RoboCop (2014)

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.

Director:

José Padilha

Writers:

Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier

Stars:

Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joel Kinnaman	...	Alex Murphy / RoboCop
Gary Oldman	...	Dr. Dennett Norton
Michael Keaton	...	Raymond Sellars
Abbie Cornish	...	Clara Murphy
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Rick Mattox
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Jack Lewis (as Michael K. Williams)
Jennifer Ehle	...	Liz Kline
Jay Baruchel	...	Tom Pope
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Chief Karen Dean
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Pat Novak
Aimee Garcia	...	Jae Kim
Douglas Urbanski	...	Mayor Durant
John Paul Ruttan	...	David Murphy
Patrick Garrow	...	Antoine Vallon
K.C. Collins	...	Andre Daniels

Storyline

The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years - and it's meant billions for OmniCorp's bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) - a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit - is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice.

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Plot Keywords:

technology | robot | robocop | police | law enforcement | 

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Taglines:

We've got the future under control.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action including frenetic gun violence throughout, brief strong language, sensuality and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Persian Ukrainian

Release Date:

12 February 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

OmniCorp

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Toronto Studios, Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$25,061,581 (USA) (14 February 2014)

Gross:

$58,607,007 (USA) (16 May 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Columbia Pictures, Strike Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

RoboCop having one human hand in his final form is a nod to the original RoboCop (1987), in which the technicians argue with Bob Morton about whether to salvage Murphy's arm after he was "killed" in the line of duty. In the original film, Morton callously nixes the idea and the decision is made to remove Murphy's surviving arm.

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Goofs

When Norton meets with Kline to warn her about Clara trying to contact David, the actress briefly stumbles as she turns away from the camera.

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Quotes

Walter Karrel: DON'T SHOOT! DON'T SHOOT! Don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot!
RoboCop: Walter Karrel, look at me. You have two options. Option 1: I shoot you with 50,000 volts which may cause respiratory failure, organ malfunction, internal burns, and loss in bowel and bladder control and then I arrest you. Option 2: you tell me where John Bigg's drug lab is located and then I arrest you. You have two seconds to decide.

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Crazy Credits

The audio of the MGM logo is replaced by vocal effects generated by Samuel L. Jackson before the film begins with him exercising his voice before going on air.

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Connections

Referenced in Someone Has to Review It!: Let's Play/Review of Robocop the Game! (2014)

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Soundtracks

Hocus Pocus
Written by Thijs Van Leer (as Thijs van Leer) & Jan Akkerman
Performed by Focus
Courtesy of Red Bullet Productions BV

User Reviews

Don't compare with the original.

I love Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop from 1987 (which remains iconic) and I usually don't like reboots. But watching the new one I never got rid of the feeling, that the remake is worth it. It is a whole new interpretation, that sets the focus on the topics of our time: robots, drones, the human aspect behind the technology, media critics, war propaganda. I felt, the movie has a mission to enlighten people and I liked that. It became even more obvious how much the RoboCop story exists within the topos of Frankenstein which is the story about the human devilment and the lack of respect of life. That's why Padilha gives Murphy more of a face, a life and feelings.

Beside that the pictures, the sound, the music is pretty contemporary. You probably have to make some compromises today to get the millions to get the flick done. It won't become iconic, but it's the right time for the right message in the right movie.