I love the Old Man's attitude in this scene. His first reaction when that damaged, scary-looking cyborg walks in unnanounced ? Calmly and politely ask him what the problem is. When said scary cyborg bluntly tells him that one of his top employees is wanted for murder ? Calmly point out that such charges need proof. When he gets taken hostage by a desperate Dick Jones after said proof has been provided ? He keeps a cool head, remembers what Murphy just said (that he can't act against high-ranking OCP staff) and fires Jones on the spot, thereby allowing Murphy to do his job. And when the threat has been eliminated, he congratulates Murphy on a job well done while casually calling him "son", like an old man thanking a regular cop for taking care of a minor inconvenience.
The Old Man is one of those people that's seen it all, so nothing really phases him. Just like when after the Ed 209 disaster happened earlier in the movie, he seemed more disgruntled than freaking out about it...
He went from stern father like figure in Robocop1 to cartoon villain in Robocop2; at least in Robocop 1, he looked like he genuinely wanted to make that Delta City and cut crime because it would benefit everyone.
I mean, and I’m just speaking for myself here… but if one of my executives/board members pulled a gun out, held it to my head and threatened to shoot me, I’m fairly sure that I’d fire them on the spot as well, lol Wouldn’t change their actions any, but it’s good to make it official and not leave it up to chance Jan: “So Bill off’d the boss yesterday; guess he’s done here professionally” Carter: “I dunno, boss-man didn’t say anything about Bill being let go before he died so I think he’s good. Might even get moved to VP after Jenkins is promoted to head-honcho”
@@FS2K4Pilot Yeah, but at least it looked good. I don't know if it's any comfort to Peter Weller, but those hours of makeup and costume application were worth it for the movie and audience experience.There are a lot of bulky costumes and prosthetics like this in films where it takes hours to get into but end up looking terrible on camera. This one, however, looked amazing.
You nailed it. You sit in chairs for 8 hours to shoot 4 hrs. Eat through a straw sometimes. My buddy played the Nemesis in Resident Evil. that costume was 120lbs and so thick and hot ( thick foam with rubber exterior), that is had ports to be hooked up to an air conditioner. He lost 25lbs during that shoot! You just have to kind of relax.I would just sort of meditate and zone out as they did me up. Some costumes and make up were amazing when finished. They were so good, they looked real if you looked at yourself in a mirror.
@@MovieMusclenice wasn't Kane hodder nemesis in the resident evil movie? Or was it Tyler mane I'm really glad they went practical with the suit although overall the movie wasn't the greatest
I remember seeing this as a kid in theaters...when Robocop said 'Murphy" I swear the entire theater screamed and cheered. One of the greatest moments of my childhood!
There are 3 things I adore about this scene, firstly Murphy's etiquette in thanking the old man for firing Dick Jones, secondly Murphy spinning the gun before he holsters it and thirdly the beautiful realisation that he's been recognised as a human for his nice shooting, by the old man asking his name. It is a masterful ending to the movie.
he isn't human anymore, he only killed because the system allowed him to kill the guy. This is the director laughing at you for believing in some kind of redemption.
The final lines are what RoboCop is really about. RoboCop is not about a killer cop robot, it's about a man who lost most of his humanity, and his attempts to keep what little is left of it. THAT'S the true essence of RoboCop.
I always loved the way the boss speaks to Robo in this scene. From the moment he walks in, the boss just treats him like a person, from: "How can we help you, Officer?" to "Nice shooting, son." :)
It's oddly subversive. He came across as a genuinely decent chap in a room full of vipers. It would have been easy to make him a cartoonish villain - as in the sequel.
@@AshleyPomeroy I hate that they make him a villain. the fact that hes so chill and gigachad is what makes the Old Man so charming in this movie, like he has seen shit like this a thousand times as the head of this company
@@ThePatank : that's why to me, Robocop story ends here at the final scene of Robocop 1. Robocop 2 is quite meh. End of the story should be on a high note, when people are satisfied but still want more. Turning this single movie master piece into a franchise ... instead makes it overstay its welcome.
While true, we must also remember that the Old Man at the beginning of the film did not seem to care one whit about Mr Kinney getting gunned down in the boardroom other than the fact that the ED-209 project was likely to be a disaster and cost them millions. Yes, he's charming and knows how to build rapport, but do not forget that he was the one who also authorized the Robocop project (with everything that it entails) in the first place.
And even after all he's been through, he STILL does his job. Not just because he's programmed to, but because he knows it's his duty, and he still holds himself to it.
I like how the boss acknowledges him as a real cop by saying “How can we help you officer?” That shows respect, even when he asks evidence it’s still in a respectful way.
@@cmolodiets Dude, you are raging over the typical cop streotype on a freaking old ass hell movie. I fucking get it, you are mad. But I dont want to hear you say shit that might spark a political debate or a riot. Everyone wanna watch a Cyborg Cop do his job, not you getting triggered
I love that the Old Man was one of the few people to treat Murphy like a human being after his murder. Shows that he's not entirely soulless and money-grubbing.
Murphy is still a human being, just augmented now the films could have explored that? OCP just considered him a reaminated corpse or medical waste once he died and did not consider that parts of him might remain.
the makeup art still holds up, his head looks like he's got a robot body with flesh grafted, not just some guy in a costume. they did amaaazing work :) sooo good
artwork in all the prostectics to make it look right .. dont forget back in the day of this movie cgi was 16 bit only and looked more like sponge bob does today ...
@@poeticnation6251 the only effect actually used in that scene was the guns flare ... the rest is all physical addons and prosthetic .. no cgi in that day ... just matting and composting in edit ...
What's your name son? Robocop - "Murphy". And in the final moment of the film, he gets his humanity back, while accepting the new version of himself. That's some powerful shit, almost makes me squeeze a tear out. Weller's performance was subtle, nuanced, and quite frankly, brilliant.
ImmaKakarot1 Some other Sci-fi movies shows a mini or regular sized disc that is a video tape back then, when the world entered the 21st century eighteen years ago, it became reality
Still an underrated movie in my opinion. Peter Weller did a terrific job with his movements and monotone delivery to really sell the believability of the character. But the last line at the end, with the little smirk, really sells the human payoff for his character. Iconic.
