistan is threatening my border That's it buster, no more military aid. Nuke 'em. Get them before they get you. Another quality game from Butler Brothers.

[@milesparris4045]

It's a signature of Paul Verhoven movies too.

[@jeffe4297]

I’d buy that for a dollar!

[@joshuagibson2520]

Yes They were genius.

[@abramquinn7726]

@@milesparris4045 LOVE IT!!

[@maisiesummers42]

Robocop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers. The Verhoeven golden trilogy.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

No Showgirls? Lol

[@sulrich70]

Spot on! Prophetic as well.

[@GankbotShuk]

And cant forget Basil Poledouris providing the wonderful scores to Robocop and ST.

[@Shreds1978]

You mean Paul Verhoeven? 😋 Of Basic Instinct?

[@maisiesummers42]

@@Shreds1978 Same guy, but Basic Instinct isn't an in-your-face sci-fi satire with cartoon levels of violence and gore.

[@1armronindad748]

I remember my parents rented this when a child. We were visiting my grandparents for Christmas in Saskatchewan in the middle of nowhere in a small town. And I was blown away. I must of watched that movie over and over. It was another movie placed in my favorite movie library.

[@bertrach]

I'm SO glad I was a child of the 80s... movies were SO f*cking awesome!!!

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

I couldn’t imagine anyone but Peter Weller playing Murphy, he made both characters amazing.

[@ResDogsMrPink]

Oh sure you can, just watch part 3!

[@JRWeezy84]

Yea thankfully the over inflated egos of those nobodies that didnt want their face covered kept them from being murphy. Couldnt imagine anyone else doing it

[@TheShootersBay]

@@ResDogsMrPink yeah but that movie was hot garbage.

[@ResDogsMrPink]

@@TheShootersBay lmao too true, no amount of jetpack flying can save that film.

[@pauljoyner4338]

@@ResDogsMrPink My thoughts, exactly.

[@ralphjmoeller]

Must have seen it dozens of times, it is one of my all-time favorites. Saw it when it came out. I remember reading in '87 in a german movie magazine ("Cinema") that Verhoeven was originally shocked when he learned about the extremely positive reception of American audiences - people cheering and shouting "Go Robo!" during the movie. He thought the movie was totally misunderstood.

[@LostOneOmega]

You know what I love about my childhood? I had toys from RoboCop, Terminator, Rambo, and Care Bears...

[@thepayne7862]

The 80's great time to be a kid boys and girls both liked Care Bears. I remember guy frien6d having care bears and no one cared. Heck it was either my mom or dad that took my brother and I to see the Care Bear Movie in the theater.

[@comicbookfanboy2614]

nice

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

Just curious…. Are you a furry now ????

[@thepayne7862]

@@Shad0wBoxxer you know good question I wonder how many kids were lead to the furry lifestyle by care bears lol. But to answer to your question no I am not the furry thing weird me out a bit.

[@feck2594]

J-One they say everyone has a twin out there I think I just met mine . My exact childhood, which made me and I'm sure you the great human you are today.

[@Cee_Nelly]

Oh man I was about 8 or 9 when this came out and got to see it in the theaters! Gotta love the 80s. I used to literally watch this everyday on VHS as a kid. Absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@CBRHurricane6]

😂 the common denominator, 90% of the following saw this movie 6 -8 , and infact I’m sure I saw it WITH my dad the first time. Do that today you’d probably end up in front of a judge 😂

[@stewartmillin8875]

Unfortunately they just don't make movies like this anymore, I was 15 when this came out and is still my favourite movie of all time. An absolute timeless classic!!

[@dariusq8894]

Robocop was truly lightning in a bottle. Everything about this film screamed B movie but it turned out to be an instant classic because of the passionate crew.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Because of Peter Weller....

[@splatbubble]

@@edwardfletcher7790 Agreed but I would also argue that much of the rest of the crew was pitch perfect, Clarence Boddicker especially.

[@MGForums]

@@splatbubble Kurtwood Smith was brilliant in this role. 👍

[@jaycoppola4324]

@@MGForums Mr. Forman from That 70's Show. When you think about it, it's hilarious. He's really funny.

[@洪敏凱-o7w]

so true

[@leonidasephialtes3877]

Smug critics in the 80s weren't able to recognize what an absolute Masterpiece this was and still is !

