Peter Weller talks RoboCop at Hero Complex Film Festival - Hero Complex: The Show

Geoff Boucher sat down with Peter Weller at the Hero Complex Film Festival to discuss the legacy of RoboCop and its 25th Anniversary.
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[@sic6664]

Robocop has been my favourite movie since I was a kid and I still stand by that statement.

[@TheCoppoy]

T2? Aliens? Predator?

[@WolfySnackrib666]

You can rant anytime you want Peter Weller! We're loving it. You're an insightful guy worth listening to.

[@pr1mu]

Why doesn't this have more views.... I need more Peter Weller in my life

[@TheBurning1981]

Peter Weller is the only real RoboCop.

[@darlaleight718]

PETER WELLER I LIKE YOU FROM DARLA

[@gijsbrecht1000]

TheBurning1981 n

[@Bringos76]

He was scary in Firstborn

[@tsjuderthrone]

Murphy... it's YOU!

[@scottreyes17]

That was the most real interview I''ve ever seen from any Hollywood star!

[@placeducinema]

The nice thing about balding and keeping a big jacket on is that he looks pretty much like Murphy at the end of the movie, it must be awesome to viewers to see him talk right after watching the movie. Here he is, right out of the screen for you. And now, seeing him talk, how hard and mean he actually is in real life, portraying a very soft and nice agent Murphy at the beginning of the movie is awesome acting.

[@ThePonyKing]

This was nothing short of BRILLIANT! Peter's remarks on the original Robocop hit the nail on the head with a Sledgehammer.

[@chrisdanger3506]

Prof. Weller is an awesome guy..Great watching him! I was at the Buckaroo Banzai screening in Dallas and he was amazing!

[@TheReal7Bit]

He definitely needs a feature to direct. Great speaker.

[@takeshikitano3]

Met Geoff at Comic-Con 2 weeks ago, super nice guy, love this interview series. Getting stuff out of these guys I would never have expected. Another great one with Weller here.

[@fluffdegoss]

Peter Weller has always been one of my favorite actors. I had no idea he directed....cool.

[@ikercompeanleroux1315]

For my money, Peter Weller as RoboCop is one of the best performances in the history of film. Give him every award. Why? I never questioned that RoboCop was a machine. Ive seen the behind the scenes, Ive seen these interviews, I know about the mime acting and al… But I watch the movie and part of me thinks “nah! Thats no acting, that guy is part man, part machine (all cop!)”. It has to be the greatest complement to a magician that, even if you know the trick, you still believe the magic.

[@carnut015]

Grand Prix with James Garner and Le Mans with Steve McQueen are two of the greatest racing movies ever made that I have seen. All the driving footage is done AT SPEED. No camera tricks, no projections, cars driving full out on a track. A thing of beauty.

[@markbotplus]

...this movie just doesn't get old. It has so many levels to it...you can watch it on like 5 different levels and on each level it's a great film. It's not even that dated in terms of the special effects....it's still watchable for sure on that level.

[@SteveBrant55]

This is great stuff. Thanks for letter Peter just be himself.

[@Gregoryt700]

Professor RoboCop !!

[@brillopad6911]

I still love watching the original Robocop, one of my all time favorite action movies. It probably helped that it came out when I was 14 at such an impressionable age. Something about those 80's made movies are just so awesome. Great era of film making. I liked the new Robocop movie but it just didn't have the magic of the original, at least the ED209's looked better though.

[@theshaolin2391]

brillopad6911 Gotta watch the 4k remastered director's cut. I was blown away by how great that version was it's almost like watching a new movie.

[@UTubeViewer555]

Peter's voice was the best sound effect of the movie

[@ClbnaVGM]

Bravo ! This man knows his stuff ! He's so smart and educated I could listen to him for hours ;) Of course Robocop is my favorite movie.

[@sepsis67]

This has to be the best and most intelligent show on Nerdist. Keep it up, fantastic job.

[@pr1mu]

I was loving it and then Peter took is up 4 notches. WOW

[@danfors1333]

" Thank you for letting me rant, man!" ...after he's been yelling his lungs out into a microphone so it's not like anyone could have stopped him from ranting. But it was a great rant!

[@_Only_Zuul]

now THAT is the only robocop we need. could hear that robo voice and tone kicking in near the end lol! "WHOO ARE YOOOU!...WHOO ARE YOOOU!"....:D

[@derangedband]

i love the show of support for the original as soon as he mentions the remake! haha! i agree! that would be hard to replicate. its interesting how he kept standing up and talking to the audience more than the interviewer xD

[@vegitausa]

Peter Weller for the win.

