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RoboCop The Rewatchables
RoboCop

Casting What-Ifs

Peter Weller ultimately won the role after a long search; the discussion covers many alternate Murphy, Lewis, and Boddicker choices.

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:34Read transcript
  • Jonathan Kaplan left to direct Project X, and Verhoeven initially dismissed the script. — Bill Simmons
  • Schwarzenegger, Ironside, Rucker Hauer, Tom Berringer, Armin Asante, Keith Caradine, and James Remar were Murphy possibilities. — Bill Simmons
  • Steven Seagal appears among possible Murphy headshots and is developed as a comic alternate. — Bill Simmons
  • Stephanie Zimbalist was cast as Lewis but a Remington Steele pickup prevented it. — Bill Simmons
  • Michael Ironside declined Boddicker and Kurtwood Smith moved from auditioning for Dick Jones to Boddicker. — Bill Simmons
RoboCop The Rewatchables
RoboCop

Half-Assed Internet Research

The costly suit, writers, Dallas locations, Nixon promotion, killer cop names, set incidents, ratings fight, Ford Tauruses, VHS success, and Leza Gibbons

In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:22Read transcript
  • The RoboCop suit reportedly cost between $500,000 and $1 million. — Bill Simmons
  • Edward Neumeier developed the story with Michael Miner. — Bill Simmons
  • Dallas was selected because its architecture suggested the near future. — Bill Simmons
  • Richard Nixon received $25,000 to promote the home video and donated the money. — Bill Simmons
  • The cops are said to be named after notorious killers. — Kyle Brandt
  • Verhoeven reportedly took prescription medication for insomnia and behaved manically on the set. — Bill Simmons
  • An unexpectedly large explosion sent actors scattering and Ray Wise reported glass hitting his face. — Bill Simmons
  • The movie was refused its R rating repeatedly before approval. — Bill Simmons
  • The police cars were 1986 Ford Tauruses. — Bill Simmons
  • RoboCop had a long VHS rental waiting list in 1988. — Bill Simmons
  • Leza Gibbons’s later show, marriages, family, and rescue dog are discussed. — Bill Simmons
RoboCop The Rewatchables
RoboCop

Apex Mountain

Peter Weller, Detroit’s early-1990s sports era, Ronnie Cox, and Miguel Ferrer receive apex support; other candidates are rejected or debated.

In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:27:43Read transcript
RoboCop The Rewatchables
RoboCop

Picking Nits

ED-209’s live ammunition and stairs, Murphy’s tactics and family gaps, RoboCop’s exposed jaw, and Boddicker walking freely into OCP

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:18Read transcript
  • ED-209 should have been loaded with blanks for the boardroom demonstration. — Bill Simmons
  • Murphy and Lewis should have waited for backup before entering the warehouse. — Bill Simmons
  • Lewis takes too long to recognize Murphy from his gun movement. — Bill Simmons
  • Murphy appears to have no family or friends searching for him. — Kyle Brandt
  • RoboCop’s exposed mouth and jaw create an unnecessary target. — Bill Simmons
  • ED-209 being unable to use stairs is an implausible rollout failure. — Bill Simmons
  • Known mob boss Clarence Boddicker can walk into Dick Jones’s office without arrest. — Bill Simmons
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