Clarence Boddicker and the secretary he's giving his gum to, met each working in this movie and got married in real life

Robocop still holds up to this day. The perfect blend of story, action, violence and social satire.

Director Paul Verhoeven is from the Netherlands. As a child during WW2, he saw the Nazis invading his country but also the Americans bombing his city in order to "free" his people. He grew up having no sympathy for any of them. When he started making movies in Hollywood during the 80s and the 90s, he brought his European view on the American culture and it didn't disappoint. He was able to get away with it through a dark sense of humour. See also Starship Troopers and Showgirls. He was seen as provocative for his depiction of nudity and violence, although he wanted to normalize nudity (men and women) and depict violence for what it is: gruesome, bloody and not fun, unlike what Hollywood was used to show on the small and big screen (mainly for censorship reasons). He also hated comic books and found them stupid. Yet, Robocop is recognized as one of the best unofficial comic book movie ever.

"I'd buy that for a dollar!" Fun Fact: Nancy Allen first arrived on set when Paul Verhoeven was shooting the deliberately cheesy sitcom "It's Not My Problem" which appears on television screens throughout the film. Allen was initially horrified to think that she had signed on to make a film with an incompetent director. Movie Magic Fact: Most shots of Robocop and the police car show him getting out or preparing to get in. Peter Weller didn't fit into the police car in full costume. When he needed to be in the car, he wore the top part of the costume and sat in his underwear. To maintain the illusion that RoboCop wears the entire suit while inside a car, most shots show his robotic feet exiting first. What Script Fact: For the attempted rape scene, writer Edward Neumeier originally had RoboCop (Peter Weller) shoot past the victim's cheek, hitting and killing the rapist. While getting ready to shoot the scene as scripted, Paul Verhoeven noticed that Donna Keegan's legs were spread apart, giving him the idea to have RoboCop shoot between her legs and hit the rapist in the genitals. Neumeier loved the idea and that was how the scene was shot.

When Murphy says "my programming will not allow me to act against a senior officer of this company" he's making sure The Old Man knows it.

You are not only one of the very few reactors, who understood why Lewis and Emil recognized Murphy (the gun swirl and the catchphrase), but you also noticed that the guy from the gas station left in time before the explosion. Thank you very much for being so attentive, please stay that way. :)

I love how big your eyes got when Robo said "Dead or alive, you're coming with me" Great reaction!

Made me so happy when, at the end, he smiled and acknowledged his name was Murphy!

The toxic waste death scene is one of the best in all of cinema in my opinion.

Paul Verhoeven who felt he didn't do Sci-fi films well delivered to us three of the greatest Sci-Fi films ever, Total Recall, Starship Troopersa and Robocop. All three are must watch films!

I like the fact that Murphy becomes more human despite being labeled as pure machine. You can feel his pain during the family flashback.

Aria: backup is going to come in and save him. Everybody: ohhh girl we don't have the heart to tell you.

*Finally* a reactor who really caught on to "Dead or alive, you're coming with me!" :D Thank you, Aria. "Robocop" rules, and so does the channel...

One of the few movies where the final conflict was solved with pure logic. Great reaction. Thanks.

'Dead or alive, you're coming with me.' That catchphrase is suitable for RoboCop. He means what he says, and when he wants you to surrender, you better make that decision lol That club scene tho 🤣 What was that guy thinking?

At the time Ronny Cox (who played Dick Jones) was better known for playing friendly roles, so seeing him playing a villain here was probably quite a shock to the system, especially for those who knew him as Andrew Bogomil from _Beverly Hills Cop_ (1984) and _Beverly Hills Cop II_ (1987).

Love this film love the score Peter Weller a brilliant performance.

I worked in a video store in the late 80's, and the company hired an actor to come in as Robocop to promote the movie coming out on home video. The costume was very impressive, it even made that noise when he walked, I believe. I had a Polaroid of the guy throttling my neck, it was a lot of fun.