Patrick Bateman I liked the big smile and thumbs up from the other guy, he came in expecting a boring board meeting, and instead it turned out to be an exciting and fun one where he got to watch a VP get shot out of a window. I'd thumbs up that too...
1:41 Robocop was very robotic when he holstered his gun, his body turned before his head, Peter Weller did an excellent job of conveying the machine in him. When asked his name, Robocop became more human, and turned his whole body to face the question. Very subtle cues remind us of the dual nature of Robocop. As the Police officer, he is machine-like. As Murphy, the flicker of humanity still remains, the smile proves that.
Hence all the blood guts violence and “I’ll buy that for a dollar 💵,” satirical humour isn’t entirely lost and Murphy’s journey from man to machine back to man again is not entirely lost on its audience.
There's a lot of comedic death in Robocop. Always loved the glee of this guy at 1:26. It's a perfect expression of the self-aware, violent indulgence of this film.
If you see the real puppet his arms look normal. The guy who created the scene showed the model and was explaining why it looked strange. It was a mechanical dummy.
In his last few moments of life Dick at least got to experience what it's like to have enormous arms ...with which he flailed away ..but he still couldn't fly.
The ending is so good. A lot of stuff is left unsolved, but the most important plotline (Murphy regaining his human identity) is masterfully closed by the old man's question, Murphy's answer and smile and the title card reading "ROBOCOP". The spectator intelligence is called in to link the dots, he IS Robocop and he IS Murphy, his story is complete. Verhoeven wanted Robocop to be the "American Jesus" and concludes the movie with the public acknowledgement of his dual nature (man and machine). It is a powerful message that the film is able to convey. Miller's story for the sequel was good in itself but it undid the whole arc, and is rightfully disliked for this.
Yeah, Robocop 2 has some fun moments if you turn off your brain and just watch it, but it pissed all over the original movie's ending. Matrix Reloaded has some fun, dumb action scenes, but most people with any investment in the first movie would never say it's better than Matrix 1. Hell, for the most part Robocop 2 isn't even a 'good' movie, though 3 makes it look like The Godfather by comparison.
Its very hard for many people to understand how good "Robocop" is. That's not only about the action. This movie introduce us to the cruel reality. The government is weak. The Big Corporations, corrupted. The violence is all around us. Murphy killed the bank robbers, the drug dealers, the corrupted big men. As Robocop, he makes what all of us want so much: justice.
@@vtr0104 Robocop, for sure. Dredd is an interesting idea. But, what is mindblowing about 'robocop" is the Strong ties with the reality itself, something other SIFI movies can't even come close.
RoboCop, Terminator, Alien/Aliens, Predator 1/2, Star Wars, Demolition Man, Beetlejuice, and such are clear examples that back then was when things were good. Nowadays however, it's like the only thing expected of movies now is to have CGI, an overabundance of such, and stories that have bad plots and logic.
1980s movies are weird but fun. Check out how some of the top management are smiling after Dick gets fired, is pumped full of bullets and falls out the window. That's what happens when you don't hit your revenue numbers.
80's Action films were amazing we had Terminator,Indiana Jones,Rambo,Predator,Die Hard Blood Sports,Commando, Braddock, Beverly Hills Cop Tango & Cash they were all classics.
The ending is actually one of my favourites. It’s just great with the music and his little smirk when he says Murphy. It’s the moment he reclaims his humanity.
This was actually an excellent bit of plot work. The villain feels so secure in his protections that he's forgotten that it is something that is *easily* taken away. The much of the audience has too, until the moment it happens. This story has good bones.
Murphy reminds us at the beginning of the scene that even though dick is wanted for murder and has evidence, Murph can’t act against an officer of the company
@MarkAllen... By and large, cyborg cops usually file the proper legal paperwork instead of interupting board meetings in hopes of a high profile arrest...
the "murphy" and the smile at the end are so goddamn satisfactory. His character arc is complete, Murphy, despite being turned head to toe machine , is deep down human (as hell). 5/5 movie, forever a classic!
Love this EPIC movie and love the choice of his name "Murphy". "Murphy's Law" as pertaining to machinery states that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". In this case "Robocop" is a machine, but also a human deep down inside. That's what went "wrong" with this machine, he's really a human deep down inside.
One of the best movie ending ever. And the solution is so clever, tight and makes sense. I remember showing this film to first-timers and there's often a momentary delayed reaction followed by extreme laugther when they realize Jones' goose is cooked.
You’re right. We’ve lost soo much fun and stylistic pizzazz from movies. Hollywood has forgotten how to make escapist entertainment. 90% action and senseless violence with 10% of the underlying themes is all we need.
i love Johnson's face, everyone is covering up, hiding or shielding their face, and he is just staring at them....he is having the best day of his life and he's not gonna miss a single hit...... and the standing up slowly as he's being shot "i am not missing one second of your death", if this was a modern movie, he'd have his smart phone out and be recording it
The pacing of this movie is incredible this scene is only 2 minutes long but so many happens that feels something other movie would use 10 minutes instead, there so many memorable scenes that I always think this movie is over 2 hours long but it's only 90 minutes, such a gem.
Indeed not all old movies aged like wine. Just some of them. A lot of old braindead deluded idiots are suffering from a nostalgia ilness. This movie aged as hell.
@@issi529 the fuck are you talking about? Aged as hell? This movie is so painfully ahead of it's time the only thing "holding" it back would be some of the effects which aren't even that bad. There is better writing and story themes in this movie than all of the Marvel movies combined.
@@testtube173 Not all of them. Dont make me laugh i saw this movie again couple of weeks ago and it aged as fuck. It was ahead of his time in those days but not anymore. Who cares about writing if the effects in the movies sucks.
Like many spectacular Sci-Fi Films, Robocop took cues from a number of different genres. Notice how Robo emerges through the conference room doors not unlike the way the Gunfighter of the Old West would walk through swinging saloon doors under similar circumstances. In many Westerns a corporate criminal would commission thugs to have the gunfighter taken care of. After escaping within an inch of his life, the Gunfighter would have to recover and then get his shooting chops back together. Following one last gun battle to dispatch the hired thugs, the Gunfighter would finally confront the incredulous corporate criminal who thought he'd been taken care of. The 1980s were da' best for movies!
