"RoboCop: Prime Directives" (2000) TV mini-series

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Julian Grant

Writers:

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

Release Date:

16 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Thirteen years after the original Robocop, Delta City, considered to be "The Safest Place On Earth!"...

Plot Keywords:

Robocop | Futuristic | Spin Off | Sequel | Superhero

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Page Fletcher	...	Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Maurice Dean Wint	...	John Terrence Cable / RoboCable
Maria del Mar	...	Sara Cable
Geraint Wyn Davies	...	David Kaydick
Leslie Hope	...	Ann R. Key
Anthony Lemke	...	James Murphy
Rebeka Coles-Budrys	...	Jordan
Kevin Jubinville	...	Damian Lowe
David Fraser	...	Ed Hobley
Meg Hogarth	...	Dr. Colleen Frost
Eugene Clark	...	Carver RH
Marni Thompson	...	Abby Normal
Françoise Yip	...	Lexx Icon
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Albert Bixler / Bone Machine
Tedde Moore	...	The Old Woman (CEO)

Also Known As:

"RoboCop: Prime Directives - Crash and Burn" (USA) (fourth season title)
"RoboCop: Prime Directives - Dark Justice" (USA) (first part title)
"RoboCop: Prime Directives - Meltdown" (USA) (second part title)
"RoboCop: Prime Directives - Resurrection" (USA) (third part title)
"Robocop 4" (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence. (collection "Crash and Burn"); Rated R for violence and some nudity. (collection "Meltdown"); Rated R for violence. (collections "Dark Justice", "Resurrection")

Runtime:

375 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (some episodes) | Singapore:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (episode "Dark Justice") | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:16 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA | Australia:M (episode "Meltdown") | Germany:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (episode "Crash and Burn") | USA:R (episode "Dark Justice") | USA:R (episode "Meltdown") | USA:R (episode "Resurrection") | Australia:M (episode "Resurrection")

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Robocop Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

'Page Fletcher' was originally offered the role of 'Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop' in "RoboCop" (1994) but turned it down due to a recent falling out with television producers in previous TV series and other TV work.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the end of the second part, Meltdown, this quote is given: "The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots." The film credits it to Thoreau, which is impossible, as the word "robot" did not enter the English language until more than sixty years after Thoreau's death. This quote is actually from Erich Fromm.

Quotes:

[Alex Murphy and John Cable are playing chess, Murphy laughs at Cable's move]
John Cable: What?
[Murphy makes his move]
John Cable: What the hell is that?
Alex Murphy: That's the hell I got you beat your next move.
John Cable: [grinning] Sure you do.
[Cable makes his move]
Alex Murphy: [frowning] Now what the hell is that?
John Cable: That's the hell checkmate... partner.

Movie Connections:

Follows "RoboCop" (1994)

If you've seen the TV series.....

If you've seen the TV series and thought it was garbage, then you can avoid this and not regret wasting four hours of your life. This version took elements from the first movie and the TV series and tried to make something out of it. Alas, you just can't go any higher than the first movie. I watched the TV series only because it was Robocop and he's one of my all-time favorite heroes. It's a shame that people in Old Detroit make so many bad decisions that they end up looking like middle school dropouts who were given positions in power. If they had made the series out of the short-lived comic book then it would have been a gigantic hit among Robo fans. But, back to this movie. The actors did their jobs well, but the scripting was disastrous and unrealistic. If you want Robocop then I suggest you see Robocop or even Robocop 2. Watching this will only tarnish fond memories of the originals.