Description

Peter Weller stars in Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop (1987). Learn the answers to questions like: How great is the ED-209 boardroom scene? Do law enforcement cyborgs exist today? And, is Detroit known for innovation in their police department? Listen now to find out!

When a police officer (Peter Weller) is murdered in the line of duty, he gets an opportunity to avenge his own death as a cyborg law-enforcement officer. In this podcast episode, Scott Croco and Jess McInerney unhack RoboCop (1987).

Episode Log:

• Paul Verhoeven's career (2:20)
• Rob Bottin's makeup effects (4:30)
• July 1987 trivia (7:30)
• Summary of RoboCop's story/plot (10:10)
• Scott and Jess both recommend the movie (12:55)
• Comedic violence, and ED-209 in the boardroom (16:50)
• ED-209's "glitch" consists of multiple bugs (19:45)
• ED-209's sound design (23:40)
• Does RoboCop follow the 3 laws of robotics? (26:30)
• Real-world law-enforcement robots (29:35)
• A.I. in self-driving cars (34:00)
• Detroit PD's innovative tech history (40:20)
• NWA's run-in with Detroit police in 1989 (46:05)
• Political satire and fake commercials (50:55)
• What year is the setting? (53:05)
• Box Office and Critics' reactions (55:15)

Episode 018 - RoboCop (1987) unhacked!
Full Shownotes: https://www.moviesunhacked.com/2018/robocop/

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