The reason Murphy took a 'hella long time to shutdown" after Directive 4 is that the ROBOT part of him DID shut down, but not the HUMAN part. It's one of the many subtle clues that the movie is trying to tell you that his soul is still in there. To me, this elevates Robocop above mere sci-fi action and into art: it's poses the question: what IS human? How much can be taken from you and you're still you? How little of you can remain and you still be alive? Along a similar vein, his lower jaw is all metal. In fact, Murphy has NO face. He's bulletproof all over his head. According to the original source material: a Japanime story, they left the "face" on because it is believed that if a person is alive but cannot see their own face, it will drive them insane. This probably why there is a limit on how long you're allowed to keep someone in solitary confinement. So, the fake face was applied to keep their robot/human subject a prisoner who can still work for them and follow orders and not just go crazy when they see themselves in the mirror. It's an exercise in thought: imagine if you wake up and think "i'm alive. who am i? WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE?" ANd you find a mirror and see that nothing recognizable stares back at you. So....the idea that the MEMORY of who you are will anchor you to your conscious reality.

Robocop is one of the best films ever made. It has interesting characters, great action, and the music by Basil Poledouris is awesome.

You mentioned that Murphy was killed on the same day that he got transferred to the new police precinct (36:46). In the board-room scene, after the ED-209 malfunction, they mention that--as part of the RoboCop program--they restructured the police department "...to place prime candidates according to risk factor". This implies that Murphy was one of these candidates who was transferred to a more dangerous part of the city on the hope that he would get killed so they could repurpose his body for the cyborg project.

What makes this movie so effective is that while it has all the awesome action it's really a drama at its core. Murphy's tragic story permeates the whole film and makes you care for him that much more. Add in the brilliant social commentary, the humor and an iconic score by Basil Poledouris and you got yourself an almost perfect motion picture.

"He's not gonna die" - *grim grin entering my face* XD

14:21 "No matter _how_ it turns out, I want my old _job_ back!" After something like this? He _has_ to figure that's out of the question.

First all I just want to say thank you for being a few out there that doesn't blur the gore nor guns. This is what a reaction should be like and please don't go changing too. But please don't take too long to do Robocop 2 like a year or so lol. Fun fact was that the movie was almost not made. The director read couple pages of the script then he threw it away. The wife saw it and started reading it, then convince her husband to actually read it and the rest is history right there.

You're right about Lewis, she survives and turns up in the sequel! The original cut of the movie ended with Murphy visiting her in the hospital, but test audiences went so wild for the scene where Murphy tells the CEO his name, that they decided (correctly) that that was the right note to end on.

I worked as a practical special effects artist for years and Robocop is one of my all time favorites because I'm also a fan. Robocop is a special effects bonanza and the thing about the gore (especially the toxic waste melting guy) is that there is some real talent on the screen there! The design of that melting effect as well as the acting of the performer under all that rubber and goo is absolutely brilliant. You were only partly correct about this not being a comedy film because there's a ton of laughs in it and very intentionally so. That becomes more apparent the more times you watch this film, I've seen it oodles of times and the jokes in it get funnier over time because everyone's first time is like yours... where it's so deadly serious that you don't have time to recover from terrifying scenes to be in the right state of mind for the parts that are funny. I guess it's what would be called a 'dark comedy'. There are memorable moments in every scene and every performance by every actor is top notch. Even the people who got only bit parts as victims and criminals were awesome. There's the first crime scene where the rando criminal robs the grocery store, the actress who plays the woman at the cash register has not one line of dialog but her acting when the bad guy pulls the gun on her and threatens to shoot her was completely believable that it's worthy of applause. I really enjoyed your reaction video partly because you really pay attention to what's happening. A lot of people who make reaction videos talk too much, to the point where they're important missing stuff that happens. Others who react to this video miss the connection to when Murphy says "Dead or alive, you're coming with me" the second time later in the film and so they can't understand why the criminal recognises him from only the lower half of his face... when it's what Murphy says that's the real reason... YOU got that. You clearly respect the idea that every line of dialog is there for a reason and I appreciate that.