[@TheRealMirCat]

If you can't do, teach If you can't teach, be a critic

[@bonghunezhou5051]

As well, many of them were not able to recognise the '90s masterpiece known as Starship Troopers, which touches on some of the same themes, not to mention the same director 🎬😞

[@canislupus5025]

Maybe watch the video again since you obviously didn't listen the first time.

[@leonidasephialtes3877]

@@bonghunezhou5051 Paul Fvkcing Verhoeven !

[@robzilla730]

Critics have an anti-sci fi bias.

[@jonathantillian6528]

Robocop 2's line "they made this to honor him" was such a chilling realization of Murphy's state of existence.

[@User-sb6er]

My uncle actually bought me a copy of robocop as a kid and I watched it to death.....still holds up today...a classic.

[@cognitivedissidents4642]

In the sequel, OCP downloads a bunch of silly directives into Robocop, one of which says, “avoid Orion meetings.”

[@Buttface1981]

Yeah, and : "Don't walk across a ball room floor swinging your arms" Given that in the movie many of these things were suggested by the public, I wonder what the back story of that one was! 😂

[@atomiswave2]

He should have gotten an Oscar for the way he played physically that part.

[@ApocryphalDude]

Give them all one with RC as the statue

[@Hoahmarufugudoku]

He had an awesome **mime?** instructor from Juilliard helping him with the movements as a cyborg. Funny fact about that is that Peter Weller spent almost a year preping for the cyborg movement in a completely different manner because he was told the robo suit was going to be different. When he saw how big and bulking and monsterous the suit came out to be he had to call up his instructor and basically improvise the entire movement you see in the movie.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Yeah that "Body Turn, Head Turn then Walk" was absolutely perfect!!

[@skylined5534]

He must have been ridiculously strong to move that suit like he did, it weighed a fair old bit!

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

The "I'd buy that for a dollar" guy should have had his own spinoff movie!

[@joelvalles9948]

Kurtwood Smith was great in the Movie, very underrated performance.

[@indiatastic]

I met him in person years ago! Waited on him in a cafe. Never would have guessed he was vegan!! Super nice guy.

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

Can you fly Bobby?

[@bethanys.arbaugh9572]

@@indiatastic that is so cool

[@steve-0493]

Just give me my FUCKING phonecall.. Yeah,he was a badass in this movie👍

[@skylined5534]

There was a cut scene where he threatened to stick his foot up robocop's ass... not true story.

[@brianfury9790]

it holds up to this day, its one of the classics

[@justgideon]

Regarding Miguel Ferrer I think most kids back then including myself would still think of him as a good guy. Because no matter how bad he was, Dick Jones and Clarence Bodicker were way worse. That's credit to the movie for coming up with two really evil villains. Also, you can't not give him credit for creating Robocop.

[@n.b.l.5709]

I thought he was cool, had 2 chicks and was doing coke 😆

[@scifyry]

I didn't think of him as good but I did feel bad for him. Getting the edge over Jones in the Robocop project didn't warrant him being murdered.

[@n.b.l.5709]

@@scifyry why wasnt he good

[@TheProphetJoshua]

This movie is proof digital blood will NEVER replace squibs. Sorry, actors.

[@joshuahoover6841]

Check out Honest Trailer for RoboCop; they specifically address the blood squibs!

[@rafterscott]

@@joshuahoover6841 We're not offended, but oftentimes it's a budget thing. In the US the use of squibs requires a stunt person and a stunt contract. You can tell a background actor to fall over dead and fix it in post and save hundreds on that scene alone.

[@CsykKrit]

@@rafterscott sure, but budgets are way higher now. There's really no excuse other than wanting to maximize profits.

[@joshuahoover6841]

@@rafterscott lol, it was the other Josh😁

[@rafterscott]

@@CsykKrit The way of the world mon ami.

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

I absolutely love robocop! This movie is great in how it blends gory violence with the spoof commercials

[@dvt1393]

Thank you for this one, Minty! I was actually just looking to see if you had done an episode on Robocop just a couple of days ago! Your content is only getting better, and my day is always made better when I see that you have uploaded a new episode. Your videos have helped keep me sane and entertained during these crazy days. Keep up the fantastic work, my friend. Thank you for everything.

