Peter Weller Talks Robocop's Suit

After a special showing of Robocop, Peter Weller talked with Ain't It Cool News' Harry Knowles about a mime name Moni Yakim saved the film and helped him figure out how to move in his cumbersome costume.
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[@cuckoonut1208]

Im glad he's back as Robocop in Mortal Kombat 11. And they went all out to respect the character. Bravo!

[@robertguzek7945]

Cuckoo Nut var1 is hype af

[@raydaripper]

Awww ok so that is him ....badass move by NRS 😎

[@XeviousD]

RoboCop wins! “You’re coming with me!” Flawless Victory!

[@GeoDelGonzo]

Amen! I melted inside when I heard "THE FUTURE IS HERE!".

[@CPT85]

They actually got Peter Weller to voice him? I did not know that...! 😳

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Rest in Peace Orion. Thanks for two of the greatest movies of all time: *The Terminator and Robocop.*

[@ironsmithstudios3973]

@Robert Pierson Robocop was in 1987, not 1984, however Peter was in Buckaroo Banzai in 1984 which is a classic

[@edmontonboy99]

Ironsmith Studios Did he even mention the years those two movies came out?

[@umbrellau8381]

Arnold was supposed to be Murphy.. but he was too big for the suit

[@jcoptimus]

Orion was also behind UHF. Another classic.

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

True

[@phantomcollector1976]

ROBOCOP IS ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME

[@chadlieb2437]

phantom collector easily the most important piece of political satire in the last 40 years. it's crazy that Verhoven predicted our current social/political/economic situation so accurately.

[@bumfricker2487]

>one of

[@seanmccafferty3189]

My favourite film of all time. I've seen it countless times, yet it still never ceases to entertain me. The 2014 remake could have been so good, but was a total abortion. Rumours are there's a direct sequel to the original in the works. I'd like to see how that pans out, but I'll always have the original, and, to a lesser extent, Robocop 2. :)

[@steveknight8046]

Amen Brother! I was 6 when i first watched it. Still love it to this day. My favourite film ever and amazing sound track!

[@HellBrYnger]

it's called a "classic"

[@TryptychUK]

He's right about the sound effects. In particular the footstep which were so massive it gave the character this immense weight, both literally and metaphorically. It felt like there was two tons on legs.

[@GamingDad]

Those footsteps were legendary, combined with the movement. It made him look even more like a machine.

[@matthewlawton9241]

Those chunky footsteps are IMMEDIATELY where my mind went as he was weaving that part of the story. They are truly THE iconic sound design decision. They sell the monster Weller was talking about.

[@firejaw6459]

When I was a kid, I used to step on soda cans to crush them to the bottoms of my shoes, and walk around pretending to be Robocop until the cans wore through.

[@jamesbaggett7223]

*chunk chunk chunk chunk Like a sledgehammer thumping down

[@Retrobution]

what i like about the footstep sounds is that theres a lot more to it than just describing the weight. if you compare them to just the weight - such as sounds of the t rex footsteps in jurassic park like if it was just a thud or thump sound, you would think that sounds heavy and so your imagination does the rest... but there is a visual connection to it as well, the vibration of the glass or water in a puddle etc, just builds up the tension especially the expressions on characters faces and their reactions to the sound of the footsteps (confusing it to the power trying to come back on etc lol). So the next time you hear those t rex footsteps, or see a vibration, your mind automatically will take you to the t rex. With robocop there is no weight to his steps that cause a vibration, but the footstep sound - if you notice in the film - the characters stop shouting and arguing and then the sound of the footsteps is like the first thing they get to experience with robocop, all ears are on that and their eyes and expression is the focus then and its a particular thud thud sound that sounds clean - and not like a clang of metal, its almost like someone closing an expensive car door or something it just has that sweet thud sound with almost like a digitised drum on a synth mixed in giving it that futuristic quality to it its very noticable and so much so that every person in the precinct reception turns their head and listens to it, and then with that sound you see a glimpse of robocop for the first time. Immediately the first impression on peoples minds is that build up, then the sound, the reaction and then the visual connection. WIthout these things, you lack that full robocop experience. So for me the footsteps sound IS part of robocop and part of the performance, and I am so happy they include this in the new robocop rogue city game, when you first walk down the city street a drunk comments on the sound as well which is cool.