I love how in every dramatic Robocop entry most people panicking then there's this one person who says something very polite like "how can we help you officer"
The Old Man is completely unflappable. He was the only one who didn't look the least bit scared when ED-209 was turning poor Kinney into minced pork, just, as he put it, _very_ disappointed. And like a good CEO, he always puts the shareholders' interest first.
There can be one hundred people in a room, and ninety nine are afraid of you, but then there's that one that threats you with humanity, and it's the one that counts the most.
1:45 the most perfect ending to any movie. He now knows exactly who he is in 1 word and the smile cementing his humanity back after everything he lost.
I'm still impressed by the suit and the make up "around" the actor face to fit with the metallic back of the head. Robocop costume is such a visual masterpiece. And the actor Peter Weller nailed the gesture...
@@Spidersapien5 resident evil remake for game cube XD that's a game though. Jokes apart, I think no remakes are better, maybe the mortal kombat legacy series, the one with Michael J White but that's still different.
I was 17 when it came out in 1987. Family got its first VCR and first rental was Robocop from a convenience store which only had 12 videos to pick from....good times.
A perfect film ending. Lean, spare, no bloat or exposition or speeches. Everybody says absolutely what they need to say and nothing more while showing their characters one last time. A clever twist. A one liner. A great death for the villain. Murphy comes full circle and to the penultimate moment of his character arc on the literal last line and last word of the film. And then the in-our-faces, blunt, bold, perfectly-timed cut to the title which is the whole film's style summed up in one simple jump cut, and the emotionally stirring score kicks in. Perfect. I put this up there with the ending of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as a perfect film ending.
Love the poetic justice of this scene. Dick gets killed in the same room his flawed Ed-209 killed an innocent person, by the cyborg that was created as a result of that, because he killed the guy who made it.
LOL, the scream and waving arms as he flies through the window...despite the fact that he was thoroughly ventilated and his lungs would have collapsed, leaving him unable to scream.
This just decimates the remake. This is about the soul of a man breaking through the machine and reclaiming his humanity. Timeless and perfectly craft.
Baloney he would've got a lawyer who would've said that he was bottrammed by ED and therefore his functioning was questionable. And have the confession tossed out. There is no slam dunk in the courts. You need multiple. That is why cops go for forensic evidence even if they have a confession.
Robocop is such a unique and one-of-a-kind movie. A thoroughly detailed sci-fi setting, badass action sequences, and biting political/social satire, all rolled into one.
Sadly the social satire is lost on modern audiences, the same folk who miss the Klingons in Star Trek (Original Series) being an analog for Black America compared to The Federation's whiteness.
I don't compare them. They're two totally different movies. The only thing they have in common is the basic concept, title, and two character names. I think the new one suffers from the lack of R rating. Also, the original was a personal tale of identity and revenge. The new one was about corporate greed, is Robocop a person or a product, the morals of that. Murphy's investigation into his death took a total backseat in the new one and without the R rating, you can only do so much in the fight scenes.
Verhoeven's Robocop had a sharp focus on its elements. The funny dystopic commercials, for example, had a specific meaning and were intended to display what rampant, unchecked oligarchic capitalism would lead too. Sure, they were funny, but they also tell a greater story of a world in ruin. Hence when they stick such tropes in new movies when they clearly don't understand the inherent criticisms of the original tropes, it comes across as what it is - a cheap imitation. And I don't buy that homage excuse either - if you want to do an homage to Verhoeven then the very least you can do is consider why he put the elements into his film that he did. Verhoeven doesn't put things in his movie to "look cool" nor is any needless line added in and anyone who makes a cyberpunk story and does those things is making a subpar story at default. Cyberpunk is more noir than sci fi and I think the original captured that. As a sci fi action movie I did like the new one. I think it had the foundation of good cyberpunk but leaned too heavily on the old work without understanding why it was good.
Every detail about this is perfect. Entrance, the dialog exchange, the evidence reveal, the desperate hostage taking move, the kill, that one exec who stands up smiling and thumbs upping during it, and the compliment. Love it.
What a great movie & a very satisfying end to an insidious villain! Plus that little smirk from Murphy at the end was perfect. A nice way to remind the audience that his human spirit still shines bright underneath all that technology. The 80s was a fantastic time to be a kid, to enjoy these classic cult favorites.
I love the Old Man's attitude in this scene.
His first reaction when that damaged, scary-looking cyborg walks in unnanounced ? Calmly and politely ask him what the problem is.
When said scary cyborg bluntly tells him that one of his top employees is wanted for murder ? Calmly point out that such charges need proof.
When he gets taken hostage by a desperate Dick Jones after said proof has been provided ? He keeps a cool head, remembers what Murphy just said (that he can't act against high-ranking OCP staff) and fires Jones on the spot, thereby allowing Murphy to do his job.
And when the threat has been eliminated, he congratulates Murphy on a job well done while casually calling him "son", like an old man thanking a regular cop for taking care of a minor inconvenience.
Yes. It was great acting and script
The Old Man is one of those people that's seen it all, so nothing really phases him. Just like when after the Ed 209 disaster happened earlier in the movie, he seemed more disgruntled than freaking out about it...
Genius
He went from stern father like figure in Robocop1 to cartoon villain in Robocop2; at least in Robocop 1, he looked like he genuinely wanted to make that Delta City and cut crime because it would benefit everyone.
I mean, and I’m just speaking for myself here… but if one of my executives/board members pulled a gun out, held it to my head and threatened to shoot me, I’m fairly sure that I’d fire them on the spot as well, lol
Wouldn’t change their actions any, but it’s good to make it official and not leave it up to chance
Jan: “So Bill off’d the boss yesterday; guess he’s done here professionally”
Carter: “I dunno, boss-man didn’t say anything about Bill being let go before he died so I think he’s good. Might even get moved to VP after Jenkins is promoted to head-honcho”
Peter Weller doesn't get enough credit for his excellent physical acting, he really sells a half machine cyborg
Yeah first half robocop
Other half cyborg murphy
Murphy*
was getting a fan of Weller after i watched Robocop but later i found hes really an underrated actor
I think it was more like 85~90% cyborg, he was mostly just a head and spinal column.
