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