[@kebsis]

Well, it could be fine, but like Weller says in the video; they've been trying to 'recapture' Robocop since the day it was released, with comics, movies, TV shows and so forth. It seems like it's rare for people to really understand what it is that makes the original great.

[@ThePaligulus]

What a force of nature! Great interview.

[@kevshearer3245]

I can't believe he was 40 when the film was released in 87

[@SonofCimmeria]

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me." Classic!

[@SKOMediaGroup]

Peter Weller is an acting genius! Good guy or bad, you believe he is the characters he plays.

[@bigjimi33]

I live up to this guy, my hero!

[@markspunders4832]

thanks- loved listening to this

[@bluesdomo]

MORE! put up all of this interview - unedited!

[@Darknizzle]

Yeah I am super excited for that movie.

[@MKN4EVERR]

8:13 HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[@KurtUssel]

This guy is genius. I actually used to work in Danish Television (in the finance department) I had a meeting with one of the directors of one of the big Danish TV-shows to go over budgets and costs. in the middle of the meeting I find an invoice for A PROCESSTRAILER. this prompts me to verbatim reiterate Peter Wellers entire Processtrailer rant. I wholeheartedly agree with Peter Weller on everything he says about movies, could not have said it better myself :-) #NOTTHEPROCESSTRAILER ;-)

[@brunoedwards]

Superb stuff Boucher doing the job of an interviewer perfectly. lead the subject to something he is passionate about and then get out of the way.

[@MegabyteUnleashed]

that was a hell of an awesome rant.

[@Herreken]

Wow he got crazy in this.

[@Digitaldendo]

Word, well put I fully agree. Its nice when you read something that puts into words what you may not have the easiest time saying :)

[@HugoStglitz]

I love Peter Weller. This was a great video.

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

He didn't trash Denzel he actually praised his acting when he was not driving in the car. He was more critical towards the industry relying on towing the cars instead of the actors driving them for real, and the overuse of the closeup shot for scenes that don't require them.

[@TickleMeCthulhu]

That was really great.

[@MyIceman12345]

Man I love him, this movie is my childhood :) Murphy its you !!!!!

[@BMan100]

I had a laugh when he is now in Mortal Kombat 11....unlike another actor who got someone else to do the voice... lol

[@MercifulAndvary]

I keep coming back to this rant on moviemaking, just to remind myself what “passion for one’s craft” actually looks like. :)

[@Cannolikiller]

They should have made Buckaroo Banzai Vs.The World Crime League. BB is one of the greatest 80's movies ever made.

[@TrollMalefico1984]

Who knew Peter would be a great stand-up comedian too?😂

[@robstrickenfeary]

"I can feel them, but I can't remember them." I've always had trouble understanding that line because it hardly makes any sense. The only way it can make sense to me is that he can emotionally feel his family (through the memories that he has managed to unlock... which itself is remembering) and that he can't remember them because all of his memories haven't revealed themselves yet. That's what makes the most sense to me, that has to be the only answer.

[@RANCE22808]

Grew up with Robocop. Glad to see him still working. Dexter, 24, Batman the dark knight returns parts 1 & 2, and Star trek into Darkness. Keep it up Peter Weller.

[@viendammage]

Was there and he was great. If Boucher thinks Weller is crazy because he's intelligent, passionate, funny and random then I don't want to be whatever Boucher is.

[@dgsroy]

The rant about driving scenes in TV & film is unreal!

[@bproElwin]

I laughed harder than with a lot of standup comedians. He should do standup!

[@MajestyWilliams]

I wanna see the un-edited version...this was GOOD

[@maconly2005]

Love this guy!

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

YES! It drives me crazy when the actors are obviously not driving and they’re not even trying to act like they are.

[@dickiedocker]

That was F-ing Awesome!

[@lonkylaine]

He certainly wore this jacket on robocop set back in 1986.

[@ClaireObscureFrance]

Peter rocks! I laughed a lot! THX for this video!

[@BelatedCommiseration]

Wow...I knew Peter Weller was passionate about film making but he reallhy lets himself off the leash here...it would be so intimidating to work with him, I think, if you were a director. Although I suspect he might not have been as strident in the Robocop days as he is now. The great thing about robocop is how they took what is essentially a B movie idea and turned it into pure gold by giving it an acute social commentary and treating the characters in a genuine way (except perhaps the bad guys)

[@wesparkcancersupport]

The original RoboCop is being screened in Los Angeles on May 18th with Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Director Paul Verhoeven. There is going to be a Q & A and photo signings. Lots more info at weSPARK Cancer Support Center website. wespark.org

[@frogtastic1000]

my favourite film

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

Peter Weller is right they will never come close to replicating the brilliance of the original Robocop, however, I don't really get his whole process trailer car anxiety. I re-watched the car scenes in Training Day and, I was still locked into the drama.

