Peter Weller Talks Robocop's Voice

After a special showing of Robocop, Peter Weller talked about the character choices he and director Paul Verhoeven made with his character's voice in the final scene.
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[@enriquesinghjr]

SO MANY EMPTY SEATS! I WOULD HAVE PAID TO BE THERE! Getting to watch Robocop with Robocop and then a Q&A?!?!?!

[@happyapple4269]

I would have shot off my right hand to be there

[@luisleon7027]

Yeah!! Robocop is my fave since I have use of my memory and consciousness, being there would have been like a dream come true...

[@darwincity]

He is absolutely correct regarding the great quality of Italian dubbing. They even have an awards ceremony for dubbers, actually!

[@WhateverHappenedToFun]

I totally agree it's the best but I still consider dubbing a rape of the original movie and without dubbin' you can learn a lot about english.... Since in Italy when we speak english we're all talkin' like Mario...

[@frankb5728]

There's movies from the 70s and 80s that I can't watch because the dubbing sounds so bad.

[@jhonnythefox7903]

We can even transform Stallone in a good actor!

[@rw8467]

Can you fly, Bobby?

[@GBY13]

of course not

[@VictorBelfast]

Best villain ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@maxcastle614]

Vivo o morto tu verrai con me.

[@gregorcleganesrabidpug26]

Clarence Boddicker what would clarence do?

[@jorgegaytan3012]

Clarence Boddicker I will tell Erick and kitty about ur dark side..mr😎😎😎

[@LeePresson]

Peter Weller is such an amazing fella. He's got PhD's in art history.

[@furtherback6131]

He 'only' has one: a PhD in Italian Renaissance art history.

[@Embargoman]

I hope Peter Weller appears in The Lego Movie 3 as Robocop!

[@EmilBlueMan]

He was kinda a jerk in Toronto 2019. No patience with his fans at Q and A.

[@cinnamon-skateboarding5987]

Was in history class and we watched a documentary and welled came up on it and I got all excited and said "yo it's robocop!"

[@MichelLinschoten]

Further Back , You only” have a salty comment with 6 likes a year.

[@johnprudent3216]

I learned a like over 10 years through the History Channel (when it was still mostly history lol) that Peter Weller became a professor or doctor in History. I love that he threw in that interesting fact about Italian sound dubbing and it's connection to Mussolini. Much respect to actors like him who are educated and more than just actors/celebrities.

[@kdrapertrucker]

Don't forget PhD physicist, brain surgeon, and fusion Rock guitarist.

[@BELCAN57]

@@kdrapertrucker "No matter where you go........."

[@YeahitsMeSylvia]

I saw his episode on the Byzantine Empire in my World History class, and it was awesome

[@ittdust]

Sad that the audience consists of 5 bored college students and 2 interested professors.

[@afree1175]

Kids today. No respect for a master of his craft.

[@drazenbudis7881]

AFree117 I think they’re slime

[@Haloguy-mg8wl]

@@osamabidladdin7645 I'm only 19 and I've seen it, multiple times.

[@0ne323]

Its more or less just proof that time erodes all, and it doesnt care about your feelings of nostalgia, be happy in the fact that peter is still kicking it to this day, and that his work inspired a lot of people, even if just for a moment

[@SolidPain6624]

Osama BidLADDIN I’m 22 and I love this movie. I will always love this movie. It’ll never get old or dated...

[@victorvondoom4882]

As an Italian I'm so proud hearing this compliments from peter Weller! Yes in Italy we have some nice dubs, very well done even if not all Italians loves the work that our voice actors do in.every movie,anime,tv series etc... Fun fact the same voice actor that dubs peter in Robocop is the same voice actor that dubs Arnold in all his terminator movies! He is one of the best voice actor that we have in.Italy

[@krunk9790]

An italian speaking Robocop 😁 i will look it up sounds fun! Imagine Arabic Robocop😎

[@salvatorerobbione1433]

però dice di avere lo stesso doppiatore da 30 anni, peccato che Rossi lo abbia doppiato solo nei due robocop e in una serie tv :D

[@KuraIthys]

@M Suzuki Reminds me that the Star Trek DVD's always seemed to be in 5 languages. I listened to some of the dubs and they could sound all over the place. Some were really accurate to the original, some were not. Anyway, along comes the TNG bluray and in addition to the German, Spanish, French & Italian it now has Japanese... It's interesting listening to that and seeing which voice actors nail it (even though I can't really understand japanese, you have the tone of voice and knowledge of the original dub to help out) Data's Japanese voice actor is near perfect. Beverly's is quite good too. The others generally less so. I mean, they're still doing a good job, it just isn't always a good match to the original... The German dub meanwhile, Geordi sounds really accurate, but say, Picard sounds terrible. For that matter, They switched actors for season 5 onwards, and the second Picard was a lot better. Though I'll never forget the moment Picard started singing and it abruptly reverted to the English dub which only reinforced how poor the German Picard actually was... Dubs are a weird experience sometimes...