[@cheneymoss6402]

I was in high school when this came out, I recall it well. One scene I have not seen mentioned that had to be cut down to get that R rating was early on when ED-209 killed one of the company junior executives when Dick Jones was trying to sell the idea. The original scene had ED-209 just continuing to blast into the poor guy's body for a good solid minute, splattering blood everywhere.

[@IAmJoeJericho]

I'm so happy I grew up in the 1980's. That's all.

[@MrGobbles99]

The 80's were awesome!

[@greyhawk4898]

I agree though I was in my teens and 20s in the 80s.( I miss the 70s too) , but the 80s was awesome

[@hansolo2121]

Me too. I grew up in the 80s. Robocop, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Transformers, Knight Rider, The A team, Miami Vice, Hot Wheels, The Goonies and Inspector Gadget. Just to name a few because the list is basically endless :) Even Nightmare on Elm Street I watched as a ten year old. I remember watching Robocop in the theatre and enjoing the feeling that I had become old enough now to see this adult movie aimed at adults. It felt great and I loved it. Back then children were taken serious and as able to think for themselfes.

[@youtubelicksmytaint7482]

Word

[@nickcastrellon909]

To this day I am still traumatized by Murphy's execution scene. I was a damn kid when I saw it. Many years ago I actually found the rare Criterion Edition DVD on eBay. Wow, that was extreme! Not for the faint of heart. Lastly the final scene: "Nice shootin son, what's your name? .... Murphy" SatisfyingAF!

[@toddig]

Me too!! I always forward through that whole scene

[@seanz6586]

Yup…that scene was something else.

[@piousl]

oof you said it! I was maybe 7 when I first saw the uncensored version. Still recovering

[@CharlesHepburn2]

It was all the laughter and sadistic glee the villians had while doing it. The R-rated version was pretty violent... the X-rated one was even more so. I'll never forget it.... brutal.

[@thechad1760]

Was 13

[@MrDman21]

Minty should be the new "I'll buy that for a dollar." guy from now on.

[@joesworld396]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@wstine79]

I remember seeing the Robocop cardboard cutout in the cinema as a kid. I liked this movie, even if the blood squibs freaked me out as a kid. Plus, the "Edited for Television" dubs are hilarious.

[@thepayne7862]

I love watching edited for TV dubs One of my favorite dubbed lines is from Die Hard "Yippee ki-ya Mr. Falcon"

[@mikitz]

This is also why we 80's kids didn't turn into a bunch of pussies and whiners.

[@georgeedward1691]

@@thepayne7862 Honestly never seen the edited version of Diehard. Have you seen Scarface edited for tv version? Huge difference in not only the dialogue but they've also cut about 45 minutes from the 2.5 hour movie due to time slots at the time.

[@thepayne7862]

@@georgeedward1691 I vaguely recall watching the tv version of the 80's Scarface

[@michmasharts8870]

@@thepayne7862 SCARFACE: "I Tony Montana!!! FREAK you! FREAK you!" BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!

[@Lontracanadensis]

I remember first seeing the preview for Robocop before some other movie. I don't remember what movie, but I do remember the whole audience laughing our posteriors off as it ended: "...coming to a theater near you in July!" To which someone in the audience yelled out, "Coming to VHS in August!" We found out in July we were so wrong. It was great. An instant classic.

[@nazart7830]

I absolutely LOVE the sound effects and design, it gave it so much weight and life to the performance

[@ThePerradox]

Ray Wise should have been mentioned, because, Ray Wise should ALWAYS be mentioned.

[@jondavidtheauthor6318]

My first introduction to Robocop was the cardboard standee in the movie theater. My brother and I saw it and said "Oh my God, that movie is going to be so DUMB!" Months pass, the movie comes out, a friend of mine wants to go see it. I don't, but he says that it's rated R. Hmmmm...okay you have enticed me. We get to the theater and his dad was buying tickets. He sees that it's rated R and asks me "Uhh...Jon this is rated R, you sure your parents are okay with this?" He's REALLY hesitant but I convince him that I see Rated R movies all the time. We see the movie, LOVE IT, and I go tell my brothers who all agree to see it. They loved it, too.

[@pault5557]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention that while the film is set in Detroit, it was almost entirely shot in Dallas with the Dallas City Hall standing in for the OCP HQ (with additional floors added via SFX)! Even the shot labeled “Detroit Police Precinct, Metro West” is of the old Dallas High School with the Marriott Hotel and Fountain Place office tower in the background!

