There's a really fun bit on TH-cam where Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer recount how Verhoeven, whose English was rudimentary at the time, directed that particular line. He didn't know the connotations of "bitch" so he just kept referring to it neutrally which cracked everyone up.
4:25: The VP proposes that the company enter into fields traditionally considered non-profit, like "hospitals, prisons, space exploration..." In 1987, that was supposed to be satire. Welcome to 2024, and it's reality.
The OCP figurehead in the third film (yes coby there’s a third one) actually proposes gentrification as a strategy for achieving their real estate objectives. This series mostly fails by not being audacious enough.
"Nice shooting son, what's your name?" "Murphy" As a kid I cheered but as a grown up this brings a tear to my eye because now I fully grasp the story arc whereas when I was young I just liked the movie for the action and the plot was secondary but now the emotional investment for Murphy comes full circle in this moment where he reclaims his humanity despite being mostly machine.
This movie's an absolute classic. They don't make bad guys atrociously evil, nor good guys heroically honorable anymore. Film industry these days only want everything blurred and grey.
@@codymoe4986 Ronny Cox kind of fits the bill. He was totally good in Deliverance & Beverly Hills Cop, then he was totally evil in RoboCop & Total Recall. 🙂
Robocop: a man who is brutally murdered only to be resurrected as a piece of corporate property, enslaved by programming and void of self-determination, slowly regains his memory only to realize everyone and everything he once loved is lost forever
@@Jacob_Junge I sense your sarcasm there ! this was so typical of 80's excess in action movies but there is a a clever satire underneath all that mayhem . loved this movie then and still think it packs quite a punch now .👊
43:58 "Nice shootin' Son; what's your name?" "........Murphy." I've been watching this film since the theatre in 1987. This final line gets me every time!
A lot of people miss the point of Verhoeven's movies. They are satires. Robocop, through it's use of over-the-top gore, was meant to satirize 80s action movies. Not to mention it's more obvious satire of 80s culture through the portrayal of the corporate execs, the commercials, etc.
Yes, and the most significant example is “Starship Troopers”, which is even sharper satire than “Robocop”. Not on consumerism but the vision of authoritative society with Leni Riefenstahl vibe. The most universal Verhoeven movies remains “Total Recall” and exceptional “Black book”. Brilliant Dutch director 🇳🇱👍🏻
Terminator is about the horror of AI robots destroying humanity, This is the horror of being stuck in a life you never chose and re covering what ever small bit of humanity we might have left.
The script for this movies title was originally Judge Dredd. But they couldn't get certain agreements finalized. So they edited the script that is Robocop.
@@MATT-2043 I heard Robocop was originally a Judge Dredd spec script but it couldn't get sold because, unless you frequently visited a comic book store and/or lived in the UK, the character was practically unknown. Co-writers Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner might have the details.
Yes, but look a little deeper still. This movie is about the flaws in the justice system. A good family man becomes a cop to uphold the law. But "The Justice System" turns him into a machine devoid of humanity, one that is in turn controlled by "The System". While this seems to be a solution at first (the highly trained policeman is able to stop small time crimes) it doesn't address the larger issues that are causing the crime. The underlying source of the rampant crime is the corruption high up in "the System" that the policeman answers to(note: not all "the System" is corrupt, just a small part that is actively colluding with and perpetuating crime). In the end, it takes the policeman finding his humanity and exposing the corruption in order for the true criminal to face justice. Robocop is so much more than just a hyper-violent action movie.
I would say that another point is consumerism run amuck, hence all of the ads. The absurdity of a man being blown to bits at a board meeting and everybody just being concerned about the profits. Police being privatised.
Peter Weller went on in an academic career, he always had an interest in Roman and early Italian history, mainly art. He ended up with a Masters and PhD in those areas. I remember seeing him hosting things on the history channel about Ancient Rome quite often. He’s done the reading of several Audible books on Ancient Rome and Italy as well as some military ones. Yes, he was in Dexter. But Buckaroo Bonzai is still my favorite role of his.
He also appeared in the series "Longmire," which he'd played the character of Lucius Connelly, the previous sheriff and the uncle to one of Walt Longmire's deputies, Branch Connelly
Absolutely. It’s such a seemingly generic and b-movie title, but as I got older the purposeful pulp and camp elements became what I loved most about this movie and now I think the title completely fits this film.
verhoeven actually refused to read the script because he thought the title was so dumb, it was his wife who read through it and told him "i think there's something here."
Disturbing fact, surviving a headshot is more common than you'd probably think. Franz Stigler was a fighter pilot that survived getting shot in the head through the canopy of his plane in WWII. Michael Moylan was shot in the head while he slept in his Florida home in 2007. Michael woke up with a severe headache and asked his wife to drive him to the hospital, where he would learn he got shot by his wife. These are just of couple of stories I remember and found particularly interesting.
There's also the story in Chicago mob lore of Ken Eto who was shot three times in the back of the head and survived, though in that case it was due to badly handloaded ammunition.
This is a Paul Verhoven film. He tends to be somewhat graphic with his film imagery. You will notice a lot of similarities in the fighting scenes from Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct and Robocop. Lots of bullets, lots of blood, lots of gore. Dear Coby, Murphy has this to say: Stay in school, Stay outta trouble.
Absolutely. Verhoven's movies are very distinct, and RoboCop and Starship Troopers have a WHOLE LOT in common - which I won't spoil - but many, many elements will be familiar.
Great reaction Coby like always. This movie aged like fine wine. I first saw this movie as a kid when it got out in vhs, it was such a treat to revisit it with you Coby! The legendary Rob Bottin designed and built the Robo Suit and was responsible for all the practical effects. He's the same guy who done the crazy practical effects in The Thing. Phil Tippet, another veteran also did a fab job on the stop motion. And a fun-fact, the medical team trying to save Murphy sound very realistic for a good reason - they are a real medical staff. The director wanted the scene to be genuine so he paid an off-duty ER team to come in and treat him like they would a real gunshot victim. That is really atention to detail. They did a lot of filming in Dallas during a heat wave. Poor Peter Weller was losing so much weight and had health issues through dehydration and heat exhaustion. They had to adapt the Robocop outfit so they could attach an air conditioner. Peter Weller was a good sport though and didn't complain. He is such an amazing actor and I have loved this movie since I was a kid!!! Keep up the good work.
Robocop was a sleeper hit movie, directed by Paul Verhoeven, which came out in 87.' Terminator came out in 84'. Stop motion capture for Ed209. All-star cast: Peter Weller (Robocop) Nancy Allen (Officer Lewis) Kurtwood Smith (Boddicker) Ronny Cox (Dick Jones) Miguel Ferrer, son of late great actor Jose Ferrer and late great singer/actress Rosemary Clooney (Bob Morton) Robert DoQui (Sgt. Reed) Leeza Gibbons (News reporter) who was a real live news reporter in the 80'-90's.
This was Director Paul Verhouven's send up of American violence. Robocop is his "American Jesus" and if you know that, you can see the parallels. Dies, comes back to life. Walks on water, etc. • Robo was played by Peter Weller who was Buckaroo Banzai • Dick Jones - Ronny Cox - Deliverance • Bob Morton - Miguel Ferrer - Son of legendary actor Jose Ferrer. He was in 1000s of things. One of his last high profile gigs was as the Vice Pres. in Iron Man 3. • Boddicker - Kurtwood Smith - That's 70's Show - Red Foreman • The Old Man - Dan O'Herlihey - Grig from The Last Starfighter • Emil (the thug who melted) - Pau McCrane - Romano, the asshole big BIG boss on ER • The Newscaster was Leeza Gibbons from Entertainment Tonight
@Doctor_Omega, One can argue it's as much a riff on Anerican politics and consumerism as it is on violence. Also, O'Herlihey memorably portrayed General Black in Fail Safe.
