Why We LOVE RoboCop! - Talking About Tapes

[@bensneb360]

Fun Fact: Peter Wellar could fit head phones under the helmet, so during the famous drug den shoot out scene, Peter Wellar was listening to Peter Gabriel’s Red Rain while they filmed

[@michaelp2952]

You're a man of good taste

[@battlestarnomore]

*Weller

[@ThomasDrish]

I would think Sledgehammer would have been a more appropriate fit

[@maloperverso8118]

Bullshit!

[@jC-kc4si]

This sounds suspicious.. maybe between takes he listened, but shooting blanks is dangerous and requires your complete attention, he also needed to hear instructions in a helmet and makeup that was already impairing his hearing and vision.

[@Jay828__]

Fun Fact: the uncut version of Robocop was first released on laserdisc by Criterion. It was scheduled to be released in 1995 but was delayed for over a year and was finally released in late 1996-97. As a teen I saw Robocop opening weekend. It was mind blowing. Many thought the original TV ads looked stupid and goofy, then it got great reviews and word of mouth to become a hit that played all summer. The satire felt more like a terrifying warning about corporations running everything. Thanks for the video Tony.

[@captwrecked]

I could talk about this flick for DAYS. The blood effect on Clarence at the end was really good actually. Arterial bleeds look a lot like that, minus the initial dumping of about 2 gallons in the first spurt. But the pumping effect as he goes down is great to this day.

[@hamzadawud]

I've watched this movie so many times, and I didn't even realize that the mayor keeping hostages while eating a candy bar was a reference to Dan White killing George Moscone and Harvey Milk.

[@JeremyNoblitt]

Stallone in an interview actually said he wanted to stay true to the Dredd comic and keep the helmet on but the studio made him take it off.

[@VitaminStudios]

I should point out, when Murphy does the gun spin trick for lewis, as a responsible gun owner he does it unloaded for safety and when he is done you can see him reload his weapon and holster it When he is in Robocop form I bet his gun has a trigger or maybe a 1911 style grip safety(more likely) to keep the gun from going off

[@saphcal]

thats an awesome details id never have noticed.

[@drmott666]

Well typically the gun twirl is done with single action revolvers meaning if you don’t cock the hammer back it can’t be fired same thing with the 1911. The auto-9 is not single action only and has no grip safety however it may have a higher trigger pull plus with Robocop it could be machine precision that allows him to do it but while I by no means recommend anyone do it with a loaded gun especially without safety on and decocked hammer I have done it with a beretta (not loaded) without pulling the trigger by accident. The auto-9 is a modified beretta 93r. All that being said it is a nice touch that Murphy unloaded his gun before doing it. And a nice catch on your part. I never noticed that before

[@VitaminStudios]

@@drmott666 Yeah as kid who grew up with guns and hunting, you get used to handling guns safely and watching closely what someone else is doing with a gun and there is a strange routine you get into. Like racking the slide 3 times and checking the action/barrel for a cartridge before passing the gun to someone else to look at LOL

[@wstine79]

The movie is hilarious in its edited for television version. Clarence missing the toxic burn guy, Ed 209 killing the executive in one shot, and those dubbed over curse words

[@vonshroom2068]

As a dutch person i'm glad i never had to deal with censorship. I don't get the whole censoring to begin with. The pg ratings literally kill a good movie by forcing stupid requirements to keep a movie "profitable" which leads to barely any adult movies where the studios demand pg 13 movies.

[@Zeeboklown]

Omg, ur so right. It's freaking hilarious 😂

[@Zeeboklown]

​@vonshroom2068 it's actually kinda important, tho they do take it too far sometimes, but in this case, it's cus some cable or broadcast networks got to air robocop, but they weren't allowed to curse or air certain scenarios on standard broadcast that any kid could stumble upon channel surfing. If u grew up pre streaming, internet cast, or even cable on-demand services Era, it was an understandable practice.

[@vonshroom2068]

@@Zeeboklown We did double features here 8pm and 10 pm movie slots so if a kid was around past 10 pm that is on the parent. The late 80s early 90s was really weird with don't blame the parent blame everyone else. which was really alien to us over here in europe. But hey we catched up and now we censor everything to laughable absurdities as well so i guess it worked?

[@theflail]

Yaaay! I like Tom, he's so laid back.

[@kdusel1991]

i like Tom too! He's so chill!

[@Chilanta24]

Strong female leads are done well when they’re done naturally and without force.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Exactly! A strong female lead isn't tough BECAUSE she's a woman, or IN SPITE of being a woman they are just tough, and also a woman.

[@changotv5847]

Was literally just watching the terminator episode last night thinking damn i wish Tom would come back again its been a while. and then here he is. Yes!!!