@@aarongreenfield9038 movies like Robocop and Terminator was suited for 80s 90s era only
That costume still looks phenomenal all these years later.
Looks miserable to get into and out of, though!
Totally agree 👌👌
@@FS2K4Pilot Yeah, but at least it looked good. I don't know if it's any comfort to Peter Weller, but those hours of makeup and costume application were worth it for the movie and audience experience.There are a lot of bulky costumes and prosthetics like this in films where it takes hours to get into but end up looking terrible on camera. This one, however, looked amazing.
You nailed it. You sit in chairs for 8 hours to shoot 4 hrs. Eat through a straw sometimes. My buddy played the Nemesis in Resident Evil. that costume was 120lbs and so thick and hot ( thick foam with rubber exterior), that is had ports to be hooked up to an air conditioner. He lost 25lbs during that shoot! You just have to kind of relax.I would just sort of meditate and zone out as they did me up. Some costumes and make up were amazing when finished. They were so good, they looked real if you looked at yourself in a mirror.
@@MovieMusclenice wasn't Kane hodder nemesis in the resident evil movie? Or was it Tyler mane I'm really glad they went practical with the suit although overall the movie wasn't the greatest
I remember seeing this as a kid in theaters...when Robocop said 'Murphy" I swear the entire theater screamed and cheered. One of the greatest moments of my childhood!
I agree; it is very moving.
A movie one of your greatest moments? 😂
@@SRADracer It was a pop cultural moment, as it where.
@@SRADracer He was a kid and it was a very memorable moment. Nothing wrong with that.
Great memory
There are 3 things I adore about this scene, firstly Murphy's etiquette in thanking the old man for firing Dick Jones, secondly Murphy spinning the gun before he holsters it and thirdly the beautiful realisation that he's been recognised as a human for his nice shooting, by the old man asking his name. It is a masterful ending to the movie.
he isn't human anymore, he only killed because the system allowed him to kill the guy.
This is the director laughing at you for believing in some kind of redemption.
@@rodrigocosta2365 I see the film went right over your head. The film poster read 'Part Man, Part Machine, All Cop'. You might want to watch it again.
@@rodrigocosta2365 \woosh
@@SCorpG22 watch the movie again bruh
@@rodrigocosta2365 bruh? LOL epic fail.
The final lines are what RoboCop is really about. RoboCop is not about a killer cop robot, it's about a man who lost most of his humanity, and his attempts to keep what little is left of it. THAT'S the true essence of RoboCop.
That what the writers wanted and Paul Verhoeven gave them exactly
@@kyleshiflet9952 Would that the fans get it.
@@godzillavkk I meant the whole him trying to keep what little humanity he has
You deserve more than 58 likes darling
@@Gramon562 Thanks, but I'm actually female.
I always loved the way the boss speaks to Robo in this scene. From the moment he walks in, the boss just treats him like a person, from: "How can we help you, Officer?" to "Nice shooting, son." :)
It's oddly subversive. He came across as a genuinely decent chap in a room full of vipers. It would have been easy to make him a cartoonish villain - as in the sequel.
@@AshleyPomeroy I hate that they make him a villain. the fact that hes so chill and gigachad is what makes the Old Man so charming in this movie, like he has seen shit like this a thousand times as the head of this company
@@ThePatank : that's why to me, Robocop story ends here at the final scene of Robocop 1. Robocop 2 is quite meh. End of the story should be on a high note, when people are satisfied but still want more. Turning this single movie master piece into a franchise ... instead makes it overstay its welcome.
While true, we must also remember that the Old Man at the beginning of the film did not seem to care one whit about Mr Kinney getting gunned down in the boardroom other than the fact that the ED-209 project was likely to be a disaster and cost them millions. Yes, he's charming and knows how to build rapport, but do not forget that he was the one who also authorized the Robocop project (with everything that it entails) in the first place.
@@gendoruwo6322 I like a lot of the action sequences and the stop motion effects in Robocop 2. But its plot and story is very meh as you've said.
This film hits hard man. You cant help but feel sorry for him, man's a tragic hero
And even after all he's been through, he STILL does his job. Not just because he's programmed to, but because he knows it's his duty, and he still holds himself to it.
@@OmicronX-1999 true hero right there
"Dick...you’re FIRED!"
"Thank you."
Fantastic ending to a fantastic movie. Loved every second of it.
Who was Dick? Was it the guy holding the old man hostage?
@@angelredvivar Correct!
Then that guy Turned into mr fantastic lol
I know right. Makes me laugh everytime.
yeah, and goodbye DIRECTIVE 4
I like how the boss acknowledges him as a real cop by saying “How can we help you officer?” That shows respect, even when he asks evidence it’s still in a respectful way.
In real life there would be no respect, they would call him " fucking cop" and the black guy would have been shot
cmolodiets jackass
So true
@@cmolodiets
Dude, you are raging over the typical cop streotype on a freaking old ass hell movie.
I fucking get it, you are mad. But I dont want to hear you say shit that might spark a political debate or a riot. Everyone wanna watch a Cyborg Cop do his job, not you getting triggered
Of course he would respect him
1. He's a office of the law
2. He's a f**kin robot
I love, when RoboCop says: "Murphy". It is so humanly.
This is an absolute classic. It never gets old.
I love that the Old Man was one of the few people to treat Murphy like a human being after his murder. Shows that he's not entirely soulless and money-grubbing.
Definitely a better use of the great Dan O'Herlihy than the live-action Mr. Burns of RoboCop 2.
@Judy Greer On the flipside, "Delta City" is a private community for the rich. RoboCop was built to clear out the poor.
Don't see RoboCop 2.
They definitely ruined him in part 2. It was a drastic turn.
@@toddbonny3708 To clear out the bandits*
That smirk at the end says it all, he's still got what makes him human.
That's because he asked his name. he was glad they didn see him as robocop but as a human
Simply saying "how can we help you officer" was so amazing
the director is laughing at you.
He only killed the guy because the system allowed. He isn't human.