Coby: "Yeah, let's see this huge thing try to disarm and arrest you..." ED209: Manliest intimidating voice - "DROP IT PERP OR I'LL ERASE YOU!" Coby: "oh ...."
LOVE THIS MOVIE! The Future Of Law Enforcement. The film takes place in November 2044- February 2045. Originally Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to play the title character but turned it down as he would look too bulky in the suit and feared he would look like the Michelin Man. Armand Assante, Rutger Hauer, Michael Ironside, Sylvester Stallone, and Tom Berenger were considered for the role until Peter Weller was cast due to his slimmer frame. Weller lost 3 Lbs a day from wearing the suit and couldn't eat any solid food except for Oatmeal, Ice Cream and Yogurt for breakfast lunch and dinner and would have a protein shake. The stop motion animation effects were done by Oscar Winning VFX artist Phil Tippett who did VFX for ROBOCOP 2, ROBOCOP 3, JURASSIC PARK, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE TWILIGHT SAGA and CLOVERFIELD. The film made $150 million dollars against a $13 million dollar budget. And it won the Oscar for Best Sound Editing.
Robocop is a true gem of 80s cinema. The house scene is both heartbreaking and haunting. Try to imagine what it must be like to be tormented by the memories of a complete stranger. Even that one line, "I can feel them, but don't remember them." Carries so weight and Peter Weller delivers it perfectly.
Great reaction! Timeline for you: Terminator - 1984, Robocop - 1987, T2 - 1991. The ONLY similarities between Terminator and Robocop is it's dealing with a cyborg! Robocop is a satirical look at the consumerism focus of the 1980's (privatizing the police, all the 'product' commercials), including the creation of Robocop from the corpse of a slain police officer. Through all the violence, this is a movie about regaining one's humanity - a resurrection of sorts! Notice how Robo's voice changes from robotic, to more natural, especially after his helmet is removed. This is entirely on purpose. Ending with him identifying as 'Murphy' and not product of OCP (as much as that last fact will never change) While some of the stop motion effects do seem a tad dated now, this was absolutely ground breaking in 1987! I still LOVE this movie...and I would buy that for a dollar! Cheers.
The guy who did the music for this movie, Basil Poledouris, was very prolific back then. He also did the music for many 1980s movies and TV shows, namely "The Blue Lagoon", "Conan the Barbarian", "Conan the Destroyer", "Iron Eagle", "Red Dawn", and 1990s movies "The Hunt for Red October", "Quigley Down Under", "Free Willy", "Free Willy 2", "Les Miserables", "Starship Troopers", and 'For Love of the Game". He is also noted for doing the music for the "Lonesome Dove" TV miniseries that aired in the 1980s. He is considered by many to be the European version of John Williams, although he was born in KC, Missouri. However, pretty much any time a movie is directed by John Milius or Paul Verhoeven, they use Basil Poledouris for the music. He has a certain "style" like Mr. Williams.
Yes, Basil has a very distinctive style that you can't miss once you've heard a couple of his scores. They're often very bombastic and very military-sounding, which is unsurprising since most of the movies he scored for have either military or combat-type themes.
Most people miss how much of a villain Bob Morton is, he rearranged the police department to put officers at risk for the Robocop program. Thats why Murphy was transferred to the new station where he was immediately killed. They also miss that the guy used a drill bit to screw down the LCD screen when they were turning Murphy into RoboCop.
Fun fact: They actually hired a real, ER trauma team to quickly diagnose and try to save Murphy based off of his movie injuries. Of course, they couldn't, but plot armor and furthering the plot always comes in to play.
Coby, I remember the cyborg idea of constructing a part human / part machine made from a severely injured man who almost died going back to the 1970s with the 1973 TV movie, "The Six Million Dollar Man" starring Lee Majors as astronaut, Col. Steve Austin, who crashes his shuttle and loses both his legs, an arm, and one eye and almost dies. They reconstruct his legs, arm and eye with bionic parts. As a result, he's able to run super fast with his new legs and has extreme strength with the new arm and his new eye can see things miles away. A TV seres was made from the movie that ran from 1973-1978. Before that, Lee Majors was also part of the cast of the western TV series "The Big Valley" in the late 60s. In real life, he was the first husband of the late actress, model and sex symbol, Farah Fawcett Majors. (I still have a wall poster of her from that time period which was the most popular woman in a bathing suit poster at the time, 😊) I'm sure you know her as one of the original Charlie's Angels from the TV show in the 70s.
It's wild to think that this R-rated movie had merch targeted to kids. The Robocop action figure had a cap gun feature, too; the packaging included "Robocaps".
"Back then, this would've been rad." The graphics didn't look any different to us, then, as they do to you today. When we saw something new, an upgrade over previous movies, we recognized it as such and even celebrated it. But our eyes weren't any different than yours; we could see stop motion, CGI, bad make-up, all of it. We just ignored it or shrugged it off because it was better than what they did the year before. We still wanted more. That's what improvements in CGI and make-up represented, progress towards a day when it would finally be indistinguishable from reality.
I would take Robocop over 99% of the stuff we get now. They just jam as much CGI as they can into everything and don't even try to make it look real. Even in 2024, CGI typically looks so unnatural, and you can spot it a mile away. They even use CGI for bullet holes into the body. Squibs in these old movies look 10 times more appealing.
Actually that’s not true. Our eyes and brains were different in the 80s/90s as it was all cutting edge technology we weren’t used to at the time. Just like how Nintendo 64 and PlayStation 1 graphics were considered so great at the time, but if we look back at them now with today’s eyes we’ll see how dated they look.
@@alexp601 You and @NataliePine make the same point and I have to suggest it was just a failure of imagination. I was playing games, also, from the early 80s, through the 90s and up to today. I remember every advancement, especially the early ones from 8 to 16 bit and then the fake 3D and then the real 3D and so on, as being especially awesome, but at no point did I ever consider that was the end. I could easily project the curve into the future, to when we would have photo-realism and immersion. You only had to supplement your game playing with some sci-fi to get all the inspiration you needed. While Sega and Nintendo were impressing with little advancements, authors like Gibson were asking us to imagine full-immersion within our lifetimes.
I was 11 in 87... convinced my parents to take to me to see my first Rated R movie Robocop. I still remember how queasy I felt when we were leaving the theater. 😂
You’re lucky. I had to wait until the following year in 1988 when it was on cable TV for my 13 year old eyes to see it. And I thought it was the most awesome movie I ever saw.
Also, do you remember the freestyle breakdance music they had? It wasn’t intended for the movie as a soundtrack per se, but someone thought it would be cool to have a music based on the movie. It even had a few snippets movie clips sounds, too.
@k5sss it's not totally different. The point is facial recognition exists. If you want a better example, Google lens can take a photo and match it with images from the internet.
This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. You mentioned follow ups at the beginning and there are 2 more feature films (though RoboCop's actor Peter Weller did not return for the third film), two cartoon shows, A Canadian produced tv series, a tv miniseries, and recently a video game. So lots of things to look into.
