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‘RoboDoc’ – Episode 2 of Comprehensive ‘RoboCop’ Docuseries Now Streaming on SCREAMBOX!
The first and second episodes in the must-see four-part SCREAMBOX Original series RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop are now streaming, with additional installments dropping weekly!
From the makers of Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (now streaming on SