How the First Ever Giant Robot Fighting Movie Became a Total 90s Disaster

There was a time when fans of giant robots had to make due with cartoons. Thankfully, one man came along and changed all that with a live-action giant robot movie that would end up as the final release of Charles Band's Empire Pictures. His name was Stuart Gordon, and he deserves far more appreciation than he gets today for blazing a trail in giant robot cinema.
This is Giant Freakin’ Robot diving into the failure and redemption of Robot Jox. And there's no KZbin channel more qualified to do it!
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Robot Jox
Re-Animator
Trancers
Space Truckers
Transformers
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Pacific Rim
Voltron
Fortress

[@huntercressall9728]

Robot Jox is one of my favorites. It does so much so well you can forgive the camp and low budget.

[@Snapper314]

I knew this video was about the excellent movie ROBOT JOCKS before I started watching it!! It was an under appreciated movie for sure!

[@bonezj117]

This was a classic! I loved this movie

[@bartsullivan4866]

I agree I found it pretty interesting and fun as well.

[@shallendor]

As a Battletech lover since 1986, Robot Jox was a must watch for me when released! It was a decent movie with a good cast that i enjoyed!

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

The only real issue with Robot Jox was all the non-robot stuff... which was pretty boring a lot of the time.

[@korwynias_yt]

@@GiantFreakinRobot I actually enjoyed that part of it. It had the same feeling as the novel Battletech: Way of the Clans, Vol. 1 Legend of the Jade Pheonix. The first Battletech book I read.

[@charvolth]

Funnily enough after seeing this film and Robot Wars I imagined a live action Battletech movie with Danny Kamekona as Takashi Kurita.

[@shallendor]

@@charvolth I would love that!

[@craiglortie8483]

@@GiantFreakinRobot i remember having to wait almost 3 weeks to get hold of the single copy the rental store had. i only got it by walking the 6 miles into town while an employee "held" it for me. it was well worth the wait and the walk.

[@KarlBunker]

Yeah, I remember getting this as a VHS rental and thinking "Why isn't this better known? Why wasn't it a hit?""

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Exactly! Bonus points of having it on VHS, the newer generations don't even know what that is.

[@disbeafakename167]

Thats where I found it at blick buster. I was 7 or 8 and just fell in love with the whole giant robot fighting concept!

[@knightveg]

Same

[@DWNicolo]

Saw Robot Jox in the early 1990s. I’m glad people now see it for the masterpiece it is.

[@spidermann5000]

saw it a couple of years ago and while i felt it was a suprisingly good movie i can see why it failed. general audiences seem to prefer movies that clearly fit into categories or are able to create momentum by media covering it. Most people seem unwilling to watch a movie with an unpreoccupied mindset...

[@Sherman62]

The robot effects were pretty darned impressive.

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@chernobyl68]

They were not.

[@EVAUnit4A]

@@chernobyl68 So cynical, are you.

[@chernobyl68]

@@EVAUnit4A did you see it on the big screen?

[@EVAUnit4A]

@@chernobyl68 I was alive at the time it was in theaters, but I was too young for it then. I saw a VHS copy some years later, eventually buying the bare-boned M-G-M DVD, and finally Shout! Factory Blu Ray. But even knowing what I do now, I would _gladly_ pay a full-price ticket to see _Robot Jox_ in the theater with my own eyes- stop-motion and puppetry in all its glory, and the rumble of mech footsteps and _"Achilles!_ I have already killed you _right here...._ Hahahahahaha!"

[@silverthorn9755]

Robot Jox is much better than it really had any right to be.

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Totally agree

[@lovejen01]

I don't think anyone in hollywierd saw the potential for this type of sci Fi.

[@DanJackson1977]

​@@lovejen01this wasnt "hollyweird"... thus was an Indie by Stuart Gordon. So it's not a "Hollywood establishment" production... Gordon was like George Romero.. a crazy talented indie who didnt work inside "the system" yet didnt compromise on his vision. Also, "Hollywood" not seeing potential in a genre can also go the other way.... Lord of the Rings could have bombed and many expected it to becuse "fantasy isnt popular" (what movie exec's thought then)

[@lovejen01]

@@DanJackson1977 you missed the point, and that hollywierd doesn't understand movies like they still don't know why people like Pacific Rim.

[@spidermann5000]

I think the sequel fixed that😅

[@NylonStrap]

I really loved the optimistic message at the end when Achilles and Alexander realized they didn't have to kill each other.