Both Murphy and Boddicker were born in my home state of Wisconsin! Plus, add 3 actors from Twin Peaks, lots of gory violence, what's not to love? Great reaction as usual, Coby!
At 3:55 "He looks familiar in the middle." That's Miguel Ferrer, who had many roles from about 1980 until his death in 2017. But his father Jose Ferrer was a star of classic films like "The Caine Mutiny" in 1954 and he won the Oscar for playing "Cyrano de Bergerac" in 1950.
One of things that I've found insane about this that I don't see anybody bring up: 6:05 When Dick Jones & his team went to do the ED-209 demonstration, no one on said team watched the engineers load live ammo into the robot beforehand & thought "...hey, maybe that's not such a good idea for a demo in a corporate boardroom where the *CEO & SENIOR STAFF OF THE COMPANY* are going to be present..."
12:25 They don't do a comprehensive explanation of how much of Murphy's organic body was salvaged (at least in this version; they go into more detail for the remake (which I do not recommend watching...it's not very good unfortunately). My understanding is there's at least some organic material present (like part of his brain (for a police officer's muscle memory, integrating with the cybernetic hardware)), because he has to consume that 'rudimentary paste' for his organic parts...
35:55 Fun Fact: You've recognized Kurtwood Smith, the actor portraying Clarence Boddicker (he'd go on to portray Red Foreman on 'That 70s Show'). Who you probably *wouldn't* recognize is the lady portraying the secretary who has to clean Boddicker's gum off her desk nametag: That's Joan Pirkle, who would go on to marry Smith in 1988 (and yes, they're still married, which means there might be something to leaving gum on your crush's work desk (/s))...
I remember seeing this movie on VHS when I was like 9 years old. It was marketed as a sort of an "action, superhero type" movie. The violence and vulgarity was definitely not meant for children.
Peter Weller went through a lot physically to play this part. Not wearing the lower half of the costume just to fit into vehicles was actually a relief. He made this role iconic. Arnold is The Terminator, Wesley Snipes is Blade, and Robocop is Peter Weller.
Weller also voices Robocop in Mortal Kombat X, and Robocop: Rogue City (which is effectively Robocop 2.5, being a more direct sequel to part 2 than part 3 is)
This was by far the toughest role of the 3 to pull off (objectively speaking). Acting through plastic and making you believe he was a machine was quite a feat. I’m not dumping on the other 2 performances. This one was special I think. Just my opinion…..
Coby, I don’t comment on TH-cam often but had to say that your movie reactions are great. Your reaction to RoboCop was fantastic. I was worried that your eyes might pop out of their sockets during a couple of scenes. I saw RoboCob the first time in 1987 and I had the same reaction to those two scenes. Also amazing that you recognized Murphy (Peter Weller) as the same actor who played Liddy on Dexter. Amazing! I also loved your reactions to A Few Good Men, The Terminator and so many more. I’m a big fan. Please keep doing them!
Fun fact: Kurtwood Smith played Clarence Boddicker and Dick Jones's secretary, Barbara, played Joan Pirkle. They met on set, fell in love, and have been married since November of 1988.
The resurrection was complete when the machine identified itself as Murphy. If you noticed in the beginning of Robocop's appearance, Peter Weller's voice was more deep and robotic. It was still the same when Robocop was in the "arrest mode" for Dick Jones and fighintg ED-209 at OCP. The character's transformation began as soon as Robocop removed its helmet. If you listen carefully, Peter Weller went back to his normal voice. It wasn't deep and robotic. Besides the story, the main theme to Robocop was epic too. It is one of my favorite soundtrack theme and never gets old for me.
He also appears in the Star Trek Enterprise series, and stars in the movie adaptation of Naked Lunch (if you want a truly weird experience, based on William Burroughs' novel).
No, it really didn't. It was a hit movie, yes, and deservedly so, but there was nothing especially ground-breaking about it, other than it being pretty over-the-top with the violence. Which Verhoven would himself surpass with Starship Troopers.
Welcome Coby to the violently explicit, politically incorrect, rebellious and sadistic universe of Paul Verhoeven, an irreverent director like few others. Prepare for a new dose of Verhoeven with Total Recall.
4:25: The VP proposes that the company enter into fields traditionally considered non-profit, like "hospitals, prisons, space exploration..." In 1987, that was supposed to be satire. Welcome to 2024, and it's reality.
“You honor, he was holding a big gun, was told to put it down, but he did not complied to my commands, started to run using those around him as a human shields, shouted curses at me, and became afraid for my life, so I shot him a few times!”~Ed-209
Satire may take a quasi-comical form, but it is very serious. It can have real consequences on politics and culture. In ancient and medieval Ireland and other Celtic nations, satire was magic, a form of curse. If a poet satirized a king/chieftain, it would cause him to break out in blotches and thus be deposed, as only an unblemished man could rule. Needless to say chieftains tended to treat poets very well.
Its not a "disconnect." Its Murphy's mind still in there. Its not a mistake. The actor is Peter Weller, and he had to endure a lot during production. The suit was heavy and hard to walk in and kept breaking. The cheesy ads and corporate schmucks are typical Verhoeven social satire, presented in a dystopian near-future. And honestly, is it that far off?
It's one of those "lightning in a bottle" movies....well casted, well acted..... it's 37 years old and holds up pretty well--- always has been and probably always will be a favorite of mine
They originally wanted to cast Arnie but with the suit on, he'd be the size of a small house. Weller was slim and had mime experience (for the robotic movement) - perfect.
Hi Coby! Loved the reaction as always! The actors are a list of first timers, Murphy is the admiral from Star Trek In Darkness, the guy in charge of the Sentry program is Bogamill from Beverly Hills Cop, the villain is Red in That 70s Show.
Coby! Your reactions are so much fun. You may have gathered this since, but Murphy and Lewis were wearing bullet-proof vests, so they wouldn't have been riddled with bullet holes. The other thing was that "Uphold the Law" wasn't a factor; it was Directive 4, which prohibited Murphy from harming Dick Jones UNTIL he was fired. Enjoyed a lot.
The gas station explosion is totally possible. The gasoline wasn't simply in a puddle, it was being sprayed so it was aerosolized and there were plenty of vapors so it was WAY more combustible. Emil wasn't trying to be he essentially turned the whole gas station into an inefficient fuel air bomb. I've seen video of a gas station explosion that was even bigger than what was portrayed in this movie. There is a reason they have emergency cutoff systems for the pumps now.
You nailed the Dexter connection. Peter Weller plays Liddy. He was also William Burroughs alter ego in Naked Lunch. He also plays Buckaroo Banzai, which is a must see for sci fi fans.
Clarence Boddicker was played by Kirkwood Smith, Red Foreman from that 70’s show. Murphy was played by Peter Weller. Weller was in Dexter as Stan Liddy. This movie is a classic. Nice review 👌
The look of shock and disgust on Ray Wise's face was genuine-he hadn't seen Paul McCrane in the toxic waste makeup until they shot the scene. And yes, Peter Weller did play Liddy on Dexter. Ronny Cox, who plays Jones, was also on Dexter as a "retired" serial killer.
Back in the 90’s, there was a comic and video game of Robocop VS The Terminator, and in Mortal Kombat 11 that has both Robocop and Terminator (homage to the VS of them both).