[@CIVIC170]

@14:52 Peter had me dieing. I love it!

[@frostywinnipeg]

You can see/hear him in the Star Trek Into Darkness International trailer that came out in March. In the 2 seconds he's visible he looks thinner, tanned and he does have hair.

[@AvelierPlays]

The problem with CGI is that today it is used to do EVERYTHING concerning special effects. Creatures, stunts, vehicles, explosions, lasers, you name it! But if you use it along other techniques like stop motion or say animatronics, you can produce really good scenes where the CGI doesn't take the reins and instead you mix different ways to make special effects without resorting to only 1 for everything. Very few films do this today, but the Lord of the Rings trilogy is a prime example.

[@jjlwis]

wow, he is very smart!

[@merco]

Did he watch Robocop in Dallas three weeks ago? it wasn't really clear in the video.

[@wolbi01]

Also, critics out there have an open mind with all the re-makes, I know its like OMG C'MON HOLLYWOOD, YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS ANYMORE??. Watch it and then comment it and not comment it first and say its crap then watch it and then you change your opinion on the film saying that its Great. So have an open mind. The batman series by Christopher Nolan was just incredible, by far the best batman I've seen so I had doubts in the beginning but it turned out great.

[@byosproductions]

DROP IT!

[@inactiveuser1981]

Weller rocks!

[@MrTamiya89]

I Have The RoboCop Video Game on The PlayStation 2 and it's an Awesome Game

[@rasnac]

That was fucking awesome! That guy should teach cinema.

[@cmckenn]

Peter Weller rocks !!!

[@ansiaaa]

this shit is better than actors studio... how could he be so much calm as robocop?!

[@WaveformDigitalMedia]

what size is his coat? Robocoat?

[@ArtimisValentine]

Every time I see Bones I feel the same way about the driving scenes.

[@ViceCityVacation]

16:55 I literally thought the Robocop Theme was gonna kick in. It should've, my eyes were tearing up. WHOO-HOO! Go Murphy! Let these new-gen fucks have it! I'm on his side. Peter is such an educated guy. Love his jacket.

[@takayasu2009]

I liked Peter in Bluejean Cop and Naked Lunch

[@pdx007]

Whatever he's selling...I'll BUY!!

[@chrisvoa]

For a dollar?

[@echo707]

00:21 - yup.

[@LburgVAGuy]

Just when I mention wanting more Hero Complex on 4 Points...I get my favorite kind of Email..the Nerdist type...and low-n-behold it's Hero Complex...but not just any Hero Complex...a Hero Complex about Robocop!What's next Harry Knowls talking Sin City 2 and Machete Kills with Robert Rodriguez?Their both Texans....how bout it!LOL

[@kain91939]

yes,two of a few great movies.they were made back when if a director wanted it on film it had to be in front of the camera.i'm not knocking cgi,it great when its used correctly but practical exf will never outdated.

[@shingouki666]

He is gonna be amazing as Batman in the animated DKR

[@James-mq5lf]

That jacket is fucking dope

[@nanarockband]

Fookin' love Robo, fookin' Love Mr Weller. Fook the ''remake''

[@d1664256]

I can tell that I wouldn't like Peter Weller as himself, but I love his work and the fact that he had the guts to take on Robocop and Buckaroo Banzai.

[@alexandar6676]

The best movie,after 26 ears Robocop looks great movie,that's is the movie!!! Peter Weller is the best Robocop, Peter perfect acting robocop moves,voice.

[@robag555]

Best scenes in Terminator were driving based too. Reece explaining the plot while he's actually driving. You can't fake that shit.

[@GrayNeko]

He isn't crazy, he's just f**king right!

[@wolbi01]

The new Robo film will be hopefully release next yr. Fingers cross, with today's advanced technology in today's film I hope that it'll be good. The classic trilogy was awesome in their own right. I hope that the new Robo film will not destroy the classic. I won't be surprised if its released in theaters.

[@elnegro23]

Peter Weller is Genius!!

[@---vx1di]

Как быстро летит время,а казалось что это было вчера!Первым быть тяжело?Остальные лишь копии!

[@Facelessman98]

No one gonna comment on the fact that he had an 8 month old son.... in his 60s? That’s robocop.

[@Kousaburo]

He looks so old and shiny!

[@e84fresh]

He's even wearing the same jacket he wore on the original Robocop set.

[@peteagassi]

The rant at the end proves why he'll be a great Batman, LOL!

[@Edyth_Hedd]

Mine too!

[@revmotor]

Dead or alive, you're listening to him.

[@peteagassi]

ROBOCOP IS A FUCKING CLASSIC! Please don't remake it!