When he shoots, he doesn’t tell his life story! This iconic pop culture character will return to the cinema on April 24 and promises to dynamite the cinemas.
36 years after its theatrical release in France, Robocop is making its big return to the cinema on April 24! The distribution company Splendor Films is re-releasing Paul Verhoeven’s feature film in a restored 4K version.
In 1988, Robocop attracted 1.6 million spectators in French cinemas. Its success was international, quickly becoming a true pop culture phenomenon. As a reminder, the feature film takes us to Detroit, in the future.
50% man, 50% machine, 100% cop!
The problem of delinquency is a permanent problem. On the one hand, Jones developed a very sophisticated warrior machine, ED 209. On the other hand, Leon, an upstart, designed Robocop, half-man, half-robot.
He wins and Murphy (Peter Weller), a young police officer murdered by bandits, is used to give shape and life to Robocop. He becomes a professional killer serving the city.
After the triumph of the first opus, Irvin Kershner will direct Robocop 2 in 1990, still carried by Peter Weller. Two years later, Fred Dekker will sign Robocop 3. This time, it is Robert Burke who will play the role of the armored supercop. In 2014, José Padilha will try to resurrect Robocop with a remake which will not achieve the expected success.
In any case, if you’ve never seen the original 1987 film, a masterpiece of ultraviolent sci-fi coupled with a scathing political satire, rush into theaters on April 24, 2024! For the record, the Robocop costume was so heavy and hot that Peter Weller lost up to 3 pounds a day wearing it.
An air conditioning system in the armor was then installed in order to make things more bearable for the actor. Furthermore, with a cost of between $500,000 and $1,000,000, the costume was the most expensive thing in the film.
Note that screenwriter Ed Neumeier had the idea for Robocop after participating in the filming of Blade Runner (1982), the characters chased by Harrison Ford also being machine men. Director Paul Verhoeven, 85, will also collaborate again with Neumeier on Young Sinner.
Paulo still in good shape!
During an interview with the media Metrograph, the filmmaker provided some important details regarding his next project. For the moment, he seems to have put aside his feature film on the life of Jesus Christ to concentrate on something more… erotic.
Known for his propensity to film the representation of sex on screen (Basic Instinct, Elle, Benedetta), Paul Verhoeven is returning to his roots with Young Sinner. 24 years after Hollowman, his last project shot in the United States, the director would return to Uncle Sam’s country to put together this new work.
“You could say that it is a political thriller. The plot is set in Washington. In recent years, I have worked in France because I could not find anything interesting in the United States at that time -there.”
“But Ed came with a really interesting proposal. We’ve been working on the script for two years. It should be finished in two months and then we can see if anyone can finance it.”he explained.
