Film Trivia about all 4 Robocop movies from 1987 to 2014
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ROBOCOP (1987)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
In a future where the city of Detroit is overrun with crime an injured cop is transformed into a cyborg in an attempt to bring justice to the streets. |
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5. The full costume couldn’t fit inside the cop car that Robocop drives, so in all driving scenes actor Peter Weller actually has no pants on.
4. Weller spent 7 months conceiving a quick dance-like serpentine movement for his character. When he finally got on set and wore the cumbersome costume for the first time however, he found he would be lucky to be able to move at all. They briefly halted production and so he could develop a new, slower, staccato type movement for the character.
3. Actors Kurtwood Smith and Ray Wise received bonus pay for stunt work after some pyrotechnics went off closer to them than they would have liked.
2. The film had to be submitted to the MPAA 12 times before cutting out enough violence to earn an R rating.
1. In order to promote the video release of the film former President Richard Nixon was paid $25,000 to ‘meet’ Robocop. He donated his salary to the Boys and Girls Club.
5. The full costume couldn’t fit inside the cop car that Robocop drives, so in all driving scenes actor Peter Weller actually has no pants on.
4. Weller spent 7 months conceiving a quick dance-like serpentine movement for his character. When he finally got on set and wore the cumbersome costume for the first time however, he found he would be lucky to be able to move at all. They briefly halted production and so he could develop a new, slower, staccato type movement for the character.
3. Actors Kurtwood Smith and Ray Wise received bonus pay for stunt work after some pyrotechnics went off closer to them than they would have liked.
2. The film had to be submitted to the MPAA 12 times before cutting out enough violence to earn an R rating.
1. In order to promote the video release of the film former President Richard Nixon was paid $25,000 to ‘meet’ Robocop. He donated his salary to the Boys and Girls Club.
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ROBOCOP 2 (1990)
Directed by Irvin Kershner.
When a dangerous criminal's brain is inserted into a newly developed killing machine it is left to Robocop to save the day. |
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5. The song ‘The Kid Goes Wild’ by glam metal band Babylon AD features on the soundtrack. As well as using footage from the film for the music video, especially recorded new shots of Robocop are included in addition to new material featuring cast member Gabriel Damon.
4. Although he would live for another 20 years and direct an episode of TV series Seaquest 2032, Robocop 2 would be director Irvin Kershner’s final film. His previous big budget action projects included Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and ‘unofficial’ James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983).
3. Story writer Frank Miller makes a cameo in the film as the chemist developing the ‘Nuke’ drug. The final cut of the film was quite different from his original proposal, so in 2003 Avatar Press released a 9 part comic of his version of the film.
2. While undisclosed, it is believed that Robocop 2 had the biggest budget of the original 3 movies, which helped it bring in almost $46 million at the box office, $5 million less than its predecessor managed.
1. The fantastical and absurd plot element which see Detroit file for bankruptcy brought the film back into public attention in 2013 when the city really did declare itself bankrupt. According to the New York Post it was ‘the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history’.
5. The song ‘The Kid Goes Wild’ by glam metal band Babylon AD features on the soundtrack. As well as using footage from the film for the music video, especially recorded new shots of Robocop are included in addition to new material featuring cast member Gabriel Damon.
4. Although he would live for another 20 years and direct an episode of TV series Seaquest 2032, Robocop 2 would be director Irvin Kershner’s final film. His previous big budget action projects included Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and ‘unofficial’ James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983).
3. Story writer Frank Miller makes a cameo in the film as the chemist developing the ‘Nuke’ drug. The final cut of the film was quite different from his original proposal, so in 2003 Avatar Press released a 9 part comic of his version of the film.
2. While undisclosed, it is believed that Robocop 2 had the biggest budget of the original 3 movies, which helped it bring in almost $46 million at the box office, $5 million less than its predecessor managed.