[@brianknapp6215]

The trio of "giant robot" movies- _Robot Jox, Crash And Burn_ and _Robot Wars-_ were all B-grade fun...

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Yeah, but it was still entertainment.

[@cavemanjoe79]

I watched Robot Jox in middle school and thought it was a pretty good movie. I’m in my forties and I still think it’s a decent movie, especially for its time.

[@EVAUnit4A]

Likewise! How they controlled the robots totally spoiled any chance I had of appreciating car- or jet fighter-style cockpits in other shows/movies- parroting the movement of its pilot is ideal in most scenarios, yet is so rarely used! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGbQeayapJ6jrbM

[@R4D_N3BUL4]

Same.

[@hoodoowilliams5187]

😅 I already knew what it was about before I even clicked. This was mine and one of my best friends favorite movies when we were 6 years old... oh 1991 I miss you sometimes.

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@entreprenerd1963]

I was unaware that Stuart Gordon gave me so many hours of VHS viewing!

[@brianknapp6215]

I'd forgotten Stuart Gordon's Indie film legacy... no wonder he was able to convince Dennis Hopper to do _Space Truckers._

[@KiarahJugares]

My mother took me to see Robot Jox when I was 7, and I loved it. It has been my favorite movie ever since.

[@aerohard]

Stuart Gordon without Disney was the best. Reeanimator and From Beyond are awesomely doing their own thing.

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Well he only wrote one thing for Disney it’s not like he became a Disney guy!

[@emitindustries8304]

From Beyond is really creepy.

[@bonulite]

Saw Robot Jox about 10 years ago at a local rep cinema. Instantly loved the design of the mechs, but for whatever reason didn’t think to look into it much. I hated the look of all the mechs in Pacific Rim (with the exception of Cherno Alpha, which looks amazing) and wondered why they couldn’t look as good as the ones in Robot Jox. The fact that Ron Cobb designed them sure explains why the Robot Jox mechs look so good though!

[@bartsullivan4866]

I thought the same Robot Jox might have been primitive, but I liked the Mech's much better than Pacific Rim as well.

[@3030Deltron]

As a kid of the 80/90s, Robot Jox was iconic and absolutely loved this movie. Still to this day! The use of practical effects still looks good

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Yes, indeed!!!! I love this movie too.

[@robdrabkowski2708]

I've always been disappointed that there were never any model kits or figures made of the robots in this movie. Matsumoto 14 is a spectacular design and would have been loads of fun to play with!

[@ucitymetalhead]

They not too long ago put up some of the robot models for auction.

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@brianknapp6215]

Probably the closest we ever got were the "Robotech Defenders" line of model kits by Revell that came out in the early 1980's... Not to be confused with Harmony Gold's _Robotech_ Anime series (itself a re-edit and repackaging of three separate Anime series- including _Super Dimensional Fortress Macross_ ) from the same time period.

[@robdrabkowski2708]

@@brianknapp6215 I still have a few of those! They were actually repackaged molds of the Fang of the Sun Dougram model kits from the anime that was out in Japan around the same time Mobile Suit Gundam aired. Great designs that still hold up today!

[@Coach_Butch]

Rented it at Blockbuster, and got hooked. I bought the DVD as soon as I saw it. A few of the scenes from this were in the other Giant Robot movie Crash and Burn released by Full Moon studios.

[@IdentityCrisis1581]

Yeah crash and burn was actually the sequel, except it didn't have anything to do with the first movie. It just referenced it as part of their history.

[@brianknapp6215]

​@@IdentityCrisis1581 There was also _Robot Wars_ which spliced footage from both movies (as well as re-using some of the miniatures)

[@IdentityCrisis1581]

@brianknapp6215 ok, I may not have seen that one. Movie studios do that a lot. So does that mean it's a trilogy?

[@brianknapp6215]

@@IdentityCrisis1581 You could consider it that. All three were produced by Charles Band.

[@brianknapp6215]

@@IdentityCrisis1581 I hated the lazy writing in _Crash And Burn_- though... The organization UNICOM (that Tyson worked for)is actually a name from _Challenge of The Gobots_ and the artificial human "Synthoid" was a rip-off from the _G.I. Joe_ cartoon...