[@thejonathandoan]

I got a huge kick out of seeing many of the filming locations when I used to live in the Dallas Area. I could never drive past the City Hall building without seeing ED-209 camped out there! ;)

[@j.vinton4039]

The chase scene was filmed down industrial Blvd right next to old reunion arena. The scene where they blow up the cars with the big military guns during a riot was filmed in Deep Ellum. The gas station they blew up was turned into a pottery store back in the 90’s, not sure if it’s still there.

[@Cornerback80]

I did not know any of this, i just live down the road from Dallas, now i wanna go check it out lol

[@bobcobb3654]

Considering it was shot during the summer and early fall of ‘86, it’s remarkable Peter Weller didn’t get heat stroke. August in Dallas gets pretty toasty anyway. Can’t imagine how hot it got in the suit.

[@thejonathandoan]

@@bobcobb3654 The horror I know only too well: Dallas summers!! No idea how he survived it!

[@LunoxAngel]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time and was one that truly moved me as a child and as an adult. When I was little girl, I was very moved in a more horrific way as the death of Murphy scared the hell out of me due to the intensity of Kurtwood Smith's villainous performance as Clarence Boddicker. Now, as an adult, I am able to get past the scene, albeit not without shedding a tear or two, and I love every second of the film as well as understanding the more hidden and in depth things that only adults can pick up on. One of these, in my opinion, is that you can tell the romantic sub plot is there but it's very much subtle and unspoken and thus pushed aside for more heartfelt, deeper, and violent plot points. The relationship wouldn't work as well as it does being romantic, even if you can pick up on Lewis' subtle crush that is a little more prominent in the third film. Their relationship is much better as a friendship with a growing bond based on loyalty and respect which I adore. Peter Weller and Nancy Allen have great chemistry and work well together in my opinion as well as the other performers chemistry with one another. I very much agree that this is a masterpiece in sci-fi action. I would also add drama and horror/thriller as it is very dramatic, horrific, and thrilling, but they are not as prominent as sci-fi and action for it's an action film centered around a cyborg. It is now as of this edit in my top five favorite franchises of all time, and I place it at number three behind Jurassic and Scream, respectively, and before Alien and Predator, and before anyone says anything, Terminator is right behind Predator as number six on my favorite franchises of all time list though I only really love the first three films, and may only watch the Sarah Conner Chronicles TV show as Genisys and Dark Fate have been spoiled enough I don't really want to invest time into watching them, especially Dark Fate, and Salvation still scares the hell out of me even though I've only watched it once and initially enjoyed it. ♡

[@douglasl2409]

Hey Minty! I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and needless to say, I love your channel. There’s something RoboCop related that I was surprised didn’t make it into this video. There an 11 foot, 2 ton bronze sculpture of RoboCop meant to be a public work of art in the city of Detroit. Unfortunately, this bigger than life officer has been met with controversy for years and has been without a home for its entire existence. I don’t know if you’ll ever make another video about A RoboCop movie to mention this statue, but I still thought you would want to know about it. Love what you do!

[@TecmoBowlPlayer]

Ronny Cox played a similiar (bad guy) role in Total Recall.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

His parts in those balanced out his 'goodie' roles in the first two Beverly Hills Cop films.

[@omegarugal9283]

literally the same character, as in halloween 3... he had 2 modes, evil guy and good guy may he RIP

[@ericsminia]

...and Total Recall was also directed by Paul Verhoeven :)

[@jonmcgee6987]

Plus they had him play a temporary captain of the Enterprise in a two part Star Trek The Next Generation.

[@progmetalkd]

'nice shooting kid, what's your name?' - Murphy. Everytime I watch that scene I wish I could be in the theatre on that moment, i imagine all people cheering immerse in that story, glad that Robocop never forgot his humanity, caring for the character

[@NemeanLion-]

It was a perfect ending to the movie. It wraps everything up in two short sentences.

[@blocksmithforge7841]

Clarence Boddicker is why Red Foreman was so effective, cheers!

[@yoda908]

Red Foreman is basically if Boddicker settled down and had a family.

[@skylined5534]

And I can almost feel a Butthead vibe there, too: "Settle down, dumb-ass"

[@CsykKrit]

@@yoda908 🤣🤣🤣🤣 he calmed waaaaaay the fuck down. His son has no idea what would happen if Red really got pissed.