[@andyhowden7655]

That voice. It just makes me wanna uphold the law so much more.

[@roquefortfiles]

THINK IT OVER.. CREEP!!

[@azathoz]

His voice has bearly aged. He sounds just like in 1987

[@andyhowden7655]

@@azathoz fingers crossed he's in the new film!

[@azathoz]

@@andyhowden7655 that would be awesome mate. They can digitally rejuvenate him, but I'm not sure if he wants to reprise the role. Let's hope they can convince him, and let's hope they make a good movie too.

[@Ducati_Dude]

I could listen to Peter for hours...

[@KLUNKET]

I met Peter Weller at a convention some years back- My friend and I had a vendors table and came in to set up before the event was opened to the public... Peter came in and chose the table right next to us to sign autographs. He talked with us, told us stories, treated us like we were friends of his. He's a really nice guy. When I was doing the vendors business with my friend Mike, I met a few other actors and so forth, but none quite as nice.

[@jayjay53313]

Did he mention any intention to reprise his Robocop role in possible Robocop 4? Since Robocop is half human half machine, it is possible that Murphy's human head would age like his colleagues. Peter Weller suits best.

[@KLUNKET]

Jay Son Wong He didn't mention anything like that but I wish he did!! The meeting we had with him was probably right around 8 years ago- maybe even longer. He mostly talked about some current things he had been working on at that time.

[@jayjay53313]

KLUNKET, thank. Yeah, most of us would want everyone from original robocop to reprise their roles in a sequel.

[@christopherthrawn1333]

KLUNKET Actors back appreciate the movie goers than today's loser actors.

[@beeman2075]

KLUNKET, I appreciate that your comment is 3 years old, but I was glad to have read your mention that Peter was a really nice guy to meet and talk to. Robocop is a classic 80's movie, and Peter's portrayal went a long way towards making the character as iconic as it is.

[@cajohnson130]

Playing RoboCop Rogue City. What a love letter to the movies and Peter's performance. Bravo to the devs doing it justice.

[@nepntzerZer]

except it doesn't have the iconic gun sound. as soon as i discovered this i stopped laying and permanently deleted it from my computer along with all transaction records emails, deleted all amounts, and shutdown my server that hosted my email address. i literally cannot get another copy unless i buy it again.

[@cajohnson130]

@@nepntzerZer What gun sound? The burst handgun is that from the movies.

[@kespec]

His voice hasn't changed a bit, your move creep

[@weesky2000]

Peter Weller version still the best

[@sergioalaniz284]

Weesk

[@Teflon_Don1]

Will always be the best

[@wallygator92]

He's the only true Robocop!

[@chriss4365]

no cgi garbage

[@bossmansal67]

@@chriss4365 It's only ever Marvel and horror movies that have bad cgi. All else is pretty good imo. Especially 2013 Pacific Rim.

[@undeadnightorc]

Wow, fascinating. I didn't know that they originally planned on having Robo move much faster. The slow, controlled movements they ended up doing adds so much to the Robocop persona.

[@ABell676]

Undead Nightorc really does

[@jonienglish3231]

Fast Forward 2014 Robo Cop moves Faster

[@FireSpectre_]

@@jonienglish3231 and that movie flopped from what I remember. Just doesn't capture the magic of the originals. Like falling from a building gives you long arms. 😂

[@ssjchixken5110]

It makes you wonder

[@JackSparrow-yf7pk]

That's why the remake wasn't that good

[@GreenEnvy.]

Peter Weller is the type of guy you ask a question to and he says "Let me tell you a story..."

[@zxbc1]

One of the highest IQ actors in Hollywood, definitely. Watch his interview on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show. He is in his 60s and still has the memory of a young academic, reciting names, stories and entire pieces of texts with no hesitation and one after another. The guy got a Ph.D just on a whim and it's not hard to see how.

[@stewartmcminn7773]

@@zxbc1 he's a cyborg you idiot, he records everything you say.