[@Oblivius33]

Sadly one can't say the same for video games voice dubs. I swear I keep hearing the same voice actor in every major video game release.

[@MrPepeDBZ]

Ours here in Spain is both RoboCop and Luke Skywalker, and Michael Douglas too 🎉

[@SlashManEXE]

Why does it look like a bunch of bored college students in the audience? It's fucking RoboCop, you show some goddamn respect.

[@3m0k1d4evr]

SlashMan.EXE well said.

[@5tonyvvvv]

+SlashMan.EXE Kids today are fucking stupid, probably texting the whole time! And barely know who Weller is!

[@danielappleton5067]

+SlashMan.EXE It DID look like he was lecturing a college class. College students are generally unenthusiastic.

[@jokaerojim1666]

SlashMan.EXE anddddd he voiced one of the best Batman's :)

[@theshaolin2391]

SlashMan.EXE Cause they're film students, usually a bunch of pretentious pricks.

[@SethonanGaming]

For me the best scene is when murphy returns to his house, and remembers, and its amazing how peter emotes thrpugh a fucking plastic mask and makes you feel the characters anger and despair and fury when he realizes all he has lost.

[@monosound81]

I'd buy that for a dollar

[@Ahrone1586]

???

[@joshua7529]

@@Ahrone1586 Have you watched the original RoboCop? They were referencing one of the lines from the movie.

[@Cabeza492]

@@joshua7529 don't bother dude... he's a millenial kid... xD

[@cyrbuzz6615]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

[@nelsonx5326]

Yeah, yeah. That TV guy had that catch phrase.

[@knownuser09]

best jacket ever...

[@ramesesfancoeur6630]

"Dead or Alive, your coming with me"

[@tommyt1971]

"I know you... you're dead! We killed you!!"

[@ramesesfancoeur6630]

"Who are you...WHO ARE YOU?.."

[@GaetanoProchilo1989]

"Come quietly or there will be... trouble"

[@MajorCinephile7]

legendary actor

[@raulcitraro]

I was in one of his classes,you are correct. Very outspoken and smart professor. We kept fooling around w/ him with the famous RoboCop line, "Dead or alive,you are coming with me" and replaced it by "Dead or alive,you' 've got a D".

[@bigbri64]

Go Robo! Peter Weller is an amazing actor, and deserves every credit for creating the character of RoboCop. The mimed movements and unbelievable attention to detail make him the ONLY actor who could pull off this role

[@carrington8999]

Peter weller voice and acting was iconic in robocop.

[@waveryder1421]

Dead or alive, you're coming with me!

[@brycestevens4829]

I just remember this being one of the most violent mainstream movies back in the day.

[@LaLaLadi10]

Yes that scene where he was murdered still haunts me

[@davidgilmour21]

Alessandro Rossi was his dubber. Great performer, one of the best we have in Italy.

[@RogerSartet007]

it is true what Peter Weller says about the dubbing in Italy. Italian actors were dubbed in ....Italian. Example: Bud Spencer is from Naples and because of his heavy Napolitan accent his voice was dubbed even in Italian. This was told to me by a friend (who I met during my stay in Rome in 2003) of Bud Spencer's voice. The latter gentleman sadly past away somewhere in the beginning of the millennium and since then Bud Spencer lost his voice, so the speak. I lived in Italy for some time: The best non English version of The Simpsons I ever saw (heard) was the Italian one. It sounded as if the original voices simply switched to Italian: astounding.

[@mambo3015]

Who's here after MK11 💀

[@eljuniorcen2675]

“ crime does not pay “

[@farrypro]

😁

[@thomasspinola7417]

its good see old legends back

[@thomasspinola7417]

@Thales Assis yes Ash from Evil Dead,if that happen will be awesome

[@matthewcevallos4787]

No, i'm not

[@azathoz]

I got so much respect and admiration for Peter Weller. Not only he is an incredible actor who has given us some timeless performances, but he is a great communicator. And he is even a historian. I wish him and his family good health in these tough times.

[@powermasterjazz]

That's what a lot of today's movies are lacking: HUMANITY!

[@Tomherbs]

Robocop had a brilliant soundtrack

[@277imperator]

He was host of my favorite show engineering an empire. I never realized he was also robocop!

[@Fuckboy5457]

"COME QUIETLY OF THERE WILL BE... TROUBLE"

[@SniffHeinkel]

That guy in the wheelchair looks like a real life Leprechaun. All hes missing is the hat.

