Let me tell you 3 reasons that film fans should hope this new film fails. The first failed robocop 2 prototype appears to be a whole human head which, amusingly, still has his mustache hooked up to tubes and suspended inside an armored shell. You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons. As part of the process of putting cains brain into the robocop 2 prototype, they. This is a movie where one scene features a tycoon announcing plans to take detroit private, and another scene has robocop snatching the brains of his enemy out of their artificial skull and pounding them into the. The film stars peter weller, nancy allen, dan oherlihy, kurtwood smith, miguel ferrer, and ronny cox. In 1990, peter weller reprised his role in robocop 2. Robocop 2 311 movie clip robo flops 1990 hd youtube. This is a clip i assumed would be on youtube by itself when i needed it for a reference video but it wasnt. Robocop 2 is an intriguing and often fun action film with a lot of humor attempting to veil its thin criticism of corporate corruptionscream factory has done a fantastic job with both transfer and extras, and fans will want to own this collectors edition. Robocop 2 is a 1990 american science fiction action film directed by irvin kershner, written by frank miller and walon green, starring peter weller, nancy allen, dan oherlihy, belinda bauer, tom noonan and gabriel damon.
This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Unlike murphy, these wouldbe robocops failed because they werent. Part 2 of the comic sized version of the 1990 marvel magazine adaptation of the film. This directive failed jones when he held the old man hostage and was fired by him, allowing robocop to kill jones. The robocop 2 program was an ocp initiative designed to combat the new and.
It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name also written by neumeier and miner. Ryne barber, the moon is a dead world robocop 2 looks great on bluray. Robocop 3 is a movie that i dont hate quite as much as everyone else and i consider at the very least better than robocop 2 due to having an actual coherent narrative. Officer alex murphy peter weller is trailing a vicious criminal gang led by clarence. Although the first robocop movie is considered a 1980s scifi cinematic classic, its 1990 and 1993 sequels werent met with nearly the same amount of critical lauding to put it lightly. At a market, i saw some robocop knockoff toys called robert cops.
Robocop 2 internet movie firearms database guns in. I will likely keep it and get the robocop 2 novel, just not expecting too much from that now. Robocop is a 1987 american cyberpunk action film directed by paul verhoeven and written by edward neumeier and michael miner. Due to the interchanging of scenes between murphys first day at the metro west department and the board room scene, we can conclude that the 90 days starts from murphys.
The second prototype, a mostly humanoid, almost skeletal type of cyborg. Robocop 1987 is a sci fi cyberpunk film set twenty minutes into the future in a crapsack world version of detroit, where the police force has been privatized and handed over to omni consumer products ocp. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. That moment was my first thought when in iron man 2 tony stark displays hammers failed attempts in the congressional hearing. Robocop is a 1987 american action film directed by paul verhoeven and written by edward neumeier and michael miner. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Im confident we can go to prototype within 90 days.
The part where they just leave robocop in pieces outside the police station is what gets me. The project was first headed by donald johnson and dr. How to do a film novel total recall, star wars first trilogy. For the first time ever, here is the whole story of robocop. Orion, 1990 this robocop 2 prototype b stopmotion puppet can be seen pulling off his helmet during the film. Robocop 2 is a 1990 american cyberpunk action film directed by irvin kershner and starring peter weller, nancy allen, dan.
Robocop 2, which has the working title robocops, is still very much a possibility. Of interest if you are robocop fan if for nothing more than an oddity, otherwise probably not of much interest. You can see criminals preying on criminals in an urban wild west. The scared scientist seen on the left is the noted comic book writer and the films screenwriter frank miller. Robocop 2 is a prototype robotcyborg from the film of the same name. The film stars joel kinnaman as the title character. Robocop 2 cain the monster custom made model robocain. The gang taking robocop apart is reminiscent of murphys death in the original film. If i remember correctly this is from a japanese art book promo book. Michael miner that were never used on the 1990 sequel robocop 2. The old man dan oherlihy is not impressed with the robocop 2 prototypes. Ed naha does a fine job of turning the troubled robocop 2 screenplay into a book. The cut scenes in that were hilarious as the gif of robocop was saying bla bla bla since its was so low bit.