@@rodrigocosta2365 guess you aren't either
Robocop and Murphy are two different beings. At the end, they begin to merge with each other.
1:53 His smile shows that he has become and is finally treated like a human being. Murphy can now rest in peace with his soul avenged by Robocop.
Murphy is still a human being, just augmented now the films could have explored that? OCP just considered him a reaminated corpse or medical waste once he died and did not consider that parts of him might remain.
1:35 in many ways here as well! MAGA 2024
the makeup art still holds up, his head looks like he's got a robot body with flesh grafted, not just some guy in a costume. they did amaaazing work :) sooo good
I love how the Old Man had the sense of mind to fire Dick Jones. Quick thinking.
RoboCop: "My program will not allow me to act against an officer of this company."
Old Man: "Let me help you end this man's career."
Otimo
"Dick....... YOU'RE FIRED!"
@@RDSArcade and his life
Unfortunately, when Trump uses that phrase it’s for undesirable intentions.
Until this day his face still gives me the chills. His face looks grafted onto the exoskeleton. Amazing artwork.
For a film over 30 years old, "This has some GREAT effects work."
@@poeticnation6251 Peak film making era before CGI - although Verhoven was well on top of that with Starship Troopers
artwork in all the prostectics to make it look right .. dont forget back in the day of this movie cgi was 16 bit only and looked more like sponge bob does today ...
@@poeticnation6251 the only effect actually used in that scene was the guns flare ... the rest is all physical addons and prosthetic .. no cgi in that day ... just matting and composting in edit ...
@@hhjhj393 the satire was much better as the targets are too soft nowadays
I love Johnson's reactions during this scene. That actor played the hell out of his small but important role.
the length of Jone's arms when he was falling. is hilarious 😂
You know you're cool, when the jazzy Blackman gives you the thumbs-up!
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Lmfao
The equivalent of a white kid who does a black kids homework and the black kid daps him up and calls him "My nigga" 😂🔥
I’m still waiting for my black boss supervisor at work to give me a thumbs up at work. That to me will mean more than a $2 raise.
Why does that matter?
Why is skin color so important in your racist nation?
"Nice shootin' son, what's your name?"
"... Murphy."☺
+IDHLEB Verhoeven:
"Keep it."
Lightman 2120 🥳
😍😍😍
ROBOCOP
That little bit and Uncle Bob from T2 sinking into the molten steel with his thumb raised are moments that made us boys into men.
The black guys expressions are hilarious 😂 Especially at the end when he gives Murphy the thumbs up. God I love this movie.
He was my hero growing up, I can't even count how many times I've watched this movie, classic
What's your name son? Robocop - "Murphy". And in the final moment of the film, he gets his humanity back, while accepting the new version of himself. That's some powerful shit, almost makes me squeeze a tear out. Weller's performance was subtle, nuanced, and quite frankly, brilliant.
this video brought to you by the bloody spike tv in robocops hand
Well put, a brilliant performance and an incredible film.
and then robocop 2 threw that out the window
That line make me crying when he told his name that line it's how that have fellings
@@CRAZYMUGMAN Exactly.
This movie was ahead of it's time. Robocop's computer interface blade is pretty much USB.
What about the tracker device, it was a straight GPS, i think there was some gps back in the '80 but for military purpose only, i'm not so sure.
This movie also predicted DVD's
ImmaKakarot1 Some other Sci-fi movies shows a mini or regular sized disc that is a video tape back then, when the world entered the 21st century eighteen years ago, it became reality
HAL and R2D2 had also plugin interfaces, so no, RoboCop wasn't the first to connect and plug&play
I want a USB that doubles as a spike. Just in case someone tried to steal my phone.
Still an underrated movie in my opinion. Peter Weller did a terrific job with his movements and monotone delivery to really sell the believability of the character. But the last line at the end, with the little smirk, really sells the human payoff for his character. Iconic.
Pretty sure this movie is not, in fact, underrated, my friend.
It's not underrated, it's just old
overrated comment.
@@nepntzerZer overrated reply
@@Fister_of_Muppets my age is overrated
Peter Weller's delivery of "Thank you" is so good.
That smile at the end just nails it. Amazing film.
Patrick Bateman Totally :)
Patrick Bateman I liked the big smile and thumbs up from the other guy, he came in expecting a boring board meeting, and instead it turned out to be an exciting and fun one where he got to watch a VP get shot out of a window. I'd thumbs up that too...
Patrick Bateman from johnson? lol
indeed. its Alex Murphy
I'd buy that for a dollar!
1:41 Robocop was very robotic when he holstered his gun, his body turned before his head, Peter Weller did an excellent job of conveying the machine in him. When asked his name, Robocop became more human, and turned his whole body to face the question. Very subtle cues remind us of the dual nature of Robocop. As the Police officer, he is machine-like. As Murphy, the flicker of humanity still remains, the smile proves that.
Yep. This film is actually very deep and has many layers to it. It's an incredibly well made film of high quality.
He trained 6 months to do all the moves, there are still mysteries on some things, still today!!
Hence all the blood guts violence and “I’ll buy that for a dollar 💵,” satirical humour isn’t entirely lost and Murphy’s journey from man to machine back to man again is not entirely lost on its audience.
@@benjaminniem8605
No animatronics in the suit. Thats really him acting as a robot. That is impressive
The only time he ever smiled as Robocop also.
Looking back...a movie that truly stands the test of time.
As long as you don’t look at the guy’s arms when he falls.
There's a lot of comedic death in Robocop. Always loved the glee of this guy at 1:26. It's a perfect expression of the self-aware, violent indulgence of this film.
Dick Jones HAD admitted, on tape, to killing his friend.
And also because it’s a promotion for him
He was Bob Morton's friend.
Win win
"nice shooting, son. What's your name?"
"Murphy."
Great ending
RoboCop theme begins to play.
Don’t forget that smile on his face as he walks out. Fucking brilliant.
@@DAV1979
Yes!
Which is why the second and the third films are garbage.
@@DAV1979
How can you enjoy the second one when it ruins the ending of this film?
It was never supposed to be a trilogy.
I’m really glad he didn’t say robocop
Robocop shot that guy so hard his arms grew.
