RoboCop

RoboCop is a satirical 1987 science fiction action movie, directed by Paul Verhoeven. It has also spawned a comic book, two sequels and television series, all featuring a cyborg police officer.

Trivia

• "RoboCop" was Dutch-born director Paul Verhoeven's first American movie.
• He first threw the script of the movie in the trash after giving it a casual look. It was then read by his wife, who convinced him there was a lot more substance to the plot than her husband first thought.
• The oddball TV show with its catchphrase "I'd buy that for a dollar!" seen throughout the movie is called "It's Not My Problem". This is not shown in the movie, but is rather revealed by script writer Ed Neumeier on the commentaries track of the Robocop Trilogy DVD release.
• The actors of some of the movie's most notable villains, including Dick Jones (Ronny Cox), Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) and Emil Antonowski (Paul McCrane) are all described as being very friendly people in real life.
• "Barbara", secretary of OCP executive Dick Jones, is played by Joan Pirkle, real-life wife of Kurtwood Smith.
• The premise of RoboCop was inspired by the classic 1963 manga/anime series, 8 Man, and the RoboCop design was based on the title superhero of the Japanese tokusatsu series, Uchuu Keiji Gavan (Space Sheriff Gavan), the first of Toei's Metal Hero Series.
• In the ninth episode of Sailor Moon, about 18 minutes into the episode, Sailor Mercury's computer screen shows the first three prime directives.
• The scene in which Murphy is tortured by the gang members was parodied on Family Guy.
• Parts of Dallas City Hall was used as the backdrop for the fictional OCP Headquarters.
• The titular character of the video game spoofs Robocop.