[@TyeArtisik]

Yessir

[@jerimas]

I could listen to Peter Weller talk about film and art history for hours.

[@BaileysMariner]

This is such a generous piece of storytelling. There's not actually that much to the story: they couldn't get the suit to work, it was stressful to everyone, they got a mime in to help solve the problem. But Weller really draws it out and covers every angle, gets into people's heads and paints a picture of what it was like on set and in the discussions and ultimately he captures the era and offers wonderful, memorable insight. What a great guy.

[@umachan9286]

Ten hours to put on the original suit? That's crazy.

[@waltermalone216]

No, acting in it for ten hours.

[@2sallads]

@@waltermalone216 No, Peter said 10 hours to put on the suit.

[@angelixzs_xo]

@@2sallads 3 hrs for putting on the inner suit, 7 hrs to put the outter suit on

[@2sallads]

@@angelixzs_xo I am aware of that. U was responding to ooga misinterpreting that as 10 hours to act in the suit. Not put it on. He was incorrect.

[@Vaultboy101]

Worth every minute. Robocop is a deep satirical action redemption/revenge movie with as many quotable lines as Star Wars.

[@chrisw5953]

I'd buy that for a dollar.

[@PW.6060]

😂

[@great1006]

Yeah now ironically Peter Weller starting to look like kurtwood Smith

[@d00ks]

Chris W 😂 😹😹

[@GOBRADON502]

Because you're a tool 😝

[@bryanallen989]

tiger1945 what They need to bring back is them sex dolls for me and other people that need one I know I do people😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀can y'all bring them back on u tube please??????????

[@jon4560]

Funny how such an iconic 80s character almost didn't happen. The robotic movements of Peter were excellent. In a way the slower movements made him more badass because it gives him weight. Like he is a tank.

[@Muppio]

He actually seems like he gives cares about what he does and how he does it, i respect that.

[@417Graphix]

I would think most actors do, if you dont take it seriously, directors/studios won't want to work with you.

[@johnyguitar258]

@@417Graphix yeah actualy most actors now days dont care thast why they are blund as fuck

[@tristanbackup2536]

Why I love old school sci fi films. Actors had to wear uncomfortable suits & makeups while having to act without causing a fuss. Alot of raw talent & passion back then. These days they just green screen everything & that actor can go back to the hotel room later.

[@ThunderZandor]

And i thought i knew all about ROBOCOP. I wish the whole seminar can be uploaded. Peter Weller is a real good storyteller.

[@PapunaOfficial]

/watch?v=C7iaw_qc0-A is not it full? :D little late right lol

[@Rensune]

He's a Professor. One of the Prerequisites for being a good teacher.

[@ThornsOfOurTime]

Professor Robocop

[@Milkman4279]

Yeah, I can imagine Peter Weller knows a little bit more about RoboCop than you do.

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

Thanks, PapunaOfficial!

[@randomretroplays3123]

Peters performance as robocop was so elegant and pure perfection, it's like watching art move. When I was a kid watching robocop I was blown away by his performance, he was as far as I could see a real robot man. I'm 42 and I still feel the excitement in my heart when you hear his footsteps behind the frosted glass as he enters the police station. This guy is a part of movie history 👏👏🏆

[@ColonelFusion]

40 and showing clips of Robocop to my wife half the night as well as this video. Was 5 when my mom revealed RoboCop to me as a kid. She recorded the good tv edit done by the actual cast.

[@paynekiller70]

Robocop is a classic and never gets old. Peter Weller was easily the best Robocop and he's the kind of actor who can shine even in a bad movie. In the words of Bob Morton " I fucking love that guy".

[@porko882]

its still a great movie, I didn't hate the remake but it completely missed the tone and point of the original, its supposed to be satire and almost a dark comedy.

[@zwenkwiel816]

@@porko882 also no gore, excessive violence is such an iconic part of robocop, I mean ED-209 shooting that dude in the board room that shit's classic.... I did hate the remake btw, hate it with a burning passion XD

[@TheDennys21]

@@zwenkwiel816 reboot Robocop doesn't even look like the original, more like Batman.