So according to the writers / fx people on the DVD, Robocop's brain and some of his digetsive system are his only organic bits. His skull is metal, and his skin is a rubber "death mask" made from a mould of his fsce in death, and thats stretched over the skull.. which us why it has the plugged bullet hole. Its there to both "honor him" and so he wouldnt go insane if he ever saw his face and was someone else than his memories (both things come up in the sequel)
I like this better! I always thought the death mask was his actual skin stretched over the titanium skull and sustained with the rest of his organics-and I thought that was just morbid enough. This idea is actually more sinister, because there could be a warehouse full of spare faces for him to use if needed for repairs.
This movie when it came out was super popular so that they made a few more "Robocops" after this one - but for sure this is the best one. The actress who played his partner is Nancy Allen who was married to the director Brian Depalma. A really fantastic flick he made with Nancy Allen is "Dressed To Kill" which also starred Michael Caine. I highly recommend that one if you haven`t seen it.
Ronny Cox, playing Dick Jones, also played the Lieutenant in "Beverly Hills Cop" Miguel Ferrer, playing Bob Morton, was the son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, and 1st cousin of George Clooney. You may recognize him from "NCIS Los Angeles"
CoboCop for a dollar?
Please watch the rest of the trilogy. It's totally worth it 👌.
"A dollar" ain't worth what it USED to be, either (let's, just, remember!😛)!
I'd buy it! 😅
Can you do "Crocodile Dundee" in your beautiful native Australian accent? Accents are in!
Temu delivers.
Part of Robocop’s enduring popularity is how he resonates with working people: The man DIED and they still made him go back to work.
Well, he forgot his doctor's note
That and the soundtrack Robocops Hero music💯
"Bitches leave." Still one of the funniest lines in movie history. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This movie had so many funny lines that are iconic to me.
Still quote it to this day😂
There's a really fun bit on TH-cam where Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer recount how Verhoeven, whose English was rudimentary at the time, directed that particular line. He didn't know the connotations of "bitch" so he just kept referring to it neutrally which cracked everyone up.
When ever I have to explain something simple to a stupid person, like at work, I always follow it up with Pretty simple math eh Bob.
Murphy would never have been shot if it wasn't for affirmative action.
4:25: The VP proposes that the company enter into fields traditionally considered non-profit, like "hospitals, prisons, space exploration..." In 1987, that was supposed to be satire. Welcome to 2024, and it's reality.
The OCP figurehead in the third film (yes coby there’s a third one) actually proposes gentrification as a strategy for achieving their real estate objectives. This series mostly fails by not being audacious enough.
Cops wearing all-black riot gear as a regular uniform was also supposed to be satire, and today this s--- is commonplace...
Yes, where the private sector does FAR better than government in running practically everything. They actually have to do their job and get results.
Not true
@@Akihito007 Absolutely not. There are public services that should NEVER be beholden to a profit motive.
"Nice shooting son, what's your name?"
"Murphy"
As a kid I cheered but as a grown up this brings a tear to my eye because now I fully grasp the story arc whereas when I was young I just liked the movie for the action and the plot was secondary but now the emotional investment for Murphy comes full circle in this moment where he reclaims his humanity despite being mostly machine.
Perfectly ended with that little smile.
A tear wells up in my eyes while being subjected to a tremendously long run-on sentence.
@@der2397 Glad I can elicit such emotions in you.
His response to that question in Robocop 3 was awesome
@@der2397 You should read Cormac McCarthy.
Coby's face when ED 209 blew that dude away in the board room was epic.
even today, it's hysterical how much they triple down on that scene, lol
This movie's an absolute classic. They don't make bad guys atrociously evil, nor good guys heroically honorable anymore. Film industry these days only want everything blurred and grey.
To their credit, real life is usually always blurred and grey.
And rarely do you ever come across ANYONE that is totally bad or totally good...
Paul Kersey was not really a good guy either, and that was back in the 1970's
@@codymoe4986 Ronny Cox kind of fits the bill. He was totally good in Deliverance & Beverly Hills Cop, then he was totally evil in RoboCop & Total Recall. 🙂
@@UserAndLoser1985I still kinda feel bad that he never got home for those corn flakes.
@@UserAndLoser1985 I remember him as an alchy Deputy in The Car. Wasn't he in the Beverly Hills' Cops and Total Recall too?
Robocop: a man who is brutally murdered only to be resurrected as a piece of corporate property, enslaved by programming and void of self-determination, slowly regains his memory only to realize everyone and everything he once loved is lost forever
Just your typical '80s feel-good movie!
I’d buy that… for a dollar!
Bro died and they still made him come in for work...
@@Jacob_Junge I sense your sarcasm there ! this was so typical of 80's excess in action movies but there is a a clever satire underneath all that mayhem .
loved this movie then and still think it packs quite a punch now .👊
That'll be why it was constantly being compared with the terminator 🙄
43:58 "Nice shootin' Son; what's your name?"
"........Murphy."
I've been watching this film since the theatre in 1987. This final line gets me every time!
Man, i miss Orion Pictures. They had such an amazing filmography over the years. Especially in the 80s/90s. Then one day they just kinda disappeared.
I had to look into this apparently the studio was bought up by MGM and they only started using the Orion name for TV shows.
@@MadcapMatt Amazon bought MGM (& Orion) for $8 billion last year
Orion & Cannon has some interesting filmography
-And CAROLCO too!..
@@Sarah_Gravydog316 As soon as Amazon or Disney owns something it sucks.
A lot of people miss the point of Verhoeven's movies. They are satires. Robocop, through it's use of over-the-top gore, was meant to satirize 80s action movies. Not to mention it's more obvious satire of 80s culture through the portrayal of the corporate execs, the commercials, etc.
….not to mention the projection of our future as a society. Smart director….
Yes, and the most significant example is “Starship Troopers”, which is even sharper satire than “Robocop”. Not on consumerism but the vision of authoritative society with Leni Riefenstahl vibe. The most universal Verhoeven movies remains “Total Recall” and exceptional “Black book”. Brilliant Dutch director 🇳🇱👍🏻
We all understood it was satire back in the day. Even at 7, I knew that. But beyond that, it's also a great action-comedy.
Hard to tell it's satire because we've turned into what the director envisioned
I saw this on release, and I thought the satire was overblown, now I don't think it goes far enough.
Terminator is about the horror of AI robots destroying humanity, This is the horror of being stuck in a life you never chose and re covering what ever small bit of humanity we might have left.
The script for this movies title was originally Judge Dredd. But they couldn't get certain agreements finalized. So they edited the script that is Robocop.
I'm glad those agreements fell through, forcing a rewrite and creating something original and bringing something new into the world is great!
@@MATT-2043 I heard Robocop was originally a Judge Dredd spec script but it couldn't get sold because, unless you frequently visited a comic book store and/or lived in the UK, the character was practically unknown. Co-writers Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner might have the details.
Yes, but look a little deeper still. This movie is about the flaws in the justice system. A good family man becomes a cop to uphold the law. But "The Justice System" turns him into a machine devoid of humanity, one that is in turn controlled by "The System". While this seems to be a solution at first (the highly trained policeman is able to stop small time crimes) it doesn't address the larger issues that are causing the crime. The underlying source of the rampant crime is the corruption high up in "the System" that the policeman answers to(note: not all "the System" is corrupt, just a small part that is actively colluding with and perpetuating crime). In the end, it takes the policeman finding his humanity and exposing the corruption in order for the true criminal to face justice. Robocop is so much more than just a hyper-violent action movie.