[@yoda908]

@@CsykKrit too bad Weller didn't cameo with Red in that 70s show. Would've been interesting to see what their interaction would've been.

[@BennyLlama39]

@@yoda908 Could've been funny as hell if Kurtwood Smith didn't know Weller was there. Red hears a knock on the door and opens it, and there's Weller as pre-RoboCop Murphy. : )

[@Grunchy005]

You forgot one tiny little thing: and that would be 1999’s Inspector Gadget starring that same Matthew Broderick!

[@RaikenXion]

RoboCop is still a hard-hitting movie even today, the hard R-rated Ultra violence combined with the satire, theres just nothing else like it. The 2013 remake/reboot didn't have the guts to go near the level of violence this movie had, but yet i noticed how they tried hard to throw sly jabs at this original classic.

[@skylined5534]

Sad to think no one would A: have the bottle to make this sort of film now and B: not allowed to make something like this now! Can you imagine if a film featured the line 'Bitches leave' now? Unless it's in a rap video then it's 'acceptable'.

[@RaikenXion]

@@skylined5534 Yeh and thats such hypocrisy, theres only one maybe two directors that would have the guts to do this style, or even tackle a true sequel, and stick to the very same satire and ultra violence. Quentin Tarantino and the director of "The Joker" Film. Those two directors would definitely tackle it, but like you said the studios most likely wouldn't let them.

[@jrag1000]

Wasn't the new RoboCop rated PG-13?

[@RaikenXion]

@@jrag1000 I think you're right

[@orinanime]

Bonus fact about #2 - It was supposed to be 13 episodes instead of 12. But the 13th was canceled so the studio could use the resources for that episode to produce the cartoon 'Pryde of the X-Men', which was a pilot for an unproduced X-Men cartoon... which would eventually get retooled as the beloved 90s X-Men cartoon.

[@RogueBoyScout]

That's amazing, thanks for that share! The 90's X men cartoon was pretty much the only Comic like DC Marvel stuff that had me hooked as a kid

[@negativeindustrial]

“Pryde of the X-Men” was so much better than the 90’s series. Even with Wolverine’s inexplicable Australian accent.

[@mistermr.6938]

The toys and cartoon were because Kids of the mid 80's were able to tell the difference between make believe and reality.

[@antonydrossos5719]

...and parents were too dumb to notice the "R" rating on the movie's videotape

[@brianw4050]

@@antonydrossos5719 Right? Lol. My parents almost let me watch it back in the day because the title Robocop does sound silly and like a kids show. I remember that I was so mad because they decided to watch it without me first to see if it was suitable... Needless to say, I had to watch it at a friend's house without my parents knowing lol.

[@MechaJutaro]

More like everyone having less of a stick up their asses than so many of us do, in these pathetically Woke times

[@indiatastic]

@Miss Sarah N. Hammond i watched TONS of the most violent action movies with my dad, but as soon as there was a sex scene he was like 'INAPPROPRIATE!!!"

[@synthalus]

I rented A Nightmare on Elm Street when I was around 8 years of age. My dad was with me and the store clerk thought it was for my dad. Most violent 1st horror I've seen. When the scene of Johnny Depp came on being sucked in the bed with blood all over the bedroom my mom noticed and stopped it there... I had nightmares for a week. Should have finished the movie, worst scene to stop the movie at and go to bed... lol

[@bigchiefsmackaho387]

a man named Cox played a man named Dick. Does the universe just love this movie or what?

[@mrdethbuzzard4885]

If only he was 69.......

[@dixienormous2440]

@@mrdethbuzzard4885 Come again?

[@martins_alternate_universe6783]

Y'all jus' dirty! :)

[@marquisofcarrabass]

@@mrdethbuzzard4885 I prefer a 68. You do me and I'll owe you one.

[@nps1016]

One of my favorite movies ever, loved Robocop when I saw it in the theater and it was one of the first VHS movies I ever bought behind The Terminator, Ghostbusters and Iron Maiden’s Live After Death concert. It still holds up to this day and I don’t mind some of the stop motion effects and it’s better than a lot of CG crap they put out today. Also, Robocop won an Oscar for Best Sound Mixing so next time you should call Robocop the Oscar Winning Film Robocop.

[@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137]

One of the most iconic movies of the 1980s and thats all there is to it..not just a great action movie but with loads of subtle hints on life and reality..

[@sethkaicer319]

Just watched this movie the other day again. It still stands the test of time.