[@DarsiPadilla]

@@TheDennys21 the ideas of the reboot could have made more sense by having the story set in Delta City, decades after the events of the original film.

[@cron205]

this is the real Robocop

[@sammontanez6908]

Jason Bouskill Go Robo

[@IsraelSmithD]

Damn straight!

[@Marcelo81125]

The Real and only!

[@fredmad4988]

I think people in his hometown calls him Robocop.

[@langbo9999]

He's back in MK 11.

[@whoeveryoulike2030]

the guy in the wheelchair nailed it when spoke about how the sound effects all played together with the movement and made it perfect.

[@Wintis_Swizzle]

“Come quietly or there will be.... Trouble.” Love the fact that he paused as if his data banks were suggesting outcomes and he was selecting the best response 😍

[@tnator3542]

Love it. Peter Weller is the one and only Robocop. And he's genuine in his narration. So articulate, such a natural speaker. Can't take my eyes of him.

[@Barnaclebeard]

I saw him talking about Naked Lunch and it was the first time I had seen him out of character. The contrast between his dead-behind-the-eyes, jaded characters and his actual personality is amazing. He's so emotive and has so much excited energy. I wonder what he does with it all when he is acting.

[@SamuraiPie8111]

it took me a long time to realize how much effort he put into robocop, the movement he pulls off is just perfect

[@jimpatterson1111]

I love Peter Weller. He’s great even in the so-so movies. He elevates everything. I wish he was in more movies.

[@thebl4ckd0g]

I love that all these years later - Peter Weller still has this great memory of things that happened long ago. But he's still such a great actor to this day. :)

[@filmania]

What a legend. Thank you Peter for putting your life and soul into one of the best characters of all time!

[@versebuchanan512]

Right right, Buckaroo Banzai!

[@akealahlindsay708]

@@versebuchanan512um hello 🫵🏾😀😂🤡

[@Hurricanelive]

He suffered so as to give us android jesus. Thank you Peter. Thank you.

[@HappyCynic]

Hurricanelive Cyborg.

[@thickmclargehuge4448]

he played a great character who instead of dying for our sins, this Jesus shoots rapists in the dick.

[@SeanChitty84]

Please do not compare Jesus Who is True God and King in this way.

[@jesusaguilar5735]

@@SeanChitty84 why workship a false God if u want to than u do it but dont make other people believe everybody has their own beliefs

[@GOBRADON502]

Gay you are 😝😝😝

[@OccultJourneys]

One of the best stories behind the making of a legend, of all time

[@thedutchfisherman7078]

Peter Weller MADE Robocp! What a performance!

[@barbelljoe]

True but don't forget the standout performances from the actors behind Dick Jones and Clarence Bodiker!

[@MrSithlord69]

RobOCP.....clever

[@kooijbas]

Verhoeven made Robocop. Any other director would have made this into a mindless, dime a dozen action flick.

[@jesse_cole]

That neckbeard is the neckbeard of all neckbeards.

[@rockys201]

It must be so cool for people to listen to his lectures. He has so much energy that it must be those kind of lectures where you want to hear more, rather than the opposite

[@gsxerwhite]

Yea lectures like that are a treat, yet few and far between.

[@Kevin-qn2kw]

He was a teaching assistant for a few classes on Italian Renaissance art I took in the early 2000s.

[@movienerd202]

He got his PHD.

[@wellesradio]

At UCLA? Cool. What exactly did he do as a teaching assistant that you recall?

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

Did you know Sam Roberts or Carmelo Anthony?

[@aramistech]

This guys is one of my favorite actors. So underrated, I think he’s acting is awesome and seems like a really cool dude

[@alexday5892]

The Robocop suit was made by a company called Arms & Archery from Great Amwell, UK. I used to live in the next village and would get the train to school which went past their place. They always had the medieval tents pitched in their field (they primarily made chainmail and suits of armour for films or re-enactments). One day I decided to go and have a look round the place. I went in the front door to their office and there is Robocop stood their full scale. I got chatting to the guy and he was telling me that they made over 200 suits for the film. A lot got shot to bits during filming. He showed me a photo album with him and Peter Weller on various sets. They keep a couple which can be hired for events. Never got round to hiring one but it would have been cool knowing that you are wearing a 100% authentic Robocop suit.