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Perfect timing. I talk about this movie at every family gathering with my cousins. We didn't grow up together (related through marriage) but we bonded over 80s and 90s action movies, especially Robocop.

[@CBright7831]

"Murphy, I'm a mess." "They'll fix you. They fix everything." I've always loved that scene. Murphy and Lewis are both tired, injured, and dirty, but you know what? They won.

[@linkinparkrulz2275]

I love the part where she tries to make him eat baby food and he says "I'm not hungry." there's something weirdly humorous about it and I don't know what it is.

[@jonathontrejo5427]

My first introduction to RoboCop was my friend putting on the Splatterpunk scene in RoboCop III to amp up watching the RoboCop vhs. Later on that day, he put on Jet Li Assassin and I responded with Hard Boiled.

[@jonathontrejo5427]

The Auto 9 is a Beretta 93R-Raffika burst fire machine pistol. The slide is replaced by a longer but heavier brigadier slide with a tall competition style iron sights. Threaded to the barrel is a ribbed casket shaped compensator with considerable barrel extension ending in six ports, three left and right of the top of the front post sight and top rib between the compensator front sight and the slide front sight. Apparently it’s so front heavy that spinning the machine pistol is very difficult. The original idea was to use a Desert Eagle Mk 1 extended barrel but the compensator mockup was much smaller in comparison to Peter Weller in costume.

[@NickJarno]

Just happened to have rewatched this movie a couple of weeks back for the first time in well over a decade. Still great! Still have to rewatch 2 and 3 which I am dreading a bit.

[@jkcrawl]

I'm an avid defender of 2, though I get the criticisms. 3 is a boring piece of shit though and it's probably the first movie I was ever let down by.

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

2 us so awful but hilarious 💀

[@NickJarno]

@@Nicolas.Vincent And I guess 3 is awful and not so hilarious xp

[@Fixxxer07082]

Will never forget seeing this in the theater….depending on when Mom and Dad took me to see it, I either would have been just shy of 5yrs old or I would already be 5. 😂😂. I can still hear Mom voicing her concern about taking me to see it as we were walking into the theater a bit late…during the opening car chase between Murphy and Clarence’s gang. 😅😅😅

[@jkcrawl]

Holy shit, same here man, born '82! I watched it with my parents in a drive-in and absolutely loved it (I also lost the sword to my He-man figure at the drive-in too). That was probably the first movie I wore out on VHS.

[@Anubis.6256]

For real, I saw it in the theater with my mom and I was also 5 years old and I loved it so much, but looking back on it the movie was extremely violent but it rocked. (The part where they blow off his hand was so surreal at that age lol)

[@robertbarron283]

My 1st time seeing RoboCop: It was 88 or 89, I would have been 5 or 6. My parents add a massive bookshelf behind their bedroom door crammed with both purchased and recorded VHS tapes. I had caught predator on TV one day, then asked my mom if we could buy it. But she said we already had it on one of the recordable tapes. After predator finished RoboCop followed. I asked her what it was as it was starting. She said something to the effect of it's about a policeman that gets turned into a robot policeman. Needless to say it became my newest favorite movie. As always VF&VI Tony, GREAT review. And T, the toxic melting scene also made me feel uncomfortable at that age. But to date it's still my favorite scene of the entire film, as far as my favorite line it's still, "can u fly Bobby?"

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Your Mothers description of : "a policeman that becomes a robot policeman." Is very succinct. It may sound oversimplified, but that's a perfect interpretation.

[@RyanMercer]

I was a cop kid too, watching this at like 7 or 8 in the early 90s, would definitely put me a little on edge when it would get to the part where he got killed.

[@samhouston1979]

the soundtrack is awesome…RIP Basil Poleadoris

[@ryanpowell2540]

This movie is utter perfection.

[@ryanmcgurk1750]

short film called just cop, they wait for backup and defeat the wrecking crew and the movie ends

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

Cover Total Recall! Been going so hard on Verhoven Sci-Fi over the past week, both Robocop commentaries along with Total Recall. Tony, I would love to see an ep with you and Tom and Casey on Total Recall! See if you can find the cut footage...🤷‍♂️

[@davealaya]

See you at the pahty Riktohr

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

@@davealaya "Ya blabbed Quaid! Ya blabbed about Mars!" - Tony in 5 years

[@atommiranda8997]

I've bin waiting for this episode for a long time. I live this movie. In fact I'm starting a tradition that on my birthday I'm watching Robocop. At the time of this post I'll be watching it this Sunday.