[@janitorman33]

When I first seen Robocop. I was like 10 years old. Now when Murphy got gunned down. I thought that was the most violent scene I've ever seen in my life!! When they shot Murphy's hand off, then Murphy just stares at his arm cause he was in shock. That really bother me as a kid. Later down the line watching it as an adult... Damn that was a bad ass scene!!!

[@alfseca]

As an adult that scene still freaks me out! 😱

[@thepayne7862]

Sadly my parents didn't let me watch those kind of movies in the 80's. The first r rated movie I ever watched as a kid was either Dolph Lundgren's Punisher or Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam. The punisher was at a sleepover at a friend's house, and Good Morning Vietnam was at a birthday sleepover. I don't remember which was first and I do remember telling them that my mom doesn't allow me to watch R rated movies. They said don't worry we won't tell your mom, so I watched them.

[@janitorman33]

@@thepayne7862 that there is called Cool parents back in the 80s....haha!!

[@thisisnotachannel]

Same here! I was 7 or 8 when it came out.

[@thepayne7862]

@@janitorman33 yup exactly heck I wasn't even allowed to stay up late enough to watch Saturday night live as a kid in the mid 80's. So every Monday at the lunch table my friends would be talking about a hilarious sketch and I had no idea what they were talking about.

[@moonscar119]

One of the best action movies ever. Love the uncut version. In a world of Schwarzenegger's and Stallone's, Peter Weller proved he was just as badass

[@Moritz19081980]

This movie and Starship Troopers are masterpieces in disguise.

[@skylined5534]

The opposite of transformers... ironically for transformers.

[@francisalbert7145]

That melting skin scene was definitely timeless

[@nimblehealer199]

Fun Fact : he was trained by a professional mime so he could walk like Robocop in the movies while he was wearing the suit

[@Icarusabove]

Fun Fact about your fun fact: Most of the work that he and the mime did in the months before the movie had to be thrown out because the suit didn't allow the types of movements they had practice. In an interview, Weller sad that the original movements were supposed to be much more fluid and almost serpent like by comparison. After a lot of work on modifying the suit and follow up work with his mime coach they came up with the very stiff and staccato type of movements.

[@PieterPatrick]

@@Icarusabove Yep, just like you said. :-)

[@nimblehealer199]

@@Icarusabove exactly

[@Icarusabove]

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[@omegarugal9283]

profesional mimes exist??

[@gavhenrad]

Always remember the guy that gets his balls shot then the fella with his skin falling off when I think of Robocop.

[@CEngelbrecht]

"Your move, creep."

[@lionelhutz5137]

"Ahhh, don't touch me, man!"

[@wyrlismike]

Those are the two things I think of as well

[@indiatastic]

"Help me....aroooooo!!"

[@Buttface1981]

Have you seen the balls shot scene of 'Our Robocop Remake'? If not check it out in Vimeo under scene 27. I promise it's worth your time!

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

Sayonara RoboCop! Truly a classic of the 1980s. I adore this film.

[@josejordan2803]

I'm so glad finally someone pointed out the exaggerated arms length on the Dick Jones character

[@ericthom726]

Kurtwood Smith is a classic villain in this movie and he really makes the movie work because of that

[@noahstewart5054]

I really loved “RoboCop” as a kid. I thought it was totally awesome. What I mostly like about this movie is it does had some cool stuff in it. The special effects was really impressive, making the camera as RoboCop uses a themogragh mode. I'm glad that Siskel and Ebert liked it. Some of the things I liked about it, one, Murphy actually kills armed thugs in a drug factory, which is my favorite scene, two, he went to his house to remember in the past when his wife and son sold it and moved on, and three, one thing that I really care that they forgot to mentioned about is his personality. Murphy removed his helmet and looked himself in a mirror, and I was like, “Oh, my god. Is that Murphy?” That was a sad moment. I was a little surprised when I realized that Murphy and RoboCop are the same person. His life was over, but he must get revenge for those who killed him. Now I liked the sequels 2 and 3, though. Like I said, “RoboCop” is still always be one of my favorite movies as the best sci-fi flick on the 80s, 30 years later of my childhood. I enjoyed it a lot better than "The Terminator" and "Predator" because that was just my opinion. Thumbs way up for me on "RoboCop". RoboCop (1987) 4/4 👍👍👍👍

[@Adam-oh3vu]

Also I think that stop motion is better for robotic characters because of how it looked more jittery.