I would say that another point is consumerism run amuck, hence all of the ads. The absurdity of a man being blown to bits at a board meeting and everybody just being concerned about the profits. Police being privatised.
Peter Weller went on in an academic career, he always had an interest in Roman and early Italian history, mainly art. He ended up with a Masters and PhD in those areas. I remember seeing him hosting things on the history channel about Ancient Rome quite often. He’s done the reading of several Audible books on Ancient Rome and Italy as well as some military ones.
Yes, he was in Dexter. But Buckaroo Bonzai is still my favorite role of his.
Peter Weller was also in Sons of Anarchy, Hawaii 5-0, and the JJ Abrahams Star Trek Films
He also appeared in the series "Longmire," which he'd played the character of Lucius Connelly, the previous sheriff and the uncle to one of Walt Longmire's deputies, Branch Connelly
Emil recognized him because he repeated the line he said when he first confronted him. “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me”
Every reactor seems to miss that...
@@havok6280that’s why I commented preemptively 😂
Too bad she got it lol
The actor who played Emil appears in The Blob (1988), which is a superb action/horror movie.
Also, Shawshank Redemption.
Never seen Coby so concerned 😟 throughout the WHOLE movie. Coby truly wasn't ready for Robocop.
This is so so much better than a movie called "Robocop" has any right to be.
Absolutely. It’s such a seemingly generic and b-movie title, but as I got older the purposeful pulp and camp elements became what I loved most about this movie and now I think the title completely fits this film.
Couldn't agree more
Just like that film 'The Karate Kid' which was so much better than its title 😅
verhoeven actually refused to read the script because he thought the title was so dumb, it was his wife who read through it and told him "i think there's something here."
Same could be said for Galaxy Quest. Did not expect it to be that good.@@alexp601
Disturbing fact, surviving a headshot is more common than you'd probably think. Franz Stigler was a fighter pilot that survived getting shot in the head through the canopy of his plane in WWII. Michael Moylan was shot in the head while he slept in his Florida home in 2007. Michael woke up with a severe headache and asked his wife to drive him to the hospital, where he would learn he got shot by his wife. These are just of couple of stories I remember and found particularly interesting.
Worked out well enough for my friend Beatrix.
Ehh, you listed 2 incidents...how does that prove that survival is more common than expected?
@@codymoe49860 is the generally expected outcome, 2 > 0.
There's also the story in Chicago mob lore of Ken Eto who was shot three times in the back of the head and survived, though in that case it was due to badly handloaded ammunition.
Also Phineas Gage
Dead or Alive you're coming with me.
Yeah? Well, I hope they at least play _You Spin Me Round_ and _Brand New Lover._
I'd buy that for a dollar
Stay Out Of Trouble
Your move, creep.
This is a Paul Verhoven film. He tends to be somewhat graphic with his film imagery. You will notice a lot of similarities in the fighting scenes from Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct and Robocop. Lots of bullets, lots of blood, lots of gore. Dear Coby, Murphy has this to say: Stay in school, Stay outta trouble.
That’s what happens when you live through the aftermath of a world war
Absolutely. Verhoven's movies are very distinct, and RoboCop and Starship Troopers have a WHOLE LOT in common - which I won't spoil - but many, many elements will be familiar.
@@BigTroyTsame composer, for one. Love his scores. Just listening to the Klendathu Drop makes me wanna smash bugs.
@@mikes6457 You can't mistake a Basil Poledouris soundtrack!
Coby was not ready for Robocop...😂
No way. No way! No way!!!
Way 😁
"Bitches leave!" - one of my favourite movie quotes
There's a really funny behind the scenes story about this.
There is a humorous video clip that explains the "Bitches leave" scene - th-cam.com/video/31rrZeTH9HI/w-d-xo.html
The guy that introduced the first robot is Ronny Cox, who also played Police Chief Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop.
Kohagen in total recall too, which paul verhoven also did
And played a big part in the famous 1972 drama film "Deliverance" where he played a guitar duet on a "Dueling Banjo's" scene.
@@Scoobay Also one of the villains in Total Recall.
He was also on Cop Rock, and he sings.
Ronny Cox is also in 1977's THE CAR.
Coby, the blonde newscaster woman at 20:04 is Leeza Gibbons. She was one of the early co-anchors of Entertainment Tonight during the 1980s.
Movie night with Coby... I'd buy that for a dollar! 😃
From the UK, but I'd purchase that for 77 pence!
@@tcaudiobooks737 😀
Lol indeed. She's adorable and the fact that she can get into these 80s action films is great! Proposal for marriage... submitted! xD
Looking forward to robocop 2 reaction as it's a bit wacky but entertaining!
Great reaction Coby like always. This movie aged like fine wine. I first saw this movie as a kid when it got out in vhs, it was such a treat to revisit it with you Coby! The legendary Rob Bottin designed and built the Robo Suit and was responsible for all the practical effects. He's the same guy who done the crazy practical effects in The Thing. Phil Tippet, another veteran also did a fab job on the stop motion.
And a fun-fact, the medical team trying to save Murphy sound very realistic for a good reason - they are a real medical staff. The director wanted the scene to be genuine so he paid an off-duty ER team to come in and treat him like they would a real gunshot victim. That is really atention to detail.
They did a lot of filming in Dallas during a heat wave. Poor Peter Weller was losing so much weight and had health issues through dehydration and heat exhaustion. They had to adapt the Robocop outfit so they could attach an air conditioner. Peter Weller was a good sport though and didn't complain. He is such an amazing actor and I have loved this movie since I was a kid!!! Keep up the good work.
I was a vol. FF/EMT and was very impressed with the ER scene.
Robocop was a sleeper hit movie, directed by Paul Verhoeven, which came out in 87.' Terminator came out in 84'. Stop motion capture for Ed209. All-star cast: Peter Weller (Robocop) Nancy Allen (Officer Lewis) Kurtwood Smith (Boddicker) Ronny Cox (Dick Jones) Miguel Ferrer, son of late great actor Jose Ferrer and late great singer/actress Rosemary Clooney (Bob Morton) Robert DoQui (Sgt. Reed) Leeza Gibbons (News reporter) who was a real live news reporter in the 80'-90's.
This was Director Paul Verhouven's send up of American violence. Robocop is his "American Jesus" and if you know that, you can see the parallels. Dies, comes back to life. Walks on water, etc.
• Robo was played by Peter Weller who was Buckaroo Banzai
• Dick Jones - Ronny Cox - Deliverance
• Bob Morton - Miguel Ferrer - Son of legendary actor Jose Ferrer. He was in 1000s of things. One of his last high profile gigs was as the Vice Pres. in Iron Man 3.
• Boddicker - Kurtwood Smith - That's 70's Show - Red Foreman
• The Old Man - Dan O'Herlihey - Grig from The Last Starfighter
• Emil (the thug who melted) - Pau McCrane - Romano, the asshole big BIG boss on ER
• The Newscaster was Leeza Gibbons from Entertainment Tonight
Buckaroo Banzai, haven't seen that movie for a long, long time.
@Doctor_Omega, One can argue it's as much a riff on Anerican politics and consumerism as it is on violence.
Also, O'Herlihey memorably portrayed General Black in Fail Safe.
@@henrytjernlund An American classic!! Directed by the guy who ghost wrote Big Trouble in Little China!