[@bashcrash9148]

I saw this movie WAY too young and loved it. I was a but traumatized when Murphy gets killed as my dad was a cop at the time and I thought that’s how it was every day he went to work. One of the best movies of all time. The older I get, the more Bob Morton becomes my favorite character.

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

Morton is like RoboCop's proud Dad.

[@linkinparkrulz2275]

It's a cool movie to watch again as an adult because then you recognize all the moments it winks at the camera and presents satire of modern day corporate greed

[@HoroJoga]

I'm looking forward to see Tony review the Robocop reboot, since it was directed by Jose Padilha, the guy who directed Elite Squad 1 and 2. In interviews, he always avoid talking too much about Robocop, but it's implied he just used this as an opportunity to be seen by hollywood, since brazilian directors don't often get a chance like this. He also mentioned somewhere that the studio had a huge impact in the final product, so what I can take from this is that he was just put there as a cheap obligation, because the studio already had everything in their minds before they started shooting. And it's a shame because his style, while leaning more towards realism, can be tweaked to something like what paul verhoeven does in his films. Samuel L Jackson's character is also something he brought direct from Elite Squad 2, where there was a TV host praising the police actions between the scenes, which fits in Robocop's narrative pretty well imo.

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

Remake is a pointless waste of time

[@Asu-cr9sb]

Robocop was the most brutal move I saw as a kid ('89 here)

[@Yokel-Bros_3235]

That theme is so iconic and just bad ass, but knowing Toni he will talk about the suck ass reboot Robocop movie that was just awful.

[@jonathontrejo5427]

*spits blood* “Just give me my fuckin’ phone call“

[@ChannalWatcher]

Wouldn't it be cool if they made a Robocop vs. The Terminator movie?

[@jediknightgeo]

RoboCop is an absolute MASTERPIECE. Not a single, solitary second of that film feels superfluous. It's INCREDIBLY tight film making with EVERYTHING having a legit purpose to the story and character's. It's just as fresh and relevant today as it was when it 1st came out, and it will continue to be the next 37 years. As for RoboCop 2, there are some decent parts in it but overall it's a disappointing sequel. It feels really dated at times (which the 1st part doesn't), they basically do away with Murphy's development from part 1, for whatever reason, only to do the same thing again but absolutely nowhere as well executed. The dialogue, satire, and commentary is nowhere as solid or smart, the villain of Cain overall was very weak, the CEO of OCP felt like a totally different character, having a 12 year old running the biggest drug gang/business in Detroit was really idiotic, Lewis feels very underutilized, etc. It's just really..."meh".

[@kdusel1991]

Unlike the remake which is boring and forgettable.

[@TheMrConfetti]

I will say robocop rogue city is great. So violent, gory and satisfying and bridges the gap between 2 and 3

[@midnightshadowz12]

When i was a kid,my step dad did not allow me to play the Larry games but watching robocop was fine 😅

[@mattfleurant9295]

I'd buy this review for a dollar!

[@HackTheMovies]

Thank you!

[@zachcouch8654]

But he gave $2….

[@nathanbabiuk6286]

I see what you did there!

[@DirtBoyTrilla]

Robocop 2 > Robocop Escape From L.A. > Escape From N.Y. Men In Black > Ghostbusters Small Soldiers > Gremlins Child's Play 3 > Child's Play 2 Godzilla '98 > The Lost World Jaws 4 > Jaws 3 Johnson Family Christmas Dinner > National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation *UNDER WRAPS > EVERYTHING* If you need me I'll be swinging a chain in the alley behind Screenwave.

[@richmlvcable]

😮

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

So Edgy 👏 👏 👏

[@retrotony4119]

I saw this movie as a 7 year old kid, when I took the vhs and put it on one day. I recently bought the directors cut and was like, how the hell did my mom let me watch the original? 😂

[@dubbsreality5109]

awesome pick Tony I love all the original RoboCop movies except the reboot and any other's after I'm not up to date on movies like you

[@tonyschannel7438]

I'm gonna make a movie called "OboeCop" It's about a cop and whever he sees a crime being commited he takes out his oboe and starts playing it. It doesn't really help to stop the crime, but hey it's an oboe! What's not to like?!

[@luvaboy772]

3:59 The first time I finally saw 'RoboCop' was in 1991 on the ABC Monday Night Movie broadcast premiere. I recorded it on VHS and watched it for years until I finally saw the unedited version on HBO a few years later. I played with the toys and knew who RoboCop was, I had just never seen the first movie. I saw the second one before I saw this.

[@ToddEStewart]

You missed the “twin peaks” of Dina Meyer!