Great reaction, thank you! I saw many reaction videos to Robocop, you're one of the few, who realised Murphy has a metal under his face skin )

Thank you for not making Minnie watch this one, it woulda given her nightmares

Great reaction, Aria. Probably Nancy Allen’s best role (though she’s a bad guy) is the original “Carrie” (1976)… a great movie to react to.

22:30 Part of the measures the scientists took to keep his sanity in check was to replicate his actual face to avoid a mental breakdown, the only organics they kept are his brain, his spine and whatever is needed to sustain those, his face is made of synthetic skin, his skull is metallic, kind of like Terminator.

I used to watch this movie when I was a kid. A kid, about 8! Ah, the 80's...

2:21 "Police Officers don't strike" If i'm a cop, I would before taking orders from a sleazy company like OCP . 2:39- Cop cars were the brand new Ford Taurus... Company used the movie to debut it, best advertising they could've got, sold millions, many still on the road today. 25:26 Yeah, I still LOL at that..like a spoiled toddler having a tantrum. Don't worry about Lewis..she was wearing Body armour, recovers in time for Robocop 2 (Not as good) Sad thing is, not matter what the mayor says, Old Detroit is still crime-heavy now and the city's bankrupt...some urban renewal efforts, but a long way to go.

Sometimes, I am REALLY 'slow on the uptake'. I only recently realized, after watching/loving this movie HUNDREDS of times that Murphy's face skin is stretched over a robot head. That's why RoboCop Murphy sounds robotic, not like the man. It also took me that long to realize that the immense level of gore is ACTUALLY what connects the audience to the humanity undertones. Fun fact; the magazines that the first criminal RoboCop 'arrests' in the Mart are Cyborg and Iron Man comics.

Great reaction, as always! This movie pulls a lot of heart strings.

The whole thing with ED-209 poked fun at American business at the time. It was designed to look & sound impressive enough to get sold, only for customers to discover it didn't work right. American-made cars at the time had the same reputation; that was part of the reason the movie was set in Detroit. God, I love this movie! My favorite movie of all-time!

My favorite movie of all time. Pound for pound, nearly perfect

28:45 "This guy's not dead?" Don't worry, the next time you think he dies, you'll know for sure. No room for doubt.

I absolutely loved this movie as a child. I just didn't realize at the time how absolutely effed up and disturbing of a movie this was for a kid to be seeing. This is a commentary on violence and the runaway marketing of the 80's. "I'll buy that for a dollar!" For sure. If you thought Red Forman was grumpy in That 70's Show... 💙 From Detroit

i've heard that some shocked parents exited the theaters quickly because they mistakenly thought that robocop was supposed to be a kiddie movie.

Thank you so much, #AriaC, for uploading this awesome movie reaction. I love your content so much because it's absolutely amazing, and I really enjoy watching your reactions to different movies.

This movie was a satire. If you think about it, yes it was graphic and extreme, but just about every scene it happens it was exaggerated to a ridiculous level. So ridiculous it was funny at times.

"Without any delay, let's just get right into it" is exactly how Paul Verhoeven operates.

Super reaction Aria! Your reaction is reminiscent of my sisters' when we all saw this movie back in '91. Even had this show on VHS to a point where I'd watch it so often that I wore out the magnetic strip 🙉

I don’t know what you’re talking about Aria. That was pure comedy 😂

4:28 The special effects crew put a blood pack on the dude's groin lmao

Good reaction! The director, Paul Verhoeven, is well known for his not-so-subtle social commentary. Hence the TV cuts and corporate malfeasance. For more, you could check out "Starship Troopers".

I like your emotional involvement into the movie.