Ronny Cox also played the Chief in the first two Beverly Hill Cop movies, to name a few,
@@thegeekeasy1 Bogomil !
Nice reaction.
“I’d buy that for a dollar.” 🤣🤣🤣
This cult classic had crazy funny lines.
I love how Murphy regains his humanity by the end of the movie. His TJ Lazer move is Bad *ss! ✌️
Coby: "Yeah, let's see this huge thing try to disarm and arrest you..."
ED209: Manliest intimidating voice - "DROP IT PERP OR I'LL ERASE YOU!"
Coby: "oh ...."
LOVE THIS MOVIE!
The Future Of Law Enforcement.
The film takes place in November 2044- February 2045.
Originally Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to play the title character but turned it down as he would look too bulky in the suit and feared he would look like the Michelin Man.
Armand Assante, Rutger Hauer, Michael Ironside, Sylvester Stallone, and Tom Berenger were considered for the role until Peter Weller was cast due to his slimmer frame.
Weller lost 3 Lbs a day from wearing the suit and couldn't eat any solid food except for Oatmeal, Ice Cream and Yogurt for breakfast lunch and dinner and would have a protein shake.
The stop motion animation effects were done by Oscar Winning VFX artist Phil Tippett who did VFX for ROBOCOP 2, ROBOCOP 3, JURASSIC PARK, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE TWILIGHT SAGA and CLOVERFIELD.
The film made $150 million dollars against a $13 million dollar budget.
And it won the Oscar for Best Sound Editing.
Robocop is a true gem of 80s cinema. The house scene is both heartbreaking and haunting. Try to imagine what it must be like to be tormented by the memories of a complete stranger. Even that one line, "I can feel them, but don't remember them." Carries so weight and Peter Weller delivers it perfectly.
Great reaction! Timeline for you: Terminator - 1984, Robocop - 1987, T2 - 1991.
The ONLY similarities between Terminator and Robocop is it's dealing with a cyborg! Robocop is a satirical look at the consumerism focus of the 1980's (privatizing the police, all the 'product' commercials), including the creation of Robocop from the corpse of a slain police officer. Through all the violence, this is a movie about regaining one's humanity - a resurrection of sorts! Notice how Robo's voice changes from robotic, to more natural, especially after his helmet is removed. This is entirely on purpose. Ending with him identifying as 'Murphy' and not product of OCP (as much as that last fact will never change)
While some of the stop motion effects do seem a tad dated now, this was absolutely ground breaking in 1987!
I still LOVE this movie...and I would buy that for a dollar! Cheers.
The guy who did the music for this movie, Basil Poledouris, was very prolific back then. He also did the music for many 1980s movies and TV shows, namely "The Blue Lagoon", "Conan the Barbarian", "Conan the Destroyer", "Iron Eagle", "Red Dawn", and 1990s movies "The Hunt for Red October", "Quigley Down Under", "Free Willy", "Free Willy 2", "Les Miserables", "Starship Troopers", and 'For Love of the Game". He is also noted for doing the music for the "Lonesome Dove" TV miniseries that aired in the 1980s. He is considered by many to be the European version of John Williams, although he was born in KC, Missouri. However, pretty much any time a movie is directed by John Milius or Paul Verhoeven, they use Basil Poledouris for the music. He has a certain "style" like Mr. Williams.
Yes, Basil has a very distinctive style that you can't miss once you've heard a couple of his scores. They're often very bombastic and very military-sounding, which is unsurprising since most of the movies he scored for have either military or combat-type themes.
Poledouris was an excellent composer.
*Coby, Ronny Cox (Dick Jones) also played Lt. Bogemil in Beverly Hills Cop. He had a smaller role in the sequel because he was filming Robocop.*
Most people miss how much of a villain Bob Morton is, he rearranged the police department to put officers at risk for the Robocop program. Thats why Murphy was transferred to the new station where he was immediately killed. They also miss that the guy used a drill bit to screw down the LCD screen when they were turning Murphy into RoboCop.
Me: "Wow Detroit looks like crap."
*Filmed on location in Dallas*
Both big cities "run" by Democrat POS's for decades. Go figure.
Along with Los Angeles and parts of Pittsburgh, PA
Coby has an amazing ability to ID actors and anticipate plot points - better than any other reactors I’ve seen. Film savvy for sure.
Except she didn’t really know who most of them were.
@@Kurlach I was impressed she recognized the Robocop actor from Dexter though
Fun fact: They actually hired a real, ER trauma team to quickly diagnose and try to save Murphy based off of his movie injuries. Of course, they couldn't, but plot armor and furthering the plot always comes in to play.
Fun fact original title of this movie was Judge Dredd.
yes; as a new dr. myself, it's accurate. 👍
Asystole (flatline) is not shockable.
Coby, I remember the cyborg idea of constructing a part human / part machine made from a severely injured man who almost died going back to the 1970s with the 1973 TV movie, "The Six Million Dollar Man" starring Lee Majors as astronaut, Col. Steve Austin, who crashes his shuttle and loses both his legs, an arm, and one eye and almost dies. They reconstruct his legs, arm and eye with bionic parts. As a result, he's able to run super fast with his new legs and has extreme strength with the new arm and his new eye can see things miles away. A TV seres was made from the movie that ran from 1973-1978. Before that, Lee Majors was also part of the cast of the western TV series "The Big Valley" in the late 60s. In real life, he was the first husband of the late actress, model and sex symbol, Farah Fawcett Majors. (I still have a wall poster of her from that time period which was the most popular woman in a bathing suit poster at the time, 😊) I'm sure you know her as one of the original Charlie's Angels from the TV show in the 70s.
It's wild to think that this R-rated movie had merch targeted to kids. The Robocop action figure had a cap gun feature, too; the packaging included "Robocaps".
"Back then, this would've been rad." The graphics didn't look any different to us, then, as they do to you today.
When we saw something new, an upgrade over previous movies, we recognized it as such and even celebrated it. But our eyes weren't any different than yours; we could see stop motion, CGI, bad make-up, all of it. We just ignored it or shrugged it off because it was better than what they did the year before. We still wanted more. That's what improvements in CGI and make-up represented, progress towards a day when it would finally be indistinguishable from reality.
Idk, I remember looking at graphics in early 2000s games and thinking they couldn't possibly be any better
I would take Robocop over 99% of the stuff we get now. They just jam as much CGI as they can into everything and don't even try to make it look real. Even in 2024, CGI typically looks so unnatural, and you can spot it a mile away. They even use CGI for bullet holes into the body. Squibs in these old movies look 10 times more appealing.
Actually that’s not true. Our eyes and brains were different in the 80s/90s as it was all cutting edge technology we weren’t used to at the time. Just like how Nintendo 64 and PlayStation 1 graphics were considered so great at the time, but if we look back at them now with today’s eyes we’ll see how dated they look.
There are no “graphics” in this film. There are visual effects and special makeup effects. And they’re all practical.
@@alexp601 You and @NataliePine make the same point and I have to suggest it was just a failure of imagination. I was playing games, also, from the early 80s, through the 90s and up to today. I remember every advancement, especially the early ones from 8 to 16 bit and then the fake 3D and then the real 3D and so on, as being especially awesome, but at no point did I ever consider that was the end. I could easily project the curve into the future, to when we would have photo-realism and immersion. You only had to supplement your game playing with some sci-fi to get all the inspiration you needed. While Sega and Nintendo were impressing with little advancements, authors like Gibson were asking us to imagine full-immersion within our lifetimes.