[@VictorLugosi]

You also lived near the moon, and ate cheese

[@poindextertunes]

I know what I’m doing for my wedding 😁

[@JustAnOrdinarySimmer]

Haha.. that is the most bullshit story I've ever heard.. only 6 suits were made, not 200... and it was Rob Bottin who made it.. not some guy in UK.. why even chat shit?

[@Elyseon]

​@@poindextertunesCheese for everyone?

[@bigbri64]

Does Moni Yakim still have his Robocop suit? Seeing Peter Weller portray Alex Murphy had a huge impact on me as a child. It's amazing that so many great people all converged at the same time to create that movie.

[@cybertrongaming4007]

Peter Weller the real true Robocop.

[@lifeislife4719]

7:06 Still has the classic Robocop movements.

[@FreePxppie]

Someone in the far distance: “I’d buy that for a dollar”

[@fifthrider]

Very true about the suit. I've been the reverse-engineer on a Bruce Hansing set of armor. It took 3-4 times of cutting/removing and rebuilding parts of the suit to finally get it down to the point that the wearer can get into the suit in about 40 minutes. Every time my friend gets in that suit that fast and can move, it's always a major victory. Sadly it's typically worn at Comic-Con in July so the guy is dying, even though I've got 7 fans built into it. I can't express how hard it was to get it to that point so knowing what I do now about the original Hansing suit? Yeah, that thing would take HOURS to put on for the first time. I don't think Weller was ever exaggerating the time it took to put that first run suit on.

[@Endor2001]

Look, there is no doubt it took a very long time for peter weller to put the suit on, but no way it took him 10 hours, absolutely no way it took him that long.

[@gorillaau]

Weller seems like a amazing guy. I'd love to talk with him about Robocop and whats wrong with Hollywood these days?

[@darthbane2669]

He probably is sick of talking about it at this point.

[@NeoMoonSevin]

gorillaau he would say its fukt now completely fukt not like the 70s, 80s but from 90s onwards Hollywood is fukt 😁

[@ieuanhunt552]

gorillaau he would rather talk about history or language

[@kr0w119]

Why is this a question?

[@dman3438]

He's going to say neckbeards lol

[@WELCOME2PATSPLACE]

The smartest coolest guy in the movie/tv industry. I could listen to him all day.

[@chancepaladin]

Man I could watch Weller all day. What a freaking master.

[@jukvox]

7:03 is an iconic moment... gave me goosebumps.

[@cmans79tr7]

The Vox- Agreed.

[@steelstreet3765]

The guy in the wheelchair is getting excited as he talks and does the move omg lol.

[@vardellsfolly5200]

May i add?Not just his face.His eyes are piercing and extremely expressive full of powerful emotions and he can change their effectiveness to deprive them of these emotions making him cold-the perfect cyborg,ever, in the history of cinema.And let us not forget his voice.He is possible the only actor i know with an actual metallic voice.This actor is the perfect,the ideal machine.

[@Daminous_Games]

I don't care what anyone says: Peter Weller is to Robocop Robert Englund is to Freddy Krueger Clive Barker is the mind of Hellraiser and Doug Bradley will always be the only Pinhead. Each of these icons can never be duplicated or replaced. They all made us believe!!

[@oisavvy]

Kane Hodder to Jason Voorhes. Bruce Campbell to Ash. Good sir, you forgot two. Totally agree though.

[@TheShape--xt6pk]

1: nick castle,dick warlock and james jude Courtney are all micheal myers 2:Pierce Brosnan is james bond 3:tobey Maguire is Spider-Man

[@Deadite_Scholar]

@@oisavvy C.J. Graham is my favorite Jason...

[@Youkai_Andres]

Bruce Willis is John McClane, Arnold as Dutch Schaeffer the top male man with full testosterone, Chris Evans the best freedom fighter like Captain America. They are all perfect in their roles, and there is no way to change that. :D

[@Luka2000_]

@@Deadite_Scholar he was the best one. Just watching him walk is so badass

[@Stash_box]

"I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake, now its time to erase that mistake"

[@sic6664]

Kalle Williams Get Hedgecock on the line! There's trouble in the tower!