[@keepthechange2811]

Terminator is my all time favorite. Gave me nightmares. I know RoboCop line for line and I've still got him edging out Terminator in a battle. 2 great 80s movies from my childhood

[@El_Guapo74]

I'll never forget that full size cardboard Murphy stepping out of his car in the movie theatre lobby. I was too young to see and had to wait for home video

[@MoviesTubeYou0675]

I’ve been waiting for this “10 Things You Didn’t Know About ROBOCOP” segment.

[@ukelijah]

A drinking game where one takes a shot every time you say “to which” unnecessarily would prove deadly in half a video.

[@dvt1393]

Well, that is something that I will never be about to unnotice.

[@ukelijah]

@@dvt1393 you’re definitely right about that.

[@BourbonDrinker]

Some scenes for Robocop where filmed in Houston, specifically the OCP corporate headquarters inside and outside shots. Frickin' loved Robocop when it came out. Great review Minty.

[@xMidgetFuryx1]

The melting scene really grossed me out as a kid.

[@NemeanLion-]

Grossed me out as an adult

[@xMidgetFuryx1]

@@NemeanLion- I was 7 when I first seen this...not sure why my parents let me watch it haha

[@tadweird1766]

Same. Funny how the test screening saved that scene.

[@moneycashjoe8499]

“Get off me, man!”

[@ChocolateFrog]

That stuck with me too.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

Never this early AND one of my favorite ‘80s movies. Awesome Minty!

[@FerDeLance06]

The original is still the masterpiece it was on it's release. Unfortunately, the sequels were more like Robo Knob.

[@ricardo_ignacio]

Thank you, sir. I really enjoy watching your channel's content. You touch a lot of the movies I grew up watching and you give a lot lf details I didn't know about a lot of these films. Great work, dude. Thank you!

[@livingood1049]

What a Treat! An entertaining glimpse into the development of not only one of my favorite movies as a kid, but the development of my favorite Australian movie reviewer! Cheers Minty 🍻

[@markpjf85]

Great film tbh 👌it’s a classic also I had a robocop figure cool in the 90s DEAD OR ALIVE YOU’RE COMING WITH ME

[@bigratkiller1]

Still one of my all time favorite movies of all time

[@clown599]

A masterpiece, with a second and third chapter non that memorable than the first one. I remember also the tv series, will be a cool addition in the 10things series! I vivid remember the villain BubbleMorgan, for a decade i was sure he was Robert Englund, cause the character looked like Freddy so much

[@sapodeuces]

The second one was the best

[@marcinpuszczao9418]

Much like Aliens and Terminator the sequel was better

[@MorbidThrasher666]

I used to like the second one alot growing up but hasnt aged as well anymore and 3 was always straight trash to me. 1 is legendary status for sure.

[@NoOne-oe3co]

@@marcinpuszczao9418 Not really. T1 was better same with Alien. Legit sci-fi horror movies. Sequels were more action thrillers. First Robocop is like a "futuristic" grindhouse flick over a straight action sci-fi.

[@joaocharneca2119]

I think one of the problems with the sequels is that they tried to go too mainstream on the action-movie concept, and it backfired (also, let's be honest, while the special effects of the original are dated, but still look cool, the special effects from the sequels seem incredibly cheap and dated). Regarding the TV series, I actually enjoy watching it from time to time. It's like a kid's version of Robocop, but it was done in a way that appealed to both the main audience and fans. It wasn't as gory or as violent as the first movie, but it's not half-bad. I wished the series had more than just one season.

[@JR-wd5oh]

This is one of my all time favorites, this was the first visit to the video store and the first rental and started my love for movies

[@Ladynaye]

Robocop is one of my all time faves. Saw it as a kid and I still watch it every year. One of the best movies ever and everyone should watch it. It is a masterpiece!

[@mattmruzek8679]

My favorite part is at the beginning of the movie when that guy named Kenny gets killed, and the other workers act nonchalantly about it. I think that's where the creators of south park got the idea from, but that's just my own theory.

[@exlimey1417]

"If you let the Mayor go, we'll even throw in a Blaupunkt"

[@the_chomper]

DONT JERK ME AROUND! you wanna see what happens when people jerk me around?