[@WarDog793]

I saw Robot Jox years ago. Joe Haldeman was embarrassed to admit he'd co-written it, and it got me curious, so I saw it the first chance I got. LOVED it! There was so much more to the story than I'd expected, which is always a plus for me in judging a movie. Too bad Empire didn't have more money to spend on it; maybe it would have looked better and done better? It should be a cult classic, at least.

[@brandonwenzel2844]

Robot Jox is one of those special nostalgia movies for me. As a kid (and even now), I loved anything to do with Robots. Be it Transformers, Z-Bots, Power Rangers, etc. If it had a robot in it, I was invested. So, when I went with grandparents to our local blockbuster as a wee child, and saw a movie for rent called "Robot Jox", I nearly pissed on the floor with excitement. And when I tell you, that I wore that poor VHS copy down, you better believe it. I rented that thing probably a dozen times. Eventually I moved onto other obsessions, and kinda forgot about it, until... My Sophomore year of highschool, I met a kid in my study hall who would become one of my best friends to this day. And when me and him got together, and started swapping stories about the stuff we grew up watching... eventually, Robot Jox came up. And his story with the film, was nearly identical to my own. That connection made it an even more special film. Alas, when it came time to procure my own copy, the pickings were slim at best. Really, just old VHS copies, or some super cheap-O DVD releases. But then, several years back now, they finally announced a proper Blu Ray release, with special features and all the good stuff. I put in for the preorder, and was rewarded with it coming in the mail a few days early. I watched it as soon as I could, and was genuinely impressed how well it held up against my childhood memories. Once it came in, I got in touch with my friend, and we set up a time to finally watch it together. It was absolutely sublime. It's obviously not a perfect movie by any means, but oh my Zuul is it a great low Budget sci-fi flick. It's a movie I can watch at any time, regardless of my mood, and still have a blast. And to all my fellow Jox fans out there, Crash and Burn 👍

[@Jimill]

My brother and I rented this film so many times when we were kids. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@Dis-Emboweled]

When Robot Jox showed up on HBO (or was it skinamax 🤔) I was totally impressed! Immediately knew it was B movie material from the opening title, and for all that its worth... Its a freaking great movie! Some B movies are way above the substance of big studio movies.

[@zeroworldcraft]

This movie lives in my heart

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@cb3391]

Same here

[@nrqed]

It is so interesting to learn about all the work that goes behind developing movies! I loved Fortress. I had never heard of Robot Jox but I really need to see it.

[@menachemdavid3535]

Saw it as a kid on VHS. I had no clue about anime at the time. I was completely enthralled watching it.

[@glazdarklee1683]

Thank you for this. I have never heard of this film, but seeing it is now a moral imperative.

[@korwynias_yt]

If you like live action giant robots and are ok with this quality, should also look up Robot Wars and Robo Warriors.

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@editcreative01]

Thanks for this! I saw this in the theater in my late teens, and LOVED it. I was a huge Battletech and Macross fan and always wanted more live-action robots in the vein. (Sorry, Transformers just never did it for me). Anyway, I'm so grateful for you to have profiles Stuart Gordon. I'm now on a quest to see the rest of his movies. 🤩

[@GlitchSystem-xf7jb]

Still one of my favorite movies since I was a kid. Rest in peace Stuart Gordon. Crash and burn 👍

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

RIP indeed :(. *salutes*

[@alanminne8185]

Jonny Sokko was the true OG giant robot show, long before Transformers and Voltron.

[@brianknapp6215]

Gigantor also came out around the same time as Jonny Sokko...

[@evanlindsey1100]

Tetsujin 28-Go (aka Gigantor) had a live action show in the early 60s several years before the Tetsujin anime and the live action Giant Robo/Johnny Sokko.

[@kenalbus]

I saw Robot Jocks when I was 9, and it changed my life forever. I fell in love with giant mechs that day, and have loved them ever since. XD

[@stuartferguson11]

I worked with Ron Thornton in the 90s, a few years after Robot Jox. I got the impression he was happy with his work on the project, and also not. Which all makes sense, really

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@Bruno_Felipe]

Well, once that japan does tv shows and movies about giant robots since the 1970's I wouldn't say this is the "FIRST EVER" giant robot movie.

[@paul.9828]

True. Robot Jox would be the first live action giant piloted mecha movie produced in the West.

[@PotatoePC]

WAS AN AWESOME MOVIE!! I think I might recommend this to a friend and do my own review on it. Thanks for reminding me this movie is out there!