This is based on bob mortons statement in that same meeting. In the near future, detroit is on the verge of bankruptcy after failing to pay off its debts to conglomerate omni. Robocop 2 failed prototype b stopmotion puppet prop. Director alex cox was asked to direct robocop 2 1990 but turned it down, greatly disliking the original screenplay by frank miller. It is the first sequel to the 1987 film robocop and the second entry in the robocop media franchise. Directed by irvin kershner of the empire strikes back fame, robocop 2 sends the cyborg into an even more violent world, as ocp begins its hostile takeover for the birth of delta city, and there is a new narcotic designer drug called nuke. So here it is for your convenience when you need to explain to someone how you feel.
The human brains selected are unable to reconcile their former organic states with their current mechanized ones. A less satisfying rehash that generally lives down to the negative stereotype of sequels, robocop 2 tries to deliver more of everything and ends up with less. Failed prototype stopmotion puppet from robocop 2 1990. Robocop 2 is a 1990 american science fiction action film directed by irvin kershner, written by. Widely regarded as an inferior sequel, robocop 2 has flashes of brilliance. The two failed robocop prototypes were designed by craig davies.
A hulking, nearly unstoppable arsenal of lethal weapons combined with the mind of a drugabusing. A stopmotion model created by tippett studio for one of the most disturbing sequences ever committed to film. Robocops creation takes approximately three months. A failed prototype for robocop 2 cartoonishly screams as he rips his helmet off. The face in the first failed prototype is craig davies himself, photographed by phil tippett. Its a film with a split personality, giving us gruesome scenes and then moving on as if they didnt really mean anything. Set in a crimeridden detroit, michigan, in the near future, robocop centers on police officer alex murphy who is brutally shot to death by a gang of criminals and. Mayor kuzak is one of the better characters in robocop 2.
Its pretty funny and the same goes for the second prototype. Declassified, which is a collection of rare archival production and behindthescenes videos including an interview with. Paul verhoeven,the director of the original robocop, is of the opinion that the failed 2014 remake just took itself way to seriously. Robocop 2 is een amerikaanse sciencefictionactiefilm uit 1990, geregisseerd. No, the bigger disappointment comes in the form of comic book. Despite that, robocop 2 can be considered an alright film, and better in the sense that from the beginning it was a sequel that was intended to carry over much more from the original film than the corporate wars story or at least its initial draft did. How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration.
Rare and exclusive images, script pages, storyboards, and much more have been discovered in the archives. The failed robocop 2 prototypes are both well executed and funny, not only in the ways they destroy themselves but also in their. Robocop 2 is the 1990 sequel to the 1987 film robocop. Its got to be a sort of thankless job, at least artistically, writing. Also included is robofabricator, an interview with robocop armor fabricator james belohovek. In 2003, millers screenplay was adapted into a comic book series titled, appropriately, frank millers robocop. It is the first sequel to the 1987 film robocop and the second entry in. Set in a crimeridden detroit, michigan, in the near future, robocop centers on police officer alex murphy weller who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently. The problem is every other police officer is on strike because evil parent. I was asked to direct his script for robocop 2, and turned it down. Robocop 2 is a bizarre mixture of violence and humor. Just like his other failed companion, this stopmotion puppet is constructed of a fully articulated and unique armature of steel and aluminum c.
He had the toughest beat in the toughest precinct in. Failed prototypes attempts by omni consumer products to develop a new and improved robocop are uniformly disastrous. Unlike murphy, these wouldbe robocops failed because they werent prepared to give up their lives and humanity for the line of duty. A mass market paperback novelization by ed naha, titled robocop 2. Adapting frank millers robocop 2, an interview with comic book writer steven grant.
The action you have requested is limited to users in the group. Robocain, the robocop 2 prototype that did work too well, in fact. Robocop all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. The robocop 2 program was an ocp initiative designed to combat the new and huge wave of crime sweeping the city due to the new designer drug nuke, and to help protect workers during the construction of delta city. Robocop reboot made one big mistake says original director. Craig hayes is known for his work on hollow man 2000, red cliff 2008 and the matrix revolutions. The poor guy whose brain was placed inside of that cyborg doesnt even try to attack the lab technicians.