PART MAN, PART MACHINE, ALL COP.
RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked + Blood director Paul
Verhoeven’s Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring
sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of
1987. Verhoeven’s peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were
matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special
effects by Rob Bottin (The Thing) and Phil Tippett (The Empire
Strikes Back).
The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future.
Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller, The Adventures of Buckaroo
Banzai) is ned down in the line of duty, only to be
resurrected as RoboCop – a cybernetic mix of spare human parts
and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime
designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop’s
memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his
ex-partner (Nancy Allen, Dressed To Kill) stands beside him to
fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as
well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the
chaos from above.
DIRECTOR’S CUT SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
* 4K restoration of the Director’s Cut from the original camera
negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by director
Paul Verhoeven
* High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
* Original lossless stereo and four-channel mixes plus DTS-HD MA
5.1 surround sound option
* Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
* Archive commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive
producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier
* New commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon
* New commentary by fans Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart and
Eastwood Allen
* The Future of Law : Creating RoboCop, a newly filmed
interview with co-writer Michael Miner
* RoboTalk, a newly filmed conversation between co-writer Ed
Neumeier and filmmakers David Birke (writer of Elle) and Nicholas
McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures’ The Prodigy)
* Truth of Character, a newly filmed interview with star Nancy
Allen on her role as Lewis
* Casting Old Detroit, a newly filmed interview with casting
director Julie Selzer on how the film’s ensemble cast was
assembled
* Connecting the s, a newly filmed interview with second unit
director and frequent Verhoeven collaborator Mark Goldblatt
* Analog, a new featurette focusing on the special photographic
effects, including new interviews with Peter Kuran and Kevin
Kutchaver
* More Man Than Machine: Composing RoboCop, a new tribute to
composer Basil Poledouris featuring film music experts Jeff Bond,
Lukas Kendall, Daniel Schweiger and Robert Townson
* RoboProps, a newly filmed tour of super-fan Julien Dumont’s
collection of original props and memorabilia
* 2012 Q&A with the Filmmakers, a panel discussion featuring
Verhoeven, Neumeier, Miner, Allen, star Peter Weller and animator
Phil Tippett
* RoboCop: Creating A Legend, Villains of Old Detroit, Special
Effects: Then & Now, three archive featurettes from 2007
featuring interviews with cast and crew
* Paul Verhoeven Easter Egg
* Four deleted scenes
* The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett
* Director’s Cut Production Footage, raw dailies from the filming
of the unrated gore scenes
* Two theatrical trailers and three TV spots
* Extensive image galleries
* Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned
artwork by Paul Shipper