[@sprocketmox]

Robot Jox is one of my favorite movies of all time, for real. A Matsumoto style robot I built in Minecraft has been my steam profile picture for years. Happy that I stumbled across this video and channel!

[@apex2000]

Fortress has 2 versions. Plus a sequel. They all great

[@seancooney8799]

I actually was probably one of the few people that saw it in the theater when I was 9 ... My dad took me . This and the MechWarrior games are what started a lifetime love of Mecha ... From Battletech to Gundam. While not a Cinematic masterpiece it is still enjoyable to escape watch even today

[@Exeter1705]

Well .... I'm 57 now ... and I actually seen this movie in the theater in the Birchwood Mall Port Huron Michigan..... I really liked this move when I seen it at the theater ... yeah O.K.... its not "Gone With The Wind" .... but it never intended to be that ...... Since then .... me and my two nephews as they were growing up (now mid to late 30's) have watched this move no less than 50X .... they and I can still quote lines from this movie !! .... Ahhh !!! ...... the line "Now I Crush You!, Like Bug !!!" still is spoken to this day !! .... What is even more AWESOME is they are now having kids (due next June) and this "CLASSIC" will be passed on to the next generation !! .............. THANK YOU CHARLES BAND !! You Are THE BOMB !!!!

[@Colancio]

I was blown away by this movie when I was a kid, probably this was the first sci-fi approach I had, which made me a big fan for the rest of my days.

[@dauntlessoperator41]

Love that movie! Me and my buddy rented that one so many times in our small town. Saw it on youtube last year and it still holds up.

[@disbeafakename167]

Saw this movie as a kid, and loved it. It kicked off a love of giant fighting robots I have had ever since. Amazing movie.

[@Audible_Silence]

i dont know how many times i asked my dad to rent this movie when i was a kid. it was one of my favorites. watched it with a buddy a few months ago with a pack of beers, (he never seen it) and we were both impressed by how well it still holds up.

[@SFox-if9id]

Robot Jox is an old favorite. It can be difficult to get past the production values, but its heart and writing shine through for me. The movie is fun, and well done.

[@kingneutron1]

It is a bit of an underrated gem. Thanks for reviewing it!

[@johnnyadcock5962]

Robot Jox is a classic. A remake would go hard!

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

With modern day graphics? Sold, as long as they don't mess up any of the story or try to change anything because it isn't "up to date"

[@johnnyadcock5962]

@@GiantFreakinRobot yes, same story but with modern CGI. Chef's kiss

[@chrisrichardson578]

Growing up in the 80's giant robots were my thing (still are lol) and when I found out about Robot Jox well now that became my favorite movie! My brothers recently bought me a DVD copy for fathers Day! I love this movie and will watch it over and over! Thank you!

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

You are welcome. I love Giant Robots too, hence the name Giant Freaking Robot. Thank you for sharing.

[@deviljaxcrypto3187]

He made some of my all time favorite movies. Fortress, Reanimator, From Beyond. Nice to see see some respect on his name!

[@Dracounguis]

As a fan of BattleTech I was excited to see a robot movie but after I saw this bad movie I figured it would kill anyone's desire to make a robot film for decades. And it pretty much did.

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@jeremyherndon2974]

But it got two unofficial sequels. Crash and Burn and Robot Wars all in the early 90s.

[@EricMcConnaughey]

Would love to see live action BattleTech movie series.

[@alexanderdooley5833]

one hour episodes, 24 per season lets GO! they could even do random shit like ep1 random merc group vs combine forces, ep2 solaris matchs and so on. and talk about the storylines they can pick to follow or make their own in a backwater system..

[@ScrapKing73]

I was 17 when Robot Jox came out, and I loved it! I tried to wattch it decades later and found it unwatchable for to the janky effects. But I think I might be able to appreciate it again, so I should probably give it another go. :-)

[@korwynias_yt]

The only effect I can remember that wouldn't hold up would be scenes with the hover car. I personally think the effects of the robots themselves felt more real than the robots in Pacific Rim.

[@EVAUnit4A]

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The janky effects were some of the finest stop motion ever,outside of Ray Harryhausen's work.

[@ScrapKing73]

You're probably right, but that was nonetheless my impression when I tried to re-watch it in the 2000s. As I say, I might be in the right headspace to appreciate it again. Probably time for a re-watch.

[@rosssmith7753]

The other movie it always reminded me of, with some themes and plot elements in common, is Rollerball.