Horrible graphics there. Not only did Dick's arms grow, his face was not that of Ronnie Cox.
Ya, that always bothered me. Why the hell does that look so bad? The rest of the effects in that movie were pretty good for the 80's.
If you see the real puppet his arms look normal. The guy who created the scene showed the model and was explaining why it looked strange. It was a mechanical dummy.
In his last few moments of life Dick at least got to experience what it's like to have enormous arms ...with which he flailed away ..but he still couldn't fly.
Dan Trigona Eh, how awesome the scene was makes up for it
The ending is so good. A lot of stuff is left unsolved, but the most important plotline (Murphy regaining his human identity) is masterfully closed by the old man's question, Murphy's answer and smile and the title card reading "ROBOCOP". The spectator intelligence is called in to link the dots, he IS Robocop and he IS Murphy, his story is complete. Verhoeven wanted Robocop to be the "American Jesus" and concludes the movie with the public acknowledgement of his dual nature (man and machine). It is a powerful message that the film is able to convey. Miller's story for the sequel was good in itself but it undid the whole arc, and is rightfully disliked for this.
Yeah, Robocop 2 has some fun moments if you turn off your brain and just watch it, but it pissed all over the original movie's ending. Matrix Reloaded has some fun, dumb action scenes, but most people with any investment in the first movie would never say it's better than Matrix 1. Hell, for the most part Robocop 2 isn't even a 'good' movie, though 3 makes it look like The Godfather by comparison.
Farfetched..."American Jesus"...pffh.
R.I.P. to the man who played the Old Man of OCP in the Robocop series.
Its very hard for many people to understand how good "Robocop" is. That's not only about the action. This movie introduce us to the cruel reality. The government is weak. The Big Corporations, corrupted. The violence is all around us. Murphy killed the bank robbers, the drug dealers, the corrupted big men. As Robocop, he makes what all of us want so much: justice.
Play Cyberpunk2077! It's almost all about killing corporate asshats and gang bangers. Fun game.
we all are looking at screens laughing
Would you say you enjoy this more, or the Dredd series (Stallone version included)?
@@vtr0104 Robocop, for sure. Dredd is an interesting idea. But, what is mindblowing about 'robocop" is the Strong ties with the reality itself, something other SIFI movies can't even come close.
@@nandofav Gotcha. And thank you for replying!
To me, Robocop is a perfect example of how the 80s was when movies reached it's zenith with its creativity and entertainment.
"So true" - Well said. Respect!
RoboCop, Terminator, Alien/Aliens, Predator 1/2, Star Wars, Demolition Man, Beetlejuice, and such are clear examples that back then was when things were good.
Nowadays however, it's like the only thing expected of movies now is to have CGI, an overabundance of such, and stories that have bad plots and logic.
1980s movies are weird but fun. Check out how some of the top management are smiling after Dick gets fired, is pumped full of bullets and falls out the window. That's what happens when you don't hit your revenue numbers.
You got that right 👍
80's Action films were amazing we had Terminator,Indiana Jones,Rambo,Predator,Die Hard Blood Sports,Commando, Braddock, Beverly Hills Cop Tango & Cash they were all classics.
Peter Weller is a very underrated actor.
He's fantastic
The ending is actually one of my favourites. It’s just great with the music and his little smirk when he says Murphy.
It’s the moment he reclaims his humanity.
The original Robocop is a classic. I'm so glad i grew up in the 80's.
Nobody grew up in the 80s.
I was born in the 80's
I grew up in the 90's, so by the time I was growing up I got to see all the 80's films as film lore; not a bad experience at all
@Balage78Szfvar Well you can't live your life without political stuff, isn't it?
Ok boomer
This was actually an excellent bit of plot work. The villain feels so secure in his protections that he's forgotten that it is something that is *easily* taken away. The much of the audience has too, until the moment it happens. This story has good bones.
By and large, officers of a company cannot be terminated by it's President. It takes the act of the Board of Directors
@@markallen2984 Perhaps, but as @RCB notes, "The much of the audience has too, until the moment it happens."
Murphy reminds us at the beginning of the scene that even though dick is wanted for murder and has evidence, Murph can’t act against an officer of the company
@MarkAllen... By and large, cyborg cops usually file the proper legal paperwork instead of interupting board meetings in hopes of a high profile arrest...
@@markallen2984 luckily, robocop was only programmed with criminal law, not corporate.
Still a magnificent piece of movie history
My,... favorite,... movie,.. of all time. Born in 1985, I'd watch this as a baby, and as I've aged, I get new things out of it everytime I see it.
And that's how you fire someone
lmao rotf hahahaha
NewGamingOrder did u take ur pills
Just rapid fire
1:35
kim jong un next
I love how the guy lowkey becomes slenderman as he falls to his demise.
The birth of slenderman 😁
You'd think with arms that long he could fly.
Lol ok I'm not the only one that noticed that. It reminded me of stretch Armstrong
Don't say slender man, it gives me the creeps
@@ianmangham4570 Slenderman
The costume, the face, the acting all superb from its time
It’s all superb for today as well.
Just a masterclass of cinema. Bravo, simply amazing.
the "murphy" and the smile at the end are so goddamn satisfactory. His character arc is complete, Murphy, despite being turned head to toe machine , is deep down human (as hell). 5/5 movie, forever a classic!
I agree
Love this EPIC movie and love the choice of his name "Murphy".
"Murphy's Law" as pertaining to machinery states that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". In this case "Robocop" is a machine, but also a human deep down inside. That's what went "wrong" with this machine, he's really a human deep down inside.
A true classic that will still be a classic 100 years from now.
If it isn't banned when freedom is gone.
If Putin don't nuke all American important city
For sure
@@someperson8151 oh dont be so dramatic.
@@thevillageyid I mean people are getting arrested over Twitter posts...I wouldn't be surprised.
Peter es el mejor!!! Como lo queremos!!! Geniooooo! Insuperable! Siempre vas a ser nuestro Robocop! The best!
One of the best movie ending ever. And the solution is so clever, tight and makes sense. I remember showing this film to first-timers and there's often a momentary delayed reaction followed by extreme laugther when they realize Jones' goose is cooked.
