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RoboCop
Part Man. Part Machine. All Cop. The Future Of Law Enforcement.
( Action / Comedy / Crime / Sci-Fi )


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US Runtime: 102 min

Premiere Date:
Jul 17, 1987   [USA]
 
Director: Paul Verhoeven
 
Writers: Michael Miner
Edward Neumeier
 
Producers: Jon Davison   [Executive Producer]
Arne Schmidt   [Producer]
Edward Neumeier   [Co-Producer]
Stephen Lim   [Associate Producer]
Phil Tippett   [Associate Producer]
 
Music by Basil Poledouris
 
Cinematography: Jost Vacano
 
Edited by: Frank J. Urioste
 
Production Company: Orion Pictures Corporation
 


Cast:

Peter Weller
Officer Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop
Nancy Allen
Officer Anne Lewis
Dan O’Herlihy
The Old Man
Ronny Cox
Dick Jones
Kurtwood Smith
Clarence Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer
Robert 'Bob' Morton
Robert DoQui
Sergeant Warren Reed
Ray Wise
Leon Nash
Felton Perry
Johnson
Paul McCrane
Emil Antonowsky
Jesse D. Goins
Joe Cox
Del Zamora
Kaplan
Calvin Jung
Steve Minh
Rick Lieberman
Walker
Lee de Broux
Sal
Mark Carlton
Miller
Edward Edwards
Manson
Michael Gregory
Lieutenant Hedgecock
Freddie Hice
Bobby
Neil Summers
Dougy
Gene Wolande
Prisoner
Gregory Poudevigne
Slimey Lawyer
Charles Carroll
Bail Bondsman
Kevin Page
Kinney
Yolanda Williams
Ramirez
Tyrees Allen
Starkweather
John Davies
Chessman
 
Laird Stuart
Cecil the Clerk
Stephen Berrier
Roosevelt
Sage Parker
Tyler
Karen Radcliffe
Technician #1
Darryl Cox
Technician #2
Jerry Haynes
Dr. McNamara
Donna Keegan
Rape Victim
Mike Moroff
Hophead
Marjorie Rynearson
Grocery Mom
Jo Livingston
Grocery Pop
Joan Pirkle
Barbara
Diane Robin
Chandra
Adrienne Sachs
Tawney
Maarten Goslins
Salesman
Angie Bolling
Ellen Murphy
S.D. Nemeth
Bixby Snyder
Bill Farmer
Justin Ballard-Watkins
Michael Hunter
Peter the Homeowner
Spencer Prokop
Gas Station Attendant
Debra Zach
Nurse
L.J. King
Emergency Doctor
Leeza Gibbons
Jesse Perkins
Mario Machado
Casey Wong
Jon Davison
ED-209 voice (uncredited)
Allan Graf
Sal's bodyguard (uncredited)
Andee Gray
(uncredited)
Mark Edward Walters
Street Kid (uncredited)
 
 

Crew:

Paula Squires Asaff
script supervisor
Rob Bottin
robocop creator
Rob Bottin
robocop designer
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Allegra Clegg
production coordinator
E. Wes Dempster
grip
Robert Driskell
gaffer
Cindy Fairfield
production personel
Gerald Fitzgerald
electrician: second unit
Fred Gabrielli
caterer: Gala Enterprises
Johnny Gutierrez
gaffer: second unit
Anette Haellmigk
first assistant camera
Catherine Hardwicke
T.J. Lazer crew: in-film tv promo
Janet Lucas Lawler
costumer
J. Michael McClary
camera operator: second unit
Marghi McMahon
robot team
Alvin Milliken
transportation coordinator
Dennis Milliken
transportation captain
 
Bart Mixon
robot team
Randy E. Moore
weapons master
Deana Newcomb
still photographer
Philip C. Pfeiffer
camera operator: second unit
Craig Pointes
location manager
Gregor Punchatz
robot team
Harry Rabinowitz
conductor
Florent Retz
first assistant editor
Kerry Rike
key grip
Susan Spencer Robbins
assistant: Mr. Verhoeven
Jim Rodnunsky
editor: video
Juan M. Romero Jr.
best boy
Meryle Selinger
financial services
Steven Scott Smalley
orchestrator
Carl D. Stitt
grip
Todd Trotter
assistant to Mr. Weller
Jost Vacano
camera operator
Ramona Villarrial
assistant auditor
 
 

Special Effects:

Praxis Film Works
Tippett Studio
 
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$13,000,000 (USA)
Color Info:
Color
Laboratory:
DeLuxe, USA / Du Art Film Laboratories Inc., New York, USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Shooting Dates:
Aug 1986 - Oct 1986

Quotes:

  • Lewis: I just asked him his name.
    Morton: Let me make something clear to you. He doesn't have a name. He has a program. He's product.
     
  • Dick Jones: I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake.
     
  • RoboCop: Excuse me, I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.
     
  • RoboCop: I'm not arresting you anymore.
     
  • Murphy: Role models are important.
     

Trivia:

  • The costume was so hot and heavy that Peter Weller was losing three pounds a day from water loss. Eventually, an air conditioner was installed in the costume.
     
  • The "Cobra Assault Cannons" are working Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifles with some plastic molding added to the frame.
     
  • The movie was supposed to have custom-built police cars built on Camaro chassis. However, the day the first car arrived on the set, everybody took one look at it and burst into laughter. The decision was then made to use the Ford Taurus SHO.
     
  • Two scenes storyboarded, but never filmed were: a scene where RoboCop visits his grave, and a long car chase which was an alternate scene that got them to the old steel mill (place Murphy died). The car chase was after Robo removed his helmet, and had Robo and Lewis break up a riot, followed by a shootout with Joe and Emil (with their military guns seen at the film's end). Eventually, they retreated to their cars where there was a car chase to the old steel mill.
     
  • The point-of-view shots from Robocop include references to MS-DOS.
     

Credits Fun:

  • This motion picture is protected under the laws of the United States and other countries and its unauthorized duplication, distribution or exhibition may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution by enforcement droids.
     


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