Episode 111: Robocop
     The gang continues their Cyberpunk Christmas month with part man: part machine: all justice: The original Robocop.

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Written by: Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner
Score by: Basil Poledouris
Budget: $13 million
Grossed: $53.4 million

Cast: 

• Peter Weller as Alex Murphy/Robocop
• Nancy Allen as Anne Lewis
• Dan O’Herhily as The Old Man
• Ronny Cox as Dick Jones
• Kurtwood Smith as Clarence Boddicker
• Miguel Ferrer as Bob Morton

Talking Points: 

1. What is your history with Robocop franchise?
2. What are your overall thoughts on Robocop?
3. How does this film fit within the “cyberpunk” genre?
4. Violence and Satire of violent films, does it work?
5. Final thoughts

Next EP: 

• Ghost in the Shell (1995)