1. The fantastical and absurd plot element which see Detroit file for bankruptcy brought the film back into public attention in 2013 when the city really did declare itself bankrupt. According to the New York Post it was ‘the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history’.
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ROBOCOP 3 (1993)
Directed by Fred Dekker.
Robocop takes on a mega corporation who want to gentrify Detroit. He also has an encounter with a robot ninja. |
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5. The film failed to make back even half of its $22 million budget, ultimately bringing in only $10.6 million.
4. Original Robocop actor Peter Weller, unhappy with the previous film, declined to reprise his role in this one. Instead Robocop was portrayed by Robert John Burke. The character would later be portrayed by Richard Eden in the TV series.
3. With production complete, the film was set to be released in the Summer of 1992 but was shelved for a year while Orion Pictures had to deal with bankruptcy.
2. Although still working in the film industry as a writer and producer, Fred Dekker would not direct another movie after Robocop 3. He would later go on to develop a story for the Predator franchise with fellow director Shane Black.
1. In Portugal the film was released as Robocop 3: Outlaw.
5. The film failed to make back even half of its $22 million budget, ultimately bringing in only $10.6 million.
4. Original Robocop actor Peter Weller, unhappy with the previous film, declined to reprise his role in this one. Instead Robocop was portrayed by Robert John Burke. The character would later be portrayed by Richard Eden in the TV series.
3. With production complete, the film was set to be released in the Summer of 1992 but was shelved for a year while Orion Pictures had to deal with bankruptcy.
2. Although still working in the film industry as a writer and producer, Fred Dekker would not direct another movie after Robocop 3. He would later go on to develop a story for the Predator franchise with fellow director Shane Black.
1. In Portugal the film was released as Robocop 3: Outlaw.
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ROBOCOP (2014)
Directed by Jose Padilha.
Remake of 1987 film Robocop. Cop Alex Murphy is injured in a bomb explosion and is transformed into Robocop, a mechanical law enforcement device. |
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5. While bearing a close resemblance to OCP from the original film, the logo of OmniCorp, Robocop’s manufacturer in the film, is virtually identical to the logo of Carolco Pictures, an American film production company that went out of business in 1996. Oddly enough, they did not make the original Robocop (1987).
4. Including uncredited parts and excluding TV work, Robocop marks actor Michael Keaton’s 40th film role. It is his 27th movie since last wearing the Bat suit for Batman Returns (1992) and 19th since appearing with co-star Samuel L. Jackson in Tarantino film Jackie Brown (1997).
3. Raking in almost $243 million at the box office has made this film the most lucrative of the Robocop franchise. However that figure is somewhat tarnished by the fact the budget was an estimated $120 million and that domestically it grossed less than half its budget back.
2. Due to the escalating budget, which jumped from $60 million upwards, the studio had to insist that director Jose Padilha make the film suitable for under 13s in order to have a chance of making enough money back to cover their costs.
1. In Lithuania the film was titled The Robot Cop.
5. While bearing a close resemblance to OCP from the original film, the logo of OmniCorp, Robocop’s manufacturer in the film, is virtually identical to the logo of Carolco Pictures, an American film production company that went out of business in 1996. Oddly enough, they did not make the original Robocop (1987).
4. Including uncredited parts and excluding TV work, Robocop marks actor Michael Keaton’s 40th film role. It is his 27th movie since last wearing the Bat suit for Batman Returns (1992) and 19th since appearing with co-star Samuel L. Jackson in Tarantino film Jackie Brown (1997).
3. Raking in almost $243 million at the box office has made this film the most lucrative of the Robocop franchise. However that figure is somewhat tarnished by the fact the budget was an estimated $120 million and that domestically it grossed less than half its budget back.
2. Due to the escalating budget, which jumped from $60 million upwards, the studio had to insist that director Jose Padilha make the film suitable for under 13s in order to have a chance of making enough money back to cover their costs.
1. In Lithuania the film was titled The Robot Cop.
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