Take time to appreciate that synthesized "whoosh" sound as he busts open the doors. I miss stuff like that!!!
Pure cyberpunk style
You’re right. We’ve lost soo much fun and stylistic pizzazz from movies. Hollywood has forgotten how to make escapist entertainment. 90% action and senseless violence with 10% of the underlying themes is all we need.
Classic 80’s indeed!!”
i love Johnson's face, everyone is covering up, hiding or shielding their face, and he is just staring at them....he is having the best day of his life and he's not gonna miss a single hit...... and the standing up slowly as he's being shot
"i am not missing one second of your death", if this was a modern movie, he'd have his smart phone out and be recording it
Johnson was fantastic in this series, one of my favourite characters.
Man was just glad he wasn’t being shot at by cops. All jokes aside, Johnson was a giga chad in this movie, just like Murphy.
If this was a modern movie... well, there's no way this could be a modern movie.
@@SensiofRabbitude Doesn't he become a villain himself later?
@@denisrivarola2387 You are so right. The 2014 remake proved it could not be remade into a modern movie.
One of the greatest movies ever made
Фильм на все времена 🔥🔥🔥
Saw this in the theatre back in the day. Entire place stood up and cheered this ending and the whole movie.
That's wild. I don't remember the last time, or ever, that people gave a standing ovation to a film once the credits appeared.
@@nickmasonic1162 it was a very long time ago.
I remember that, I saw it with my siblings in the theaters as well.
@@nickmasonic1162 LOTR 2001 the whole theatre clapped.
I don't think anybody stood up but there was a lot of roaring... :-)
I love how "Directive 4" keeps blinking so as to show Robocop wanted to shoot the guy from the moment he got in the room.
Also love how it got bypassed by Richard getting fired, meaning Directive 4 no longer applied to him ^^
Damn I never thought of it like that; I just thought it was for the audience. Great catch!
“Nice shooting, son. What’s your name?”
“Murphy.”
The pacing of this movie is incredible this scene is only 2 minutes long but so many happens that feels something other movie would use 10 minutes instead, there so many memorable scenes that I always think this movie is over 2 hours long but it's only 90 minutes, such a gem.
Such nostalgia. Looking back now, I do wonder how I managed to enjoy this all those years back as a kid 😂
Cool ass parents, my friend. Got to see so many R-Rated flicks as a kid just because my mom knew it would shut me up long enough for her to relax.
The Gameboy version was quite addictive...
Indeed not all old movies aged like wine. Just some of them. A lot of old braindead deluded idiots are suffering from a nostalgia ilness. This movie aged as hell.
@@issi529 the fuck are you talking about? Aged as hell? This movie is so painfully ahead of it's time the only thing "holding" it back would be some of the effects which aren't even that bad. There is better writing and story themes in this movie than all of the Marvel movies combined.
@@testtube173 Not all of them. Dont make me laugh i saw this movie again couple of weeks ago and it aged as fuck. It was ahead of his time in those days but not anymore. Who cares about writing if the effects in the movies sucks.
MASTERPIECE!!!
Nothing can be compared to the original!
the only Robocop........
Directed to PERFECTION by Paul Verhoeven!
2 is good too
@@leandrolej yes, I like Robocain
@@jordantreyofficial is there a action figure if Robocain ?
I love how he just calmly says “Thank you.”
Peter's voice is iconic like Keith David, Morgan Freeman, and James Earl Jones. Just fantastic.
1:26 - I love how Morton's friend jumps to his feet in anticipation of seeing Dick go through the window. 🤣
Yeah and the thumbs up after lol "Score! we gonna get that contract!"
@@dzonbrodi514 .......
He got way too excited. People need to be cautious around him.
One of the many things to love about this movie. That thumbs up was hilarious.
I swear 🤣🤣
This movie blew up my head when i was 15. Way ahead of its time. And you cant buy that for a dollar.
Una maravilla esa mezcla de frialdad y humor de los personajes en esta película. Celebrando cuando el tipo cayo por la ventana 😅😅
Like many spectacular Sci-Fi Films, Robocop took cues from a number of different genres. Notice how Robo emerges through the conference room doors not unlike the way the Gunfighter of the Old West would walk through swinging saloon doors under similar circumstances. In many Westerns a corporate criminal would commission thugs to have the gunfighter taken care of. After escaping within an inch of his life, the Gunfighter would have to recover and then get his shooting chops back together. Following one last gun battle to dispatch the hired thugs, the Gunfighter would finally confront the incredulous corporate criminal who thought he'd been taken care of. The 1980s were da' best for movies!
I love how in every dramatic Robocop entry most people panicking then there's this one person who says something very polite like "how can we help you officer"
Well, he IS the CEO of the company. Somebody has to remain cool.
The Old Man is completely unflappable. He was the only one who didn't look the least bit scared when ED-209 was turning poor Kinney into minced pork, just, as he put it, _very_ disappointed. And like a good CEO, he always puts the shareholders' interest first.
There can be one hundred people in a room, and ninety nine are afraid of you, but then there's that one that threats you with humanity, and it's the one that counts the most.
Great combination too....
CEO-Dick you fired.!!!!
Murphy-Thank You.
He was also yelling at Robocain to stop fighting Robocop in the sequel, despite Robocain literally massacred a bunch of people in the room.
1:45 the most perfect ending to any movie. He now knows exactly who he is in 1 word and the smile cementing his humanity back after everything he lost.
1:28 - just look at those beautiful arms. God I love the 80’s.
Possibly my favorite scene in this entire movie (and there were lots of scenes I loved)
every boardroom should have a box for the company desert eagle
lolllll
you missed the ED209 scene?
You mean the ED209 scene that would have been months earlier in the movie time?
who says months has passed?
Immediately after Kinney gets shot, Morton talks to the old man and says "I'm confident we can go to prototype within 90 days."
I'm still impressed by the suit and the make up "around" the actor face to fit with the metallic back of the head. Robocop costume is such a visual masterpiece. And the actor Peter Weller nailed the gesture...
Weller delivers murphy with a smile only he can deliver! what a classic!
The force of falling from the building stretched his arms out!
The original murders the remake. Peter Weller is the one and ONLY Robocop.