I was 11 in 87... convinced my parents to take to me to see my first Rated R movie Robocop. I still remember how queasy I felt when we were leaving the theater. 😂
You’re lucky. I had to wait until the following year in 1988 when it was on cable TV for my 13 year old eyes to see it. And I thought it was the most awesome movie I ever saw.
Also, do you remember the freestyle breakdance music they had? It wasn’t intended for the movie as a soundtrack per se, but someone thought it would be cool to have a music based on the movie. It even had a few snippets movie clips sounds, too.
th-cam.com/video/QsNyI0x-HsQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mok5o3tWr35Wq2av
You saw this in theaters? You're older than dinosaurs.You're like jesus
your parents were cool, but they probably were in the middle of the movie thinking "Wait, what did we agree to?"
I’m always amazed that people have never seen this masterpiece.
Yes. They can do facial recognition. Your iPhone literally does it to unlock. That's why TSA takes your photo.
Comparing one sample to another is totally different from matching that same sample against a database of millions.
@k5sss it's not totally different. The point is facial recognition exists. If you want a better example, Google lens can take a photo and match it with images from the internet.
iPhone Face ID works via LIDAR though. Comparative Facial Rec via 2D photo images are still kinda dodgy.
29:06 Kurtwood Smith/Clarence Boddicker/Red Forman........."Bitches Leave"😂😂😂
The sequels are fun to dive into 💯thanks for sharing these classics for me like terminator n robocop 😅
Thanks for watching !!
This whole movie was such pointed commentary/satire on 80's corporate culture/decadence.
This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. You mentioned follow ups at the beginning and there are 2 more feature films (though RoboCop's actor Peter Weller did not return for the third film), two cartoon shows, A Canadian produced tv series, a tv miniseries, and recently a video game. So lots of things to look into.
Both Murphy and Boddicker were born in my home state of Wisconsin! Plus, add 3 actors from Twin Peaks, lots of gory violence, what's not to love? Great reaction as usual, Coby!
@@RockBrentwood I'd sadly forgotten the officer who died in that horrible shooting incident was named Murphy. Terrible day, but a good human being.
At 3:55 "He looks familiar in the middle." That's Miguel Ferrer, who had many roles from about 1980 until his death in 2017. But his father Jose Ferrer was a star of classic films like "The Caine Mutiny" in 1954 and he won the Oscar for playing "Cyrano de Bergerac" in 1950.
Didn't know he died 😢 or who his dad was.
@@flagg85 His dad also played the emperor in the 1984 "Dune" (one of his last roles).
When I first watched this movie in the theatre, I laughed so hard at the news saying it would never be this over the top. Now news is worse than this.
11:35 welcome to the 80s Baby , damn love this Masterpiece.
you gotta read Robocop vs Termiantor comic, fantastic
Yeah robcop fucks the terminator up every time even in the games.
One of things that I've found insane about this that I don't see anybody bring up: 6:05 When Dick Jones & his team went to do the ED-209 demonstration, no one on said team watched the engineers load live ammo into the robot beforehand & thought "...hey, maybe that's not such a good idea for a demo in a corporate boardroom where the *CEO & SENIOR STAFF OF THE COMPANY* are going to be present..."
12:25 They don't do a comprehensive explanation of how much of Murphy's organic body was salvaged (at least in this version; they go into more detail for the remake (which I do not recommend watching...it's not very good unfortunately). My understanding is there's at least some organic material present (like part of his brain (for a police officer's muscle memory, integrating with the cybernetic hardware)), because he has to consume that 'rudimentary paste' for his organic parts...
It was probably a corporate order knowing how insane OCP is and corporates in general are. Arrogance, ignorance, and out of touch with the world.
35:55 Fun Fact: You've recognized Kurtwood Smith, the actor portraying Clarence Boddicker (he'd go on to portray Red Foreman on 'That 70s Show'). Who you probably *wouldn't* recognize is the lady portraying the secretary who has to clean Boddicker's gum off her desk nametag: That's Joan Pirkle, who would go on to marry Smith in 1988 (and yes, they're still married, which means there might be something to leaving gum on your crush's work desk (/s))...
42:53 Yes. Peter Weller is his name. He did portray Stan Liddy in 'Dexter'...
they aren't paid to think, silly
I remember seeing this movie on VHS when I was like 9 years old. It was marketed as a sort of an "action, superhero type" movie. The violence and vulgarity was definitely not meant for children.
This movie will never leave the top 3 of my top 5
Literally the greatest movie ever!
Peter Weller went through a lot physically to play this part. Not wearing the lower half of the costume just to fit into vehicles was actually a relief. He made this role iconic. Arnold is The Terminator, Wesley Snipes is Blade, and Robocop is Peter Weller.
You, sir, told no lies.
Weller also voices Robocop in Mortal Kombat X, and Robocop: Rogue City (which is effectively Robocop 2.5, being a more direct sequel to part 2 than part 3 is)
This was by far the toughest role of the 3 to pull off (objectively speaking). Acting through plastic and making you believe he was a machine was quite a feat. I’m not dumping on the other 2 performances. This one was special I think. Just my opinion…..
Weller left acting and became history professor. He has a few narrative roles on the Roman Empire that I’ve seen on the discovery channel.
Coby, I don’t comment on TH-cam often but had to say that your movie reactions are great. Your reaction to RoboCop was fantastic. I was worried that your eyes might pop out of their sockets during a couple of scenes. I saw RoboCob the first time in 1987 and I had the same reaction to those two scenes. Also amazing that you recognized Murphy (Peter Weller) as the same actor who played Liddy on Dexter. Amazing! I also loved your reactions to A Few Good Men, The Terminator and so many more. I’m a big fan. Please keep doing them!
Many thanks !!
Fun fact: Kurtwood Smith played Clarence Boddicker and Dick Jones's secretary, Barbara, played Joan Pirkle. They met on set, fell in love, and have been married since November of 1988.
correction: I meant to say that Dick Jones's secretary, Barbara, was played by Joan Pirkle, NOT the other way around.
love it
Cobys face when Murphy gets wasted is Robocops violence in a nutshell 😂
Man, 80s movies were ruthless init x'd
6:25 The smoke rising from the twin guns is just one of many unappreciated little details that make this movie gold 😂
So the lead effects person was the legendary Rob Bottin, who was the lead effects person for John Carpenter's The Thing.
The resurrection was complete when the machine identified itself as Murphy. If you noticed in the beginning of Robocop's appearance, Peter Weller's voice was more deep and robotic. It was still the same when Robocop was in the "arrest mode" for Dick Jones and fighintg ED-209 at OCP. The character's transformation began as soon as Robocop removed its helmet. If you listen carefully, Peter Weller went back to his normal voice. It wasn't deep and robotic.
Besides the story, the main theme to Robocop was epic too. It is one of my favorite soundtrack theme and never gets old for me.
Coby saved this channel
Yeah she's the only one I watch.
Great reaction. You were definitely in for a treat. Robocop is the best film ever.
Clarence was played by Kurtwood Smith, A.K.A. Red Foreman from That 70's Show...
Yes, Peter Weller was in Dexter, 24, and Star Trek Into Darkness.