[@georgeedward1691]

😂😂😂😂Lt Don't jerk me off! You wanna get serious? We'll get serious now and kiss the mayor's a** goodbye

[@andrewharrison90]

Is that wot he says iv always wondered wot u says lol thanks

[@CEngelbrecht]

@@georgeedward1691 "RoboCop! Who is he? What is he? Where does he come from?"

[@arturomadrid7167]

What is a blaupunkt?

[@stylianosorphanoudakes56]

Also, one detail that should be mentioned: the magnificent OCP building was in fact the Dallas City Hall. Take a look at the pictures and you will see that it was the same building, simply expanded as a skyscraper by the CGI methods.

[@Ayrshore]

No CGI - it was a matte painting.

[@j.vinton4039]

Yessir. Dallas was the primary city used for filming because at the time it had the most futuristic skyline. The Bank of America building was used as the top of OCP’s board room cause you can see fountain plaza “hard angle building” in the background. I’m from Dallas and I can pinpoint a lot of the places they filmed at.

[@jaycoppola4324]

Yeh...1987. No CGI.

[@chrislong3938]

Awesome! Much better than I expected! My favorite scene from the movie is of the TV-News camera filming the mayor (or whoever) fall from the building! EPIC!

[@alkalinex3]

Minty, you are the best. I enjoy every review you do. I'm always learning something new about my favorite movies. Thank you for what you do.

[@PulpVision]

Also of note, Robocop was inspired by this obscure comic from Marvel called, Deathlok which came out in 1974. The simularities are impossible to overlook or say its just a "coincidence ".😉

[@bredenis5]

[RoboCop walks away with family’s refrigerator] “Yeah, serve and protect my ass” 😂 I don’t know why, but I laughed my ass off at that.

[@bethanys.arbaugh9572]

me too. To funny

[@dank8865]

I'll buy that for a dollar: back in the the day they had $1 cinemas. Movies in their 2nd & 3rd runs (been out for months) would be shown in theaters where you could get in for one dollar before (or after?) they came out on VHS. So in 1987, for one dollar, I saw a double feature of Robocop & The Predator. Money well spent. 😁👍

[@curtiskretzer8898]

I'd buy that 4 a💵!

[@beezy82bb]

My mom's took me to see robocop at a $1 cinema back in the day at a lil strip mall

[@dank8865]

@@beezy82bb $1 cinemas were God's gift to mankind. 😁

[@tommo8321]

Best 2 films o 1987

[@random_gamer_guy82]

The uncut version of this classic will always be my favourite uncut film ever!!!

[@paulphillips7674]

Absolutely loved this movie as a kid and still do now. It truely does stand the test of time.

[@christermyrberg3661]

You should do John Carpenter's ELVIS & ESCAPE FROM L.A.

[@johnerbudman123]

This is a good time to say they don’t make em like that anymore

[@michaelrochester48]

I watch the movie because I love Nancy Allen one of the underrated actresses ever

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Have you seen *Blow Out?*

[@martinrosendahl9134]

I saw this movie when it came on video in 1988.. I was about 10 - and it has been my favorite movie ever since. It is just perfect in so many ways. Apart from being entertaining from start to finish it also has the perfect cast, perfect score, perfect scenery... and the cutting is sooooooo tight. Not a single second is wasted. 11 out of 10

[@MrPhilm00r]

Robocop was my first experience with that level of violence and gore as well. Murphy's death scene stuck with me for days. It's nothing compared to some things that have came after, but, at the time, it was seriously disturbing.

[@PaulLoh]

I only recently found out that the thug who got shot in the balls was played by Will Shockley. If I had known that when I was on set with him years ago, I would have asked him about that scene.

[@leonswan6733]

Defiantly a Masterpiece and Cult Classic. It never gets old to me. Correction Mainstream Hit

[@krisfrederick5001]

In hindsight, I know that it's a messed up movie for an 8 year old to be watching as I did...I'll buy that for a dollar!

[@StevieGOvO]

There should have been a spot on your list for Moni Yakim. The man who lets face it saved the film at the 11th hour as Orion where about to pull the plug. The suit being one of the major road blocks. He is responsible for teaching Weller and persuaded him that the slower robotic movements where the way to go as they wanted to use normal swifter RoboCop. Thank god they listened.

[@sotalife6230]

*Robocop, story set in Detroit, filmed in down town Dallas Texas as a futuristic representation of new Detroit.* Love your shows!