[@metalphobos3632]

Can you flyyyyy Bobbyyyyyyyy!?

[@logancox6548]

"Dick, you're FIRED!"

[@robertolecki7492]

Dead or alive you're coming with me!

[@wwetnabamafan194]

"You're move, creep!"

[@crissrudd4554]

The scene he didnt want to mention which he says is in the movie that was shot the first day he was in the suit I believe is when he catches the car keys. It was mentioned in one of the documentaries or commentaires that this was the first thing shot with the costume. Amazingly the scene took about 50 takes because the keys kept bouncing out of the rubber gloves!

[@sic6664]

Sherman Herritt I always thought that was more of his human side taking over since he's been beaten up. He doesn't really run, he just walks faster. Just my take on it. I've also read about the key catching scene being the first one they shot.

[@SketchTurnerZero]

crissrudd4554 I dont think so. He sad there was more details on a original costume.

[@OpenMawProductions]

My guess would be the scene where he's sitting down and they go over his directives and test his targeting.

[@dman3438]

crissrudd4554 why the fucking mystery????!!!! lol

[@scottjulie27]

10th Anniversary DVD Special Features.

[@Draliseth]

I cannot tell you how cool these interviews are to watch as a lifelong RoboCop fan since bein a kid in the early 90's.

[@claydogmadman6295]

Petter Weller was Robocop like Christopher Reeves was to Superman.... The real deal...

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

That's how I feel about Christian Bale's Batman.

[@claydogmadman6295]

@@whoelsebutmeofcoursei You damn right on that, how could l have forgot that comparison...

[@Kramos_Skate]

And Tobey Maguire as Spiderman

[@claydogmadman6295]

@@Kramos_Skate Sorry bro, Tom Holland takes it from Tobey Maguire... I'm mean that kid was Peter Parker right out of the comic books... Don't get me wrong l mean Tobey was great, l just think Tom Holland edges him out slightly...

[@exploitofdeleted5864]

Superman's real weakness was a horse

[@GeoDelGonzo]

This was a treat to see and hear Peter Weller go on about the creative process behind Robocop. It's beautiful to realize a gem was made from such a situation, that was on the brink of collapse. That's art man.

[@illuminatioracle]

i like peter weller's bret the hitman hart jacket

[@mighty-badger7977]

illuminatioracle The Best Robocop there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be!

[@lucasrodriguez550]

@@mighty-badger7977 noice

[@TimTheHermit]

The excellence of execution

[@scottneaves8903]

Still obsessed with the first film since it came out in the eighties.the first time I watched I was seven years old and I remember thinking all the gore was real but was still obsessed lol.peter wellar is A LIVING LEGEND...

[@x-wingflyboy8177]

I'm so glad the movement was changed from speedy fluid to the more slow and precise movement. The way I always see it is that Robo is a walking tank, slow, lumbering and heavy with all that Titanium inboard. Weller got it right, he got it spot on. And yes his analogy of the trapped beast is a great way to look at that. Such a wonderful film even now, it obsessed me when I was 14 years old and it still does even now.

[@toufexiselias]

I love how proud he is about this film. Not a lot of actors have this pride for a sci if film they've done.

[@brianirwin8111]

Hey, it's the voice of the modern-day Robocop, Adam Jensen! Did you study Peter Weller's performance as Robocop at all for Adam, or did you prefer to lean towards Adam's more human nature for his dialogue?

[@georgemorley1029]

Sergei Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible" is a masterpiece of figurative art. Paul Weller is a smart cookie and he understands that the reason why Robocop works so well is the same reason as Ivan. They don't give literal interpretations but stylistic, metaphorical interpretations. So many films these days are mired in unimaginative, leaden, literal narratives and I include many sci-fi and fantasy films in that. Robocop has balls and brains. Verhoeven knew his onions alright. Great movie.

[@absoluteego]

weller doesn't know what he's talking about. he says it's a silent movie

[@GmanGlover]

Guy in the wheelchair read this and nodded his head the whole way through.