Robocop was a very underrated movie. The action and story kept you interested. The story of a cop becoming a superhero is pretty awesome. It is a good Saturday night movie to share with a friend.

Dressed to Kill was also a good movie with Nancy Allen

If you like dystopian action movies with a sense of humour (and no blood!), may I suggest Demolition Man (1993) ?

I like this channel so much. Aria seems like such a caring, gentle, sweetheart that you just have to like her. But then you get, "It was very satisfying watching all those villains die. . ." Then you gotta love her.

"I feel sorry for you Mr. Kinney." Me: Not yet you don't!🤣🤣🤣

Yeah, it´s brutal but this makes it so great. Had a lot of fun with your reaction :)

This movie kicks ass. You kick ass. This only makes sense.

Murphy's death was deliberately made extremely brutal so we would feel for him as there hadn't been enough time for us to really build up a proper emotional connection to the character.

Aria, Dutch director Paul Verhoeven was heavily influenced by the horrors of World War 2 and so many of his films deal with violence in a graphic, unflinching way. He tends to throw in social satire and commentary in many of his films. Famous academy-award winning animator Phil Tippett (who did the stop-motion puppeteering on this film) came into his own working on the original Star Wars films. The other Robocop films really drop off in quality, so you may want to skip them for now.

Robocop is a piece of art

I would love to do a Robocop cosplay, down to the opening thigh compartments and sliding gun holsters, but that would be time-consuming and expensive to replicate. Also, if you don't recognize the actor who played Clarence Bodicker, that's Kurtwood Smith....AKA Red Forman from That 70s Show.

"Yeah, this is not a comedy!" A minute later... Bob: "That's life in the big city!" Hehe, the movies from the 80s were freakin' mental!

Lol @ your reaction to the blood squibs :)

Good movie.. another 80's movie that was big is " Conan The Barbarian " ( 1982 ).. if you haven't reacted to it yet

28:12 "Is she happy? Is the _kid_ happy?" I think it's too soon for that question, Aria. They both clearly had a healthy _relationship_ with Murphy, and as far as they know, he's dead, now. They have to grieve for a little while.

Robocop is one of those movies that transcends multiple genres. it's sci-fi , it's action , it's got comedy , it's got horror , it's got drama , and thriller vibes. It's why this movie is just one of the greatest classics of all time. it's also one of the few movies in history that nearly got an X-rating despite having next to no nudity and not one drop of pornographic sex or even "in the dark" sex.\ fun fact: robocop is not actually a robot , he is a text book cyborg. that beign a life form that requires both organic and machien components tot function as a living organism. fun fact 2 : the terminator , which is often called a cyborg is not a true cyborg since it is 100% function with out it's skin. Fun fact 3: they never specified a year or even a decade that robocop takes place in. so it could still be seen as the future from waht ever year you watch it in.

As an old man (75) I can appreciate your comments about Maggie. She is going to be the cutest old lady ever! Like your style, too...

Love it when in the 80's movies broke trends and earned subcategories like "ultraviolence" or "crazy comedy".

Final comment: I liked the old man. Seemed like out of all the OCP suits, he was the one that most understood Murphy. Mad respect there.

I'd like to recommend "Kuffs" with Christian Slater. It's another movie about a privatized police force. Much more light hearted than this though.

Peter Weller, who plays Robocop, is such a cool brainbox in real life. In 2015 he finally got his doctorate in Italian art history, but he'd already been teaching it strong New York etc universities for years. In Rococop, when he says things like "your move, creep" or "come quietly or there'll be trouble", I wondered if the film is a subtle homage to the Judge Dredd comic strips. I've seen people online saying there was a 2002 interview where director Verhoeven confirmed this. Obviously, there have been two actual movies of Judge Dredd but I can't say either of them do its whole crazy bubblegum-coloured skyscrapers, circus atmosphere and brutal deadpan hero cop stuff fully enough.