Here's a challenge; Name one remake that's actually better than the original
@@Spidersapien5 true grit
@@Spidersapien5 resident evil remake for game cube XD that's a game though. Jokes apart, I think no remakes are better, maybe the mortal kombat legacy series, the one with Michael J White but that's still different.
@@EyeOfTheMind86 I was talking about movies, dingdong
The fly. The thing. Scarface.
1:50 was the epic part. Warms my heart. Welcome back,Murphy 🙂
He delivers his lines so well.
I was 17 when it came out in 1987. Family got its first VCR and first rental was Robocop from a convenience store which only had 12 videos to pick from....good times.
A perfect film ending.
Lean, spare, no bloat or exposition or speeches. Everybody says absolutely what they need to say and nothing more while showing their characters one last time.
A clever twist. A one liner. A great death for the villain.
Murphy comes full circle and to the penultimate moment of his character arc on the literal last line and last word of the film.
And then the in-our-faces, blunt, bold, perfectly-timed cut to the title which is the whole film's style summed up in one simple jump cut, and the emotionally stirring score kicks in.
Perfect.
I put this up there with the ending of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as a perfect film ending.
God I miss the hyper violent 80’s
An incredible era for awesome movies. Predator being one of my favourites.
So do I.
same
I grew up in it
@@lightheart5 I'm bringing it back.
That door should have been nominated for an academy award for sound editing
That scene never gets old 👍
1:35
This guy always smile when he see someone dead in meeting room in every episode
Edit: He even thumbs up, too! But thanks for that many likes
true evil :)
I think he was so happy because he knew Bob Morton and was glad when dick jones got his.
@@achill6080 him and Bob were tight. He and the police commander were the only ones who starred in all 3 robocop
@@romelopez9132 Robert Do' Qui...and actually, Nancy Allen was also in all three. She dies in the last one, though.
xd
Love the poetic justice of this scene. Dick gets killed in the same room his flawed Ed-209 killed an innocent person, by the cyborg that was created as a result of that, because he killed the guy who made it.
The symmetry of this movie may be the greatest ever.
0:44 the way he looks at Dick Jones gets me everytime, lmao.
Like he just spilled grape juice on his carpet 😆
LOL, the scream and waving arms as he flies through the window...despite the fact that he was thoroughly ventilated and his lungs would have collapsed, leaving him unable to scream.
This movie is a masterpiece. I was born and raised in the Detroit area -- this has a special meaning to me.
You do know Robocop wasnt actually filmed in Detroit right? The whole movie was filmed in Dallas Tx
This just decimates the remake. This is about the soul of a man breaking through the machine and reclaiming his humanity. Timeless and perfectly craft.
Baloney he would've got a lawyer who would've said that he was bottrammed by ED and therefore his functioning was questionable. And have the confession tossed out. There is no slam dunk in the courts. You need multiple. That is why cops go for forensic evidence even if they have a confession.
Basil Poledouris's music was beyond epic. He was a genius that passed away too early :(
Фильм нашей молодости!! Один из любимых моих фильмов!!!
Robocop is such a unique and one-of-a-kind movie. A thoroughly detailed sci-fi setting, badass action sequences, and biting political/social satire, all rolled into one.
Sadly the social satire is lost on modern audiences, the same folk who miss the Klingons in Star Trek (Original Series) being an analog for Black America compared to The Federation's whiteness.
We need another RoboCop along the lines of the new Batman movies.
Verhoeven's Starship Troopers.
Same dif.
Why is this movie so much better then the new one?
Because it's 80's and 90's cyberpunk... New wave of cyberpunk isn't badass as it should be... Why? Because Verhoeven, Cameron, Scott and Oshii...
Most remakes of 80's classic movies turn out to be shit. I don't know why they bother making them.
I don't compare them. They're two totally different movies. The only thing they have in common is the basic concept, title, and two character names. I think the new one suffers from the lack of R rating. Also, the original was a personal tale of identity and revenge. The new one was about corporate greed, is Robocop a person or a product, the morals of that. Murphy's investigation into his death took a total backseat in the new one and without the R rating, you can only do so much in the fight scenes.
JP OK I like the remake and even wanted a sequal
Verhoeven's Robocop had a sharp focus on its elements. The funny dystopic commercials, for example, had a specific meaning and were intended to display what rampant, unchecked oligarchic capitalism would lead too. Sure, they were funny, but they also tell a greater story of a world in ruin. Hence when they stick such tropes in new movies when they clearly don't understand the inherent criticisms of the original tropes, it comes across as what it is - a cheap imitation. And I don't buy that homage excuse either - if you want to do an homage to Verhoeven then the very least you can do is consider why he put the elements into his film that he did. Verhoeven doesn't put things in his movie to "look cool" nor is any needless line added in and anyone who makes a cyberpunk story and does those things is making a subpar story at default. Cyberpunk is more noir than sci fi and I think the original captured that.
As a sci fi action movie I did like the new one. I think it had the foundation of good cyberpunk but leaned too heavily on the old work without understanding why it was good.
со слезами на глазах смотрю,столько лет прошло)как приятно,всем здоровья и добра!
Robocop is in my top favorite science fiction films of all time.
I've tried to tell people over the years that this is one of the best sci-fi flicks ever made. They don't believe me until they see it
It's great, but not quite in the league of Starship Troopers. "Would you like to know more?"
I honestly thought it was just a average 80s B-movie without any brains before watching it. I was SO mistaken
@@brucetucker4847 same director
Seeing IS believing!!!
Space Odyssey 2001, Terminator 2, District 9, maybe Solaris...
Every detail about this is perfect. Entrance, the dialog exchange, the evidence reveal, the desperate hostage taking move, the kill, that one exec who stands up smiling and thumbs upping during it, and the compliment. Love it.
Even the super long gangly arms as the villain is falling
@@cdevidal arguably best part. I love seeing it again to make sure I'm not insane.
MURPHY.
Ughhhhh still get chills to this date
What a great movie & a very satisfying end to an insidious villain!
Plus that little smirk from Murphy at the end was perfect. A nice way to remind the audience that his human spirit still shines bright underneath all that technology.
The 80s was a fantastic time to be a kid, to enjoy these classic cult favorites.