[@funkymunky]

"The Dutch are inventive. But depressed."

[@courtttcourttt4467]

Dead or alive you're coming with me

[@vulcan-raven7394]

Peter Weller was/is/always will be Robocop. OCP did that right, if not anything else.

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

Wow he really has a way with words and stories, I don';t listen to many actors speak but could of watched this all day and would of had my full attention.

[@macacofrito]

He is a professor

[@stephantranquille6681]

Peter has this charisma that made him perfect for Robocop and again for Naked Lunch (my Top 5 favourite movie ever).

[@simonfyfe6305]

Peter’s Robocop is still a fantastic movie today. I loved this film when it first hit the big screen, if it comes up in tv I’ll still sit an watch it. Great film.

[@leemehan]

Classics just like Road House, Point Break and all the other great ones. U can watch them over and over and never get sick of them!

[@roquefortfiles]

Weller is hilarious!! Love him even more in the suit. Iconic.

[@AlexTM44]

No one ever can be Robocop, other than Peter Weller, and it's proven in Robocop 3 and the reboot, not that the actors on those movies were that bad, it's just that they were not absolutely perfect...

[@bytemevv-4616]

Robocop and Screamers are my favorite films with Mr Weller

[@johnowens3388]

BytemeVV - Leviathan

[@jwhippet8313]

Sword

[@JoeStuffzAlt]

I never thought Robocop as a monster, but hearing this, he indeed acts like a classic monster that's on the side of law. The slow movement is intimidating and suggests he's powerful.

[@spacetimecontinuum]

Thank God for all that grief! Robocop is one of the greatest flicks ever made! No room for debate!

[@dkupke]

spacetimecontinuum Funny story: I loved the Robocop movie as a kid-granted this was years after it had been released. So one day when i was home sick from school my mother decided to rent it and watch it with me. To this day I will never forget the look on her face .

[@DrCash7]

+Daniel Ryan That movie, as epic as it was, was really really gruesome. And to think the franchise was aimed at kids (cartoon spinoff, toys, nintendo games etc). It scarred me as a child. Dude gets shot the hell up on his first day, looses his wife and kid who were never really introduced.. the bleakest future imaginable... I showed the film to a former gf and the look on her face when the ED209 shot up the guy in the conference room... Still a great film though xD

[@DSan-kl2yc]

DrCash7 when I was a kid I think j had an ability to just ignore that stuff or lacked the empathy to care cause I usually just remember Ed the cool hero stuff and how he looked but not the horrible parts

[@areasevenpro]

Living proof that Peter Weller's RoboCop has a soul - something that no other version will have.

[@CasualKillZz]

I NEVER knew Peter Weller was SO well spoken, gem of a video and of a man 🤙🏻

[@Smartzenegger]

He also has the best voice imaginable for any kind of Robocop... Seriously!

[@joecan9376]

I loved RoboCop 1&2 ! Peter Weller is the man ! It was so great to see him in the New Star Trek movie ! I was jumping in my seat when I saw that guy ! Him and Gary Oldman I thought to always be great underrated Actors of our time

[@oldschooloverlord]

Looks like everyone agreed with you - since this comment Gary won an Academy award, and was nominated for another.

[@houseofno]

Dammit. I was looking for the Peter Weller Robosuit interview and landed on VH1's "Whatever happened to Austin Power's Fat Bastard" retrospective.

[@tambias]

Great story teller,could watch Peter talk all day.

[@lukealexander6680]

I'm pleased that Harry Knowles isn't getting credit for my viewing of this video

[@zapfanzapfan]

I guess most really good movies a born in conflicts and problems forcing forward creativity. Good story!

[@WarlordRising]

Predator and Robocop are among my favorite "adult" sci-fi action films of the 80s (alongside Aliens and Terminator). The stories sound similar. The titular character having major issues with design, and the actor inside the suit having a near mental breakdown. Yet, they learned from the hard failures during production, and somehow created classics.

[@eomat]

Terminator, Alien(s), Predator and Robocop. The Pantheon of great 80’s films. Sadly their franchises were not handled well

[@grainofsalt4934]

One of the most Underrated actors of all time.

