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 | Crime | 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 USA:

$21,681,430, 16 February 2014

Gross USA:

$58,607,007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$242,688,965

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

There is a quote from Michael Crichton's early book "The Terminal Man" in this film. While Murphy is getting his brain "repaired", the character talks about tasting peanut butter, but does not like it, exactly the same quote while the "Terminal Man" is getting his implant. That character also feared the idea of machines taking over mankind.

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Goofs

In the beginning scene in Tehran, the robot greets the locals in Arabic while people in Iran speak Persian.

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Quotes

Senator Hubert Dreyfuss: I don't care how sophisticated these machines are, Mr. Sellers. A machine does not know what it feels like to be human. It can't understand the value of human life. Why should it be allowed to take one? To legislate over life and death, we need people who understand right from wrong. What do your machines feel?
Raymond Sellars: Well, they feel no anger. They feel no prejudice. They feel no fatigue, which makes them ideal for law enforcement. Putting these machines on the streets will save countless American ...
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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

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Terrible Action Movie Remakes (2019)

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Soundtracks

Anguish
Written & Performed by Doug Bossi & Justin Knowell
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

the metaphysical paradox of the reviewer...

Is the reviewer writing the review the IMDb member is reading -- or is the member reading the review he was looking for, regardless of the text actually used? I ask because clearly that sort of thinking, that sort of dialog, was near and dear to the writer of this oddball film, yet, paradoxically, it is this very strangeness that gives the film historical worth, and the chance (however slim) that it may be remembered fondly by viewers of the the far future.

We will skip the metaphysical question as to why a remake was done of a perfectly serviceable and timeless classic? What the original may have have lacked in CGI, it made up for in heart, and in its almost unique satirical POV on modern corporation communications (which led to a series spin off on Canadian TV, BTW) But Hollywood likes reimagining stuff. Even Vincent Price as THE FLY was reborn as the forever self-aware Jeff Goldbloom, and we sense this was what was intended here too.

Reviewers notes: 1. Strange casting. A-List supporting cast (including the under-used Jackie Earle Haley) yet the lead himself seems uncomfortable in the role.

2. The references to Wizard of Oz are doubly ironic since the movie itself suffers as much of an identity crisis as the main character. Since this is clearly no longer an action film with embedded satire (the "origins" go for a full hour!) then what is it? Sci-fi? Horror? Fantasy? The viewer is left to decide.

Bottom line: not entertainment as we know it. More of a film school essay topic, along the lines of what was intended ... and why was this greenlighted?