[@yellowblanka6058]

He's like a living nerd stereotype with a bizarre Ozarks beard, lol.

[@crunkwun]

Probably ate his hat

[@TN_AU]

Where's all that pot of gold?

[@ProfessorDoom]

His closing statement is one of profoundness.

[@YamadaTori]

Even his normal voice is on point

[@destructocid]

On point? En pointe for what?

[@Cyborganna]

​@@destructocidFor being a compelling voice that's very easy to listen to.

[@kenyoung1981]

I've never seen anything of him outside of his movies before. Seems like a genuinely cool guy.

[@mikoswhackgameandstuffvids480]

Students: wtf is robocop? Professors: oh shit i remembered when it premeried when I was in my 30's.

[@enriqueenri3906]

Tank you for cooperation good night!!!.

[@IAmImprintJones]

The reason why he's a PHD 🔥 👑

[@loayprettyboy206]

One of my favorites of all times Love Robocop

[@Goodfellas900]

Absolutely, dubbing is an art in Italy, they are amazing artists

[@UnofficialAnti-Ignorance]

I saw RoboCop 3 in Montreal in French. Back in 1994. Just had a flashback. Man, that was brilliant.

[@Smithjgwhs3]

I know what you mean Mr. Weller, lost one of my parents a parent is gone. Definitely can tap into the feeling

[@farerse]

Buddy I think you're slime

[@Dannysgamess]

See, I got this problem. Cops don't like me, so I don't like cops.

[@farerse]

Danny_PS4 nanananana

[@obscureentertainment8303]

*BANG!!!* Well give the man a hand!! He's all yours.

[@farerse]

Obscure Entertainment does it hurt.. does it hurt?

[@obscureentertainment8303]

+farerse AAAAGGGHHH!!!!! OH!!! OH!!! AAAAGGGHHH!!!! OOOOHHH!!!! AAAAGGGHHH!!!!!

[@nenabunena]

^^^I learned that a few years ago. I think that's one of the coolest things. I see him as a narrator for a couple of historical documentaries as well. I love his voice.

[@piercedliquidnipples]

He's amazing!

[@rickweiss2793]

If I ever try to break into the acting career, I would love to have peter Weller as my tutor! 😁

[@Axes_1138]

That conference deserved a full auditorium.

[@nspinicelli]

Fascinating about Italian dubbing!

[@gcult005]

Wow. Would of never know Italy had such a unique nitche back in the days.

[@michaelloparco2173]

Amazing teacher

[@hybriddefect]

The main reason Peter Weller is so cool is because no other actor would bring up those little bits of history were they doing the interview instead.

[@leslygalo2409]

Sin duda es un actor que se tomo muy enserio el personaje Peter weller

[@milton3563]

never thought weller was such a brilliant & articulate guy. always thought he'd be a b-movie staple bec of robocop.

[@Chuggiek]

Fuck! I feel for Weller. That audience looked so engaged. Look near the end. Reminded me of maths class back in 86'

[@tgchan]

I would love to see him in a new robocop so much ;( I would have been insta nostalgia!!!

[@dylanryan2567]

I was going to meet Peter at Dublin Comic Con in 2020,but, damn Covid put a stop to that!! I hope he can come back whenever they're able to be held agian!

[@charlessmyth]

On the slimline versions of the DVDs for DS9 and Star Trek TNG, they really nail the dubbing, for the alternative sound track options, into French, German, Italian and Spanish :-)

[@top6ear]

that is really cool, he knows his stuff

[@bbb462cid]

This man is an artist

[@henryramirez5582]

Best robocop ever

[@d.aardent9382]

very interesting stuff.

[@pepins02]

Here in Spain dubbing is quite good too, Peter Weller doesn't always gets the same voice but the same actor dubbed him in all the RoboCop movies and he did change his voice to a more human one when Murphy removes his helmet.

[@patriciotroncoso4764]

The better....robocop...the one..and...the first...great performance...peter old school...blees you from chile

[@ThePonta88]

thank you peter! i'm italian and we made of dubbing an art, thank you for reconnise that.

[@lea-rw5cb]

Havent watched for 20yrs but the name Clarence Boddicker just sticks in my head lol

[@musicman76enator]

Probably because you know Kurtwood Smith as Red Foreman in That 70's Show lol

[@MrKevart66]

This is really cool

[@hurdyb1]

The little brilliance

[@glumpy6079]

He's on it

[@tunch90]

You should remake the title “Peter Weller praise Italian dub”

[@bigpunisher2383]

2nd best Batman voice I’ve heard. Love this guy

[@GuMpAkC]

Saw the remake. It's so fucking terrible. The original shits all over it.

