RoboCop 2 (1990)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Writers (WGA):

Edward Neumeier (characters) &
Michael Miner (characters) ...

Release Date:

22 June 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

He's back to protect the innocents.

Plot:

A corrupt businesswoman seeks to disable Robocop in favor of her own model of cyborg.

Plot Keywords:

Robocop | Cyborg | Police | Android | Drug Dealer

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Belinda Bauer	...	Dr. Juliette Faxx
John Glover	...	Magnavolt Salesman
Mario Machado	...	Casey Wong
Leeza Gibbons	...	Jess Perkins
John Ingle	...	Surgeon General
Tom Noonan	...	Cain
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Whittaker
Gabriel Damon	...	Hob
Mark Rolston	...	Stef
Lila Finn	...	Homeless Woman
John Hateley	...	Purse Snatcher
Gage Tarrant	...	Hooker
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Chet (as Tommy Rosales)
Brandon Smith	...	Flint
Wallace Merck	...	Gun Shop Owner

Runtime:

Germany:82 min (FSK 16 version) | USA:117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:R (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Italy:T | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (re-release) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1990) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Austria:18 (cut) | Japan:R-18 (laserdisc rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 (2002) (uncut version) | Finland:K-16 (1991) (cut version) | Finland:K-16 (1996) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Norway:(Banned) (1990-2003) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Fourth Ward, Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In the shootout scene at the Nuke lab in the beginning of the film, RoboCop stops to reload his gun. This is one of the few times in the series where he is seen reloading his weapon.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Robocop 2 is introduced to the public, his radiation symbol changes position between shots.

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!

Movie Connections:

Featured in El patrullero (1991)

Soundtrack:

ROBOSALSA

This movie is fantastic and possibly the last of its kind.

Alright....I want you to forget what those boreing critics have said about this film, the bottom line is that this movie Rocks!. Peter Weller delivers his perfect performance as the Cyborg Robocop in his pursuit to rid Detroit of the addictive drug "Nuke". The film is long and this might be what makes people tare at it, but dont be discouraged , if you are a Robo-Fan chances are you love this movie. Robocop 2 follows all of Paul Verhoven's techniques with gruesome violence and gore that give tribute to the original classic. It also has the funny tv commercials like the original. This film is Directed by Irvin Kershner who is responsible for the great classic "The Empire Strikes Back" so you can expect that the action in Robocop 2 is simply fantastic. Kershner's use of blue color lighting and classic stop motion effects (which still are more interesting for some reason then a digital Keanu Reaves jumping around) are great in this film. Peter Weller was born for the role and delivers what I think is a flawless performance. The movie is well worth it for action fans, the gun fights are hardcore and the final fight with Robocop and the Evil-Cyborg Kane is perhaps the most violent scene in movie history as innocent people get shot in their crossfire and they wreck half the city in the process.Only John Woo's "Hard Boiled" can match up to "Robocop 2"'s carnage. Also Robocop's partner "Lewis"(Nancy Allan) is also back with her well played strong women side kick role from the original. The dissapointing thing about Robocop 2 is that the violence level concerned producers resulting in the Horrible "RoboCop 3" with a PG-13 rating and without Peter Weller's performance, Robo-3 bombed and has nearly killed the franchise. But to all the fans out there, get yourself a copy of RoboCop 2 on DVD, its hard to find.From a Sci-Fi/Action point of view, I give this film 3 out of 4 stars.