[@frankmiller4550]

Loved it. It was one of the movies I remembered watching but couldn't remember its name, until I saw a video like this on KZbin. I haven't seen it in at least 25 years.

[@SuperTimawa]

Thank you for this feature. Brought me back in time. 🙏🏻

[@phillipdrake4371]

Dude when all the people were crushed by his robot when it fell down I felt that, great concept and yes I saw the sequel

[@ltrigga219]

Dude I watched this on some TV channel when I was like 9, and I’ve never forgotten it.

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Thats funny! Thank you for sharing!!!!

The special effects (and they were) were matched perfectly with some really good acting by the leads. The final fight between the Russian and American was one of the best science fiction movie endings I've ever seen.RIP, Empire Pictures.

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

RIP Empire Pictures *Salutes*

[@davidbutcher1105]

I loved Robot Jox as an early teen. I still use Tex's line when someone says something is simple "A knife is simple. Using it ain't."

[@railgap]

I saw it when it was the free movie for a local SF convention, and the audience just HOWLED. During the climactic scene, someone shouted "kill him or kiss him!" and the rest of the audience just broke. You couldn't hear anything else but laughter for five minutes. What a dire film.

[@igodreamer7096]

Amazing review, Robot man! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@JakofAllTrades57]

Hearing he wanted to make a live-action mecha anime in the mid 80's makes me very happy.

[@seanabsher5577]

I saw this movie on vhs tape at a rental store in the early 90s and fell in love with the story and visuals as a kid

[@harrypotterwannabe5892]

If I remember correctly, I read somewhere in our newspapers that Robot Jox was filmed here in our country Philippines after a volcanic eruption wiped out some of our provinces during the 1990s. The newspaper article quoted the director saying "it seems to be a perfect place because all the land is covered in ash as far as the eye can see. It's perfect for a movie-setting suggesting it's a different planet."

[@richardaubrecht2822]

Saw it on VHS in early 1990s here in Czechia, I was maybe 12 years old. Absolutely loved it, and spent three next nights telling the story to my buddies at a school camp.

[@IanM-id8or]

I *knew* it was gonna be *Robot Jox* as soon as I saw your video title. Loved this movie

[@apex2000]

Underrated film

[@thebeanoffury]

I’m glad to see there are other folks who remember this movie. :)

[@limitedsc2k1]

Saw it on VHS when I was a kid and remember it fondly. Haven't seen it as an adult but I'm sure it would be even better now.

[@adeptuspotatocus6451]

I remember seeing this about 30 years ago and halfway forgot it existed. I'll have to watch it again sometime.

[@relhimp]

Whole my life (and I'm not joking (no pun intended)) is because I watched this when I was seven.

[@s.porter8646]

Bro, Robot Jox is awesome, the work, the stop animation, if you don't like it, you need a tin foil hat

[@reinaldogarcia70]

I remember at the age of six 1972 Watching for the first time gigantor which was a Japanese cartoon production actually black and white Cartoon When It first started It was so fascinating So excited to see a giant robot On tv 📺

[@davidbrown2818]

Robot Jox was my childhood ... It's amazing!

[@mrsynical8725]

Just came to say that Robot Jox was a masterpiece, just like Ninja Terminator.

[@mrsynical8725]

fyi, I only came here because I want to see what the large new ship is at the end of the new Lower Decks intro......any clues? the really really large one.

[@aphaes1]

I remember being blown away when I first saw the trailer, I loved this movie as a kid.

[@barker22]

This move is amazing! I watch it on the regular!

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Amen, brother.

[@gullijons9135]

I remember seeing this movie on a shelf in my local video store. Never checked it out but I have seen several of Stuart Gordon's movies, without realising they were all by the same guy. I have to give all of them another go sometime soon!

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

that's a great idea and I'm glad that our video inspired you to rewatch them.

[@BWTF_Ben]

Robot Jox is an absolute joy. I loved it as a kid and I love it now.

[@Sensei_BigJoe]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately remembered this movie. I used to watch it all the time as a kid.

[@ginsover]

I saw this movie ONCE when I was 6-7 years old and I've had the last fist bump burned in my brain for 30 years, this movie which name I didn't knew until today is the core of my passion for the "real-robo" genre

[@DMan-w7u]

I actually went and saw Robot Jox at the theater with my dad during Thanksgiving 1990. Loved the concept of the film, the special effects, and especially the rousing music score by Frederic Talgorn.

