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:

Crime has a new enemy.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The face-off between Mattox (Jackie Earle Haley) and RoboCop (Joel Kinnaman) ocurrs at the R.L Hearn Generating plant in the Toronto Portlands. It was decommissioned in 1983, and has been used for numerous film shoots. The exterior shot of the plant was digitally altered to show buildings and fields surrounding it, when in actuality it sits in the middle of an industrial area close to the Keating channel railways and the elevated highway Gardiner Expressway. This location is popular with urban explorers, but it should be noted that due to the degradation and age of the plant, it is quite dangerous to explore. At 250,000 square feet and twenty stories high, it remains one of the largest abandoned properties in Toronto.

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Goofs

Doctor Norton says that Murphy suffers "4th degree burns on 80% of his body". The bombing scene - and the images shown of Murphy afterwards - does not convey anywhere near that kind of damage. The imagery has likely been toned down for the PG-13 rating.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Pat Novak: What if I told you that even the worst neighborhood in America could be made completely safe. And what if I told you that this could be accomplished without risking the life of one single law enforcement officer. How do I know this? Because it's happening right now in every country in the world but the one. I'm Pat Novak, and welcome to The Novak Element.

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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 Vintage Video: Dressed to Kill (1980) (2020)

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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.

Details

Official Sites:

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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