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RoboCop 2 (1990)

 -  Action | Crime | Drama  -  22 June 1990 (USA)
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A corrupt businesswoman seeks to disable Robocop in favor of her own model of cyborg.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Magnavolt Salesman
Mario Machado ...
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Surgeon General
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Whittaker
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Hob
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Stef
Lila Finn ...
Homeless Woman
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Purse Snatcher
Gage Tarrant ...
Hooker
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Chet (as Tommy Rosales)
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Flint
Wallace Merck ...
Gun Shop Owner
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Storyline

After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer. But as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Kane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path uses Kane as the new subject for the Robocop 2 project, a living God. Written by Aldo Della Rocca

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Plot Keywords:

robocop | detroit | police | drugs | cyborg | See more »

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He's back to protect the innocents. See more »


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R | See all certifications »

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22 June 1990 (USA)  »

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RoboCop II  »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$45,681,173 (USA)
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Trivia

The song played by the violinist/contortionist during the telethon scene is 'Born to Be Wild' by Steppenwolf. See more »

Goofs

At the film's finale, it is impossible for Robo to reach the hole on the street to climb out, as there were no mountable structures near the damage. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Magnavolt Salesman: MagnaVolt - The final word in auto security. No embarrassing alarm noise, no need to trouble the police... And it won't even run down your battery!
Commercial Voiceover: MagnaVolt! Lethal Response!
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits to the film; following the Orion logo, the movie launches straight into the Magnavolt commercial, part of one of the spoof Mediabreak news bulletins. See more »

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Referenced in Shooting the Police: Cops on Film (2006) See more »

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"BORN TO BE WILD"
Written by Mars Bonfire
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User Reviews

From The Director of Empire Strikes Back!!!
21 June 2003 | by (Monmouth Oregon USA) – See all my reviews

How anyone can dismiss Robocop 2 as merely trying to one-up the original in terms of violence is missing the point! This is not an entirely original film, to be sure, but for comic book and SciFi fans, it is close to perfect. Irwin Kirshner need not be ashamed of this film, of course it's not half as good as The Empire Strikes Back, indeed very few films are, but this blows away most films of the genre and is probably on par with SF classics such as Total Recall and easily beats such standard fare as Kurt Russel's Soldier or for that matter most other Frankenstien-esque SF movies like Universal Soldier or Cyborg. I dig this film, and fans of Empire should take notice if somehow they have missed this one. Kirshner is a fine director and Comic scribe Frank Miller delivers in his distinct style, which unfortunately is lost on those who haven't read The Dark Knight Returns, where he reinvents Batman as a world weary old man living in a decrepit cess pool of a future, if you've seen this movie you will understand his bleak imagination involves a distinct distrust of technology. But I digress. This is a fine movie for guys who like movies, make mine the uncut version please!


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