[@thechosenones4375]

@17:44 dude, Hollywood has been making Caucasian men, women, and children strong characters forever lol

[@misham2563]

This review caught me off guard and so was not expecting it. Tony keeps us guessing I guess.

[@ghostrickalucard488]

Dang it now I wanna see the movie called "Italian Robocop"

[@shainewhite2781]

Serve The Public Trust Protect The Innocent Uphold The Law.

[@ShimmeringPilgrim]

Can you fly, Tony?

[@Youngie761]

T- Bonizzle up in the hizzy! I watched this with my dad back in 88 on VHS. I was 9 and the scene where Kenny gets squibified by ED-209 I felt physically sick the rest of the night. That was more violence I could handle at that time but I loved the movie.

[@eryaid]

Yes please do a "Worst Robocop Movie" episode!

[@Draliseth]

Tony, the game is really sweet. Tell the Movie Dumpster boys. It's super worth getting.

[@slckb0y65]

Simple really : cause it's fuckin' awesome!

[@tonymcneill7779]

Theres a ED-209 boss battle in Rogue City game. He roars a lot. lol

[@danfors1333]

Your biggest nitpick about the grocery store robbery is how the robber flies after the clothes line? How about how he is able to hold his weapon with superhuman strength while RoboCop is bending the pipe? That's the biggest goof in the movie.

[@Apjooz]

Robo is able to apply torque to two different directions with his awesome robo hand. 🤷

[@raypoint1088]

Hot take anne lewis is a great character because she makes some serious mistakes like decidint to go into the factory and not wait for backup or spitting up from her partner. and while the story is really about murphy rgaining his humanity lewis is part of that bridge to help him go from cyborg to human.

[@kdusel1991]

Robocop is awesome!!

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

They chose dallas where i live as the ficitonal detroit because the director said the city view at night reminded him of blade runner

[@linkinparkrulz2275]

Probably the flat land, elevated highways and skyscrapers.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

@@linkinparkrulz2275 we have the electric ads on buildings now. Still waiting on the flying cars.

[@HackTheMovies]

You can watch this episoe early right here! www.patreon.com/posts/early-episode-we-93450437 kzbin.info/door/rRdNg4DiJJosJdwG_-_zJwjoin

[@DonJuanDecepticon]

The actress playing the news reporter at the start of the movie was a real reporter that was kind of a joke for doing silly and salacious news stories and they cast her as a satire to that

[@jC-kc4si]

She was one of anchors on Entertainment Tonight. The male anchor also had broadcast cast tv experiene as well as starringmas an anchor in Blue Thunder.

[@MikeVonDoom]

One of my all-time favorite movies and coincidentally I share a birthday with BOTH Peter Weller and Nancy Allen which only strengthens my bond with this film.

[@kdusel1991]

that's so cool!!

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

You and approximately 20,500,000 other people 🎂

[@GrandTourVideos]

Total Recall next!

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

"Hey Man, lemme ask you something. You ever f*ck a Mutant?" - Benny 😂

[@BarryBBurton]

Hell yeah, the remake on the other hand, no thank you!

[@andrewsteele9165]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe and Happy Holidays 😊

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

I remember when i first seen it i 6 years old in 91 or 92 and it was my turn to choose the videos to rent for the family. I chose Eat and Run and Robocop. My sisters were not a fan of my choices. Also , i dont know snyone else who has even seen Eat snd Run 😂 Also, when i first seen That 70s show i was like WHY IS CLARENCE BODDICKER IN THIS?!

[@MutaScale]

Dude, Robocop is fucking awesome and I still love it. Have it on all formats except UHD. (R rated VHS and DVD as with the Unrated Laserdisc and Blu-Ray) Should change that. XD

[@dreamlandnightmare]

The visual enhancements in Blade Runner were also subtle and tasteful.

[@rjlarz3887]

if you havent given the back to the future telltales game a chance you are really missing out! i absolutely love it! a great continuation of the story! the voice actor for marty was awesome also

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

Thats a VERY GOOD Robocop figure/statue, you have displayed, is it the 18" Enter bay version, or perhaps the other Company that comes with the hexagonal plynth

[@jamiewilliams6529]

Ana de amas is bad ass in no time to die, was basically a female James bond and I'm pretty sure everyone liked her, i would definitely watch her as a female james bond.. More than that captain marvel woman they wanted to make James bond.

[@anthonywaye4738]

I love when he said can you fly Bobby

[@_Pauper_]

Dogging Michael (I can beat everyone up) Jai White right off the jump. This is gonna be a good one! Thank you Tony

[@timothyobrien9490]

11:45 I love how Tony says, "That sounds like an awesome fucking movie"

[@HackTheMovies]

WAS I WRONG?