[@eddiegonzalez2883]

His character death in robocop was brutal and as a kid so terrifying! So glad he got revenge on all of them

[@thevlaka]

amazing actor and person

[@Geek_Chorus]

Very nice that the King of The Neckbeards joined him on stage.

[@amplify3735]

Peter Weller is the best version to date. in voice and movements. Most incredible eyes

[@ianwood6438]

He seems such a decent bloke the way he invokes other people in his conversations

[@SquirrelGott]

So true, one can't simply put any person in the armor and BE Robocop. He actually brought the character of Alex Murphy into the suit, the personality.

[@MrCageCat]

Who's watching this as well after Robocop being revealed in Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath?

[@vincentthemasterofshadows5743]

Me

[@KamenRiderRaiden]

Technically, yes, but only cause it Rando Callrisian'd into my reccomends

[@marcusprime82]

I watching again because the reveal.

[@averyspears8465]

Me

[@KevyB.]

No one. Quit begging for likes.

[@officialbengunn]

Extremely engaging, passionate story teller who clearly has a deep love and reverence for the craft. So knowledgeable too!

[@marceloleitedossantos9836]

Thanks Peter for makes a part of my childhood when you were the RoboCop.

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

Remember - " SCREAMERS" ? That was a good one too.

[@dragonniz]

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[@presidenttrump9041]

I could listen to Pete talk about robocop all day what a guy man

[@wesleythoman9873]

The man, the myth, the *legend*

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Hard suits of this type have always been a challenge. Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO in Star Wars, has many stories about that suit pinching and hurting him throughout the first movie in 1977. Luckily they fixed many of the issues in subsequent movies.

[@Halinspark]

Robert Llewelyn said a lot of the same about the Kryten suit in Red Dwarf and his inability to sit or pee between takes. Also echoed the part where you have to move with the suit and not against it.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@HalinsparkAs on-screen robots go, I think Kenny Baker (R2D2) had it easy. LOL! Funny thing is, nowadays they'd probably just have Peter Weller wear a Mo-Cap suit and add the external suit during post.

[@thedarkknight2221]

My god! I would lose my goddamn mind if it took my that long to get in that suit. Now we have cosplayers who can make screen accurate outfits and put them on themselves in les than half the time.

[@TheSleepyRanger]

Well I'm guessing they didn't have the miracle that is eva foam back then.

[@Hyperion5182]

@@TheSleepyRanger They did not. And EVA foam Can not capture that look. The gleaming metal of the suit.

[@Latexghost]

Thank you for sticking it out and making Alex Murphy the juggernut he is today.Made my childhood.

[@DanielHousman]

Yes, wish Weller had worked more often the last 20 years, he's always giving you something authentic. re the description at the top, Moni Yakim was a mime, yes -- excellent and deeply trained-- but also he's been the head movement teacher at Juilliard for decades, taught some of the finest actors working to bring physicality into their work, to act with the body. There'll be a documentary about him at some point; some filmmakers started one. Wonderful talented man of the theatre.

[@rayb7917]

damn. Robocop turned into Les from Hardcore Pawn

[@steviefranchize21]

Ray Brice lmfao, no shit!

[@user-ox3id4nt2z]

ahahahahah

[@mikeshirleyforever]

Great comment!!!! Love it!!!!

[@jjbantz]

Brutal 😂

[@RighteousFiyah]

Sans mustache

[@judsongaiden9878]

This man is a genuine-article high-culture artiste! No other actor who's attempted to portray Robocop could ever match the passion and artistic discipline of Peter Weller.

[@cro-emils783]

lol…. If you say so. But he really needs to tone it down a bit and be a bit more friendly.

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@cro-emils783 I've heard Michael Biehn can be that way too if he's been drinking.

[@RoughNek72]

Holy crap!!! Thank you for recording this and putting it on KZbin!!!!!!

[@coachbluepill]

This makes me appreciate Robocop even more.

[@wickidpissafilms]

What a story! How amazing is this presentation. Peter Weller is the only Robo Cop.. forever.. he is Murphy