[@SquidkidMega]

amen to that

[@AddamHusayin]

GuMpAkC Oh really? Why don't you explain why it's so terrible instead of just saying that and nothing else.

[@SquidkidMega]

AddamHusayin the original is far better in almost all aspects, casting, direction, music. the original was way ahead of its time...the new one is just of its time...which is to say it looks just like every other action movie we have seen in the last decade or so

[@GuMpAkC]

It's like an action movie, without action. And the action in the movie meant nothing for the plot unlike RoboCop 1987, if you go back and watch, every action sequence had a piece of the story and a piece of Murphy's story with it. The only good acting in my opinion was Gary Oldman. Joel Kinneman's acting was like watching a brick wall for an hour and a half and watching Abbie Cornish cry throughout the movie was more than annoying. When the DVD comes out, I'm doing a "Clara Murphy Crying Compilation." Seriously, the writers and MGM should be ashamed.

[@KameariKillScreen]

I love Snarf sitting in the background

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

I just learned something today

[@Nunov103]

This guy´s voice is just sexy and imposing at the same time :)

[@pofrani]

but... who is that leprechaun next to him???

[@wvmtns6400]

Patrick Frani his facial expressions are priceless.

[@amarislilac9220]

😂😂😂 haha thanks you made my day!

[@mezzuna]

He's the guy from the save Detroit commercial in Robocop 2

[@bigbird339]

Lmao

[@rorschach36]

It's the Ghost of Christmas Present

[@alberoDiSpazio]

Cool lecture

[@terrauncebowie6712]

At 2:14, I hear Robocop’s voice briefly

[@wwetnabamafan194]

Murphy: "Dead or alive, you're coming with me." Robocop: "Dead or alive, you are coming with me!"

[@ThePhantomPhanto]

Alessandro Rossi is the guy he's talking about! Pride of italian voice acting!!

[@mcjep]

I seen him in a few episodes of 24 and hes got a fairly big part in the new startrek movie

[@ranwolf76]

he did a couple documentaries for the History channel. one was called "Engineering an Empire"

[@samueldubrovnich1827]

I'm italian . I met him in a pizzeria in Florence. He was very kind and he was impressed in ancient crosses.

[@TheVexusKnight]

Man I'd love to be in that audience

[@CraigSmithII]

I thought it was pretty cool that NetheRealm Studios got him to voice Robocop in the Mortal Kombat 11 game

[@lukeskywalker6809]

One of the best dubbing and best voice actors are in Hungary.

[@banksta654]

We've had our shots!

[@khlkhjhlk]

Good luck, Frank!

[@Whatdumb]

LOL! Harry Knowles. his twitter link is on the description box

[@McD5791]

I clocked that shot of the audience and first thought: "...maybe the auditorium is empty because of social distancing (due to COVID-19)." Then I clocked the date of the upload... 😕 The man deserves better.

[@englishguy2010]

I FUCKIN' LOVE THAT GUY!!!

[@kenyoung1981]

I meant in regards to public appearances. I've only seen him acting over the years. Never caught any interviews with him.

[@akeel1701]

Aye, he's studied at Syracuse University and teaches history as well... also he did a whole series on the History Channel called 'Engineering an Empire" which was pretty awesome - he started with the Romans and did Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Mayans, etc,...

[@NinjaFaceJon]

Oh man that rules!!

[@mrworkout79]

dead or alive you're coming with me

[@aleksandarmilosevic4414]

ROBOCOP the best movie ever! Peter Weler the best Robocop forever!

[@wadedrange6869]

I know I'm supposed to be watching Peter Weller, but that dude's neck beard is amazing.

[@michaelbrown4047]

Well, guys, other one was upstairs. She was sweeeeeeet, mm, mm, mm........ I took her out....*cackles*

[@Frankie2012channel]

WHY is this theater NOT PACKED WITH FANS???!?!?! I would have been there in a heart beat? :(

[@Starnerdz]

You should watch Odyssey 5, he is one of my favorite actors.

[@LaLaLadi10]

Yes! Love Odyssey 5!

[@edurockforever]

Why there aren't many people watching such a 80s legend?? Pretty sad... 😕

[@raulcitraro]

Yeah!,the man is a class-act.

[@eatshitanddie1234]

'If you haven't had that happen to, then.. you're dead' Peter Weller you fucking rock!

[@theridz1981]

He looks like that guy from Hardcore Pawn.

[@garymansell8756]

Les gold.

[@thebatman4881]

Sounds like him as well. Was scrolling down see i wasnt the only one that caught that .

[@theridz1981]

The BATMAN I know man, it sounds EXACTLY like him

[@losthaze]

looks like one of those trolls my mom collects...

[@breedinantIermike]

Get in my belly!!!