I was 4 years old watching RoboCop. My dad i watched it. Always fun.

It was rumored that to explain Robert Burke portraying robocop in the 3rd film instead of Peter weller was that when he got set on fire in the opening scene there was some sort of plastic surgery done to him to repair the damage but was dropped in the final version. I don’t think anything would happen if he wear to be shot in the face or mouth, apparently Murphy’s face was grafted onto a mechanical face/head with his brain encapsulated within. Now weather or not they used any bone material for his face is never confirmed but I believe so along with the inside of his mouth and possibly esophagus similar to how he was in the remake with the heart and lungs. If you think about it it’s an extremely impressive medical surgical procedure that ocp can provide 😂 “I’ll buy that for a dollar!”

The brutality of Murphy's murder always makes me feel hopeless and afraid.

Aria: "Louis is gonna come in and save him." Viewers: "Uhhhhh...." God I love watching people see this for the first time :)

a Verhoeven classic. An amazing satire of American capitalism/corporatism.

This movie was first released 36 years ago in theaters. And I was only 10 years old at the time when this movie was first released in theaters.

The 7 steps of grieving for Kenny reduced down to 0

Thank you Aria for reacting this classic one of my favorites RoboCop directed by Paul Verhoeven starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Daniel O'Herlihy, Miguel Ferrer, Kurtwood Smith and music score by Basil Poledouris. This film has two sequels and one remake RoboCop 2 (1990) RoboCop 3 (1993) and RoboCop (2014)

8:12 poor Aria! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 so nice and sweet. Assumes the best of people. Nope....... clarence.. is a dooooouchebaaaag! 🤣

Awesome Robocop react!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

22:27 I imagine it would be much like what happens with The Terminator. The flesh would be damaged but it probably wouldn't really do a whole lot to stop him.

8:18....Aria... "What the fuck,man" I Love Her🥰

25:00 😂😂 I bet that’s a reference to the old Dr Who episodes, where the Daleks couldn’t use the stairs

Happy to see you reacting to this sci fi 💎 facts on this movie being ahead of its time.

If you haven't seen them, check out Starship Troopers and Total Recall. They're from the same director. Starship Troopers, especially - it's a favorite of mine.

This is such a good action movie. And I really love how you are reacting to this movie. And I really like watching this movie with you. And the very first time that I ever saw this movie was when I was only 11 years old when I was watching this movie on VHS and Home Video.

Greetings from Czech Republic :-) that was awsome reaction :-) I can't wait for another reaction :-) i'm bored from type reaction but your reactions are very good :D :D :D Don't stop pls :-D :D :D

Classic movie from 1987

80's action movies just hit different.

Robocop, Verhoeven's first coup in his masterpiece Science Fiction trilogy. You probably will also love Total Recall (1990) and Starship Troopers (1997).

One amazing 1980 decade dystopia.

Great reaction 🔥💯💯🔥

If that isn’t the best sci-fi action movie of the 80’s or ever I don’t know what is.

Robocop 1987 My favorite movie of my teenage times, still love it, 🌹👌🙏

Loved your reaction 💯 Thank you for watching❤

New York had a police strike in protest of complaints about brutality ( choking someone to death over selling loose cigarettes) if I recall correctly crime went down during the strike

I had never realized Nancy Allen does have a resemblance to Maggie Gyllenhaal. Good catch👍🏻

I can't believe you edited out "Bitches leave," the greatest one-liner in cinematic history.

Action movie yes, but also dark satire about the future of America as told by a European. Same for his other movie, Starship Troopers.

19:44 Here, they showcase a key fact about Alex Murphy. His life at home wasn't too bad. He had a healthy relationship with his son. He had a healthy relationship with his wife. He was the kind of guy people tended to get _along_ with. He wasn't livin' it up in the lap of _luxury,_ but he was doing pretty well for himself.

The 2 greatest words in cinema history: "Bitches leave!" :P