[@Bulldog1982]

You should bring your friend Justin Whang on that would be hilarious.

[@HackTheMovies]

It's hard to get people I new york and LA to leave both cities for a dumb podcast! I've been meaning to hang out with him though. Just need an excuse to go to NYC

[@dbcooper6200]

Hello Tony and everyone hope all is well today

[@gottagetitgaming7759]

I can't believe you guys didn't mention " Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen has an uncredited cameo as an unemployed person being interviewed by a reporter ". I recognized his face right away.

[@ashscott6068]

Nah they didn't transfer Murphy to that district because he was a good cop, but because he was an arrogant one who wouldn't wait for backup. I think they do a good job of showing how he thinks he's a big fish in a little pond. He's cocky, and that's why he was selected to be transferred to a district that gets a lot of cop fatalities. But yes, he was transferred as part of an attempt to rush the process of finding a donor body. I love that the movie never actually explains any of this. Today, there would be lengthy, dialogue heavy scenes, explaining to the audience exactly what was up.

[@carnage4907]

FYI the Robocop tv show regularly plays on Pluto tv, on the “sci-fi” channel

[@gervan1213]

My favorite childhood movie

[@PnC_GameZnThingZ]

Every time I see a copy at goodwill or a pawn shop I buy it. Because well.. "I'd buy that for a dollar" sadly I only have 8 copies, I rarely see it 😂 (but plenty of copies of the remake)

[@CocainBuzz]

That Titanic guy smashed a rare Are you afraid of the dark VHS btw

[@repairshop22]

I had to order the fkn criterion edition on ebay in like 04 or something. God i love robocop

[@mgatelabs]

"Can you fly, Tony?"

[@alexkrajci]

The Only Version Of 1987's Robocop That I Prefer Is The Unrated Director's Cut (103 Mins).

[@mattmobileE]

Hope u do a video for Thanksgiving, i watched it the other day and loved it!

[@valentapaxman]

I can't stand the term "strong female lead" it's so cringe and patronizing! I especially hate when the character has to constantly put men down and teach them a lesson. Why can't they work WITH men instead of above and against?

[@timothyobrien9490]

Robo-cop! Sounds like an awesome fucking movie.

[@joehayes9767]

This wouldn't be just a coincidence in timing because of a CERTAIN awesome video game.....would it? 😉

[@SuperArtie]

Awesome

[@direktive4]

a bunch of the cast show up in various seasons of 24 too

[@michaelmazzajr6234]

The ratel R movie i saw as a kid 7 years old which is Air Force One and enemy of the state and Titanic

[@TheBestComicKing]

Tony, are you gonna include that one time when Robocop helped Sting in WCW for the Worst Robocop Movies episode?

[@themarkiscookin]

Miller was a former councilman not mayor

[@kvonkoe]

My dad took me to see this when I was 4 lol love this movie

[@johnhorne1839]

18:19 Name one modern example that does it good, Tony.

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

Go cry lil Incel 😭

[@CAHENRIKSEN]

You forgot to mention the windshield during the shootout car chase scene.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

I didnt realise you owned a shop (as their called in other Countries) I probably should have realised, that's a good idea youve come up with, great publicity. They could have called it- R.R products after Ronnie ray gun (whom the old man character is based on) the costume concept was designed by Miles Tevez,(who also worked on both Bat man & IRON MAN suits) not Rob Bottin in fact Bottin was a kind of Art Director, with others working under him. the same situation with Stan Winston.

[@vincentpuccio3689]

Kinda thought it was similar in premise to the anime Tobor the 8th man but still enjoyed it

[@kevinpalan1127]

classic just like tony

[@anthonywaye4738]

RoboCop is the best sci-fi movie of all time all and I love two and three RoboCop 3 head Samurai robots that is awesome

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Not only is this an awesome sci-fi action movie, its satire is seminal, prescient and razor-sharp. Anne Lewis is one of THE greatest female action characters of all-time. Possibly the apotheosis of how to do a strong female character right.

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

😐

[@Ash-gtr32]

Pam Grier was one of the first actresses to play tough badass characters in the early 1970s, she was believable and had charisma too.

[@chrisledford5456]

Hack the movies made my top 5 podcast on Spotify your ranked #4

[@HackTheMovies]

Seems pretty low!

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

"Mind if I . . . zip this up?"

[@repairshop22]

TONYS NEVER SEEN SICARIO???? DUUUUUDE

[@HackTheMovies]

I'll add it to the list!

[@repairshop22]

@@HackTheMovies amazing film

[@8strauss6]

actually technically that was his house. he probably paid for all that including the TV that's still there so it's not destruction of property it's just a guy having feelings in his old house