He also appears in the Star Trek Enterprise series, and stars in the movie adaptation of Naked Lunch (if you want a truly weird experience, based on William Burroughs' novel).
and the voice of Batman, the Dark Knight, Frank Miller
Sons of Anarchy too
42:23 "They can't even go downstairs!" That made me laugh so freaking much! Muahahaha! 😂😂😂😂😂
Robocop revolutionized cinema in 1987
No, it really didn't. It was a hit movie, yes, and deservedly so, but there was nothing especially ground-breaking about it, other than it being pretty over-the-top with the violence. Which Verhoven would himself surpass with Starship Troopers.
What a satire. A masterpiece. Haven't seen one like that in last 2 decades. Very innovative. Loved the music!
Welcome Coby to the violently explicit, politically incorrect, rebellious and sadistic universe of Paul Verhoeven, an irreverent director like few others. Prepare for a new dose of Verhoeven with Total Recall.
4:25: The VP proposes that the company enter into fields traditionally considered non-profit, like "hospitals, prisons, space exploration..." In 1987, that was supposed to be satire. Welcome to 2024, and it's reality.
I love the scene with him spinning the gun and Lewis' reaction....the first sign that he's still in there.
“You honor, he was holding a big gun, was told to put it down, but he did not complied to my commands, started to run using those around him as a human shields, shouted curses at me, and became afraid for my life, so I shot him a few times!”~Ed-209
Still used less bullets than the average American police officer.
“He dropped the gun in a threatening manner, so I had to incapacitate the suspect.”
@@edwinpadilla856 Greedy Corporate White Guy Lives... Actually, never mind. Good work, Officer 209.Carry on.
ED-209 was just returning fire at an armed suspect. How could he have reasonably known that those gunshots he heard were actually acorns falling?
Paid leave pending rubber stamp-- err, I mean, investigation.
My favorite part of Paul Verhoeven movies is all the people on the internet who take them seriously. It's Satire
Satire may take a quasi-comical form, but it is very serious. It can have real consequences on politics and culture.
In ancient and medieval Ireland and other Celtic nations, satire was magic, a form of curse. If a poet satirized a king/chieftain, it would cause him to break out in blotches and thus be deposed, as only an unblemished man could rule.
Needless to say chieftains tended to treat poets very well.
Its not a "disconnect." Its Murphy's mind still in there. Its not a mistake. The actor is Peter Weller, and he had to endure a lot during production. The suit was heavy and hard to walk in and kept breaking. The cheesy ads and corporate schmucks are typical Verhoeven social satire, presented in a dystopian near-future. And honestly, is it that far off?
It's one of those "lightning in a bottle" movies....well casted, well acted..... it's 37 years old and holds up pretty well--- always has been and probably always will be a favorite of mine
They originally wanted to cast Arnie but with the suit on, he'd be the size of a small house. Weller was slim and had mime experience (for the robotic movement) - perfect.
Hi Coby! Loved the reaction as always! The actors are a list of first timers, Murphy is the admiral from Star Trek In Darkness, the guy in charge of the Sentry program is Bogamill from Beverly Hills Cop, the villain is Red in That 70s Show.
It's called stop motion animation. They didn't have CGI back then!
they did, it was just different. tron, the last starfighter.
Coby! Your reactions are so much fun. You may have gathered this since, but Murphy and Lewis were wearing bullet-proof vests, so they wouldn't have been riddled with bullet holes. The other thing was that "Uphold the Law" wasn't a factor; it was Directive 4, which prohibited Murphy from harming Dick Jones UNTIL he was fired. Enjoyed a lot.
The gas station explosion is totally possible. The gasoline wasn't simply in a puddle, it was being sprayed so it was aerosolized and there were plenty of vapors so it was WAY more combustible. Emil wasn't trying to be he essentially turned the whole gas station into an inefficient fuel air bomb. I've seen video of a gas station explosion that was even bigger than what was portrayed in this movie. There is a reason they have emergency cutoff systems for the pumps now.
You nailed the Dexter connection. Peter Weller plays Liddy. He was also William Burroughs alter ego in Naked Lunch. He also plays Buckaroo Banzai, which is a must see for sci fi fans.
Fun fact the suit was so bulky he couldn’t wear all of it in the car. He drove around in the top of it and his underwear.
_"20 seconds to comply"_ is one of the best scenes in movie history. When this came out it was all we talked about for weeks.
Kurtwood Smith (Red in That 70's show) is a great actor.
he always plays a bad guy,
& everyone says he's like the nicest guy ever 😂
@@Sarah_Gravydog316didn't play a bad Guy in Star Trek 6.
Clarence Boddicker was played by Kirkwood Smith, Red Foreman from that 70’s show. Murphy was played by Peter Weller. Weller was in Dexter as Stan Liddy. This movie is a classic. Nice review 👌
You are correct! That was Peter Weller and he was Liddy in Dexter. He was is some 80s movies and also the antagonist in Star Trek Into Darkness
He was also the antagonist on Season 3 of "The Last Ship" sci-fi TV series playing a psychotic Bio-chemist. And he was in the series "24".
@@VeryVocalPro he was a Star Trek villain on Enterprise before JJ Trek.
And Kurtwood Smith (Clarence Bodicker) played a villain on Star Trek Voyager.
@@Linerunner99 that was that two part Voyager episode, right? One of Voyager's finer moments.
@@richardb6260 "The Year of Hell" arc, yep.
The look of shock and disgust on Ray Wise's face was genuine-he hadn't seen Paul McCrane in the toxic waste makeup until they shot the scene. And yes, Peter Weller did play Liddy on Dexter. Ronny Cox, who plays Jones, was also on Dexter as a "retired" serial killer.
Back in the 90’s, there was a comic and video game of Robocop VS The Terminator, and in Mortal Kombat 11 that has both Robocop and Terminator (homage to the VS of them both).
Thanks for your cooperation, that is, for watching!
So according to the writers / fx people on the DVD, Robocop's brain and some of his digetsive system are his only organic bits. His skull is metal, and his skin is a rubber "death mask" made from a mould of his fsce in death, and thats stretched over the skull.. which us why it has the plugged bullet hole. Its there to both "honor him" and so he wouldnt go insane if he ever saw his face and was someone else than his memories (both things come up in the sequel)
The only way the scene with his wife in Robocop 2 ever made sense to me was that it was Robocop telling her lies that would help her move on.
I like this better! I always thought the death mask was his actual skin stretched over the titanium skull and sustained with the rest of his organics-and I thought that was just morbid enough. This idea is actually more sinister, because there could be a warehouse full of spare faces for him to use if needed for repairs.
Great reaction coby...this was fun! I'd buy that for a dollar!!
5:37 - "Let's see this huge thing (ED-209) disarm you and arrest you"
Us - ".....Uh...yeah..."
This movie when it came out was super popular so that they made a few more "Robocops" after this one - but for sure this is the best one. The actress who played his partner is Nancy Allen who was married to the director Brian Depalma. A really fantastic flick he made with Nancy Allen is "Dressed To Kill" which also starred Michael Caine. I highly recommend that one if you haven`t seen it.
Remember the Name of the Director: Paul Verhoeven!
18:18 Arnold was favored for the role too, before scheduling conflicts 😂
Ronny Cox, playing Dick Jones, also played the Lieutenant in "Beverly Hills Cop"
Miguel Ferrer, playing Bob Morton, was the son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, and 1st cousin of George Clooney. You may recognize him from "NCIS Los Angeles"
Both were in Trek too.