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Oh really? Thats really cool!!!

[@hawkbirdtree3660]

Well, I was looking for giant freakin' robots, and I got giant freakin' robots.

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

you can't be a KZbin channel called giant freakin robot and not make a video about giant freaking robot. that is just false advertising.

[@ziggyprime]

I stumbled across Robot Jox sometime in the late 80s on video at a local video rental place. Being a huge fan of sci-fi, I begged my parents to rent it for me. I have fond memories of watching it while building robots with Lego.

[@AtaeHone]

I saw it once on a nighttime slot in my early teens, and it took me a decade to find what the movie was called and rewatch it and I loved it to bits. I kept thinking, both back then and later on, "why are there so many Star Wars knockoffs, but not Giant Robots?"

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Because giant robots are underrated. We like the idea of space not robots maybe.

[@subataii]

My friends and I saw this on home video in the 90s. We were pleasantly surprised by it. I now own it on DVD.

[@johnfarscape]

I remember getting this on a 3 vhs boxed set along with Arena and crash n burn, all of them were great films that I still watch even now, I think they were very ambitious for their budgets, and the use of models over cgi just adds to the charm.

[@Heimdal001]

The thumbs up fist bump at the end of the movie was so dumb that it was amazing, and I loved it!

[@yotaiji012]

I loved this as a kid! I got to work with the real life Megabots. It was surreal!

[@impactguns2]

My brother and I were 9 or 10 when we found this gem in my uncle's VHS collection. I still love the scene when Achilles begins his walk and the theme is going.

[@andrewknight1446]

Saw it in theater, it was fun.

[@dgdinwiddie]

I remember watching Robot Jox on VHS in the 90's and I loved it.

[@caligulathegod]

I'll never forget it. My friend and I went to see it and walked out to discover we were at war with Iraq.

[@strikezero01]

It took him to realize that his film ain't rated PG.

[@RACOONBACON]

Did anyone else think this movie was a road to a proper Battletech film? As a kid I was optimistic.

[@EVAUnit4A]

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[@Grubnar]

Yep! And again when I saw the opening scene of Transformers in 2007. I remember leaning over to my friend, as just one Deceptacon was annihilating a US military base in Iraq, and saying "And they still think a MecWarrior film wouldn't work!"

[@MrBracey100]

Robot Jox is actually quite a good low budget film. Its well acted, has terrific world building, a good story and some fun special effects.

[@michaelgleason1937]

I LOVED Robot Jox as a kid. I didn't discover it until it came to Blockbuster video, but MAN was it great!

[@rodsanchez8298]

"The oldest man is the child inside". I've been quoting that line for 32 years

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

Oh really?? It's true though.

[@byondhelp]

Me and six of my friends left together right after class got out on the Friday it was released, rushing to the theater to beat the crowds. There were two other people in the theater when the lights went down. The ending was ... challenging to enjoy after an entire film of demonizing the antagonist. The chainsaw cod piece was hilarious, though. We did not leave the theater feeling we'd witnessed cinema history, but I've always appreciated the memory of the seven of us laughing at/with this in an empty theater.

[@Talon1124]

I saw like 5 minutes of this movie randomly before I had to go to school one day. Never knew what it was called, but it really stuck with me.

[@lald01]

I was a home video recruit when my dad brought it home one night in 1992 from Blockbuster video. As a 7 year old, i think i watched it 5 times in the 3 days we had the video tape. I don't know how it holds up today. I thought it was the best movie ever at 7 years old.

[@GiantFreakinRobot]

I feel the same way. Thank you for sharing.

[@korwynias_yt]

Never got to see it in theaters. But I had my parents rent Robot Jox over and over. Makes me wish someone would do a live action Battletech/MechWarrior movie. There was also Robot Wars and Robo Warriors that I rented as well. Pacific Rim was cool but there is just something about using practical effects in my opinion. I hope Stewert Gordon's dream was satisfied with Pacific Rim and SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets landing before he passed.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

I'd like to see BattleTech/MechWarrior but done by a Japanese or possibly Korean Studio, as they would do it justice. Hollywood's studios would use the brand but give us WokeTech, the GirlBossWarrior.

[@AlllenBundy]

I rented this on VHS years ago. I've also seen Space Truckers, Honey I shrunk the kids, and Fortress.

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Robot Jox is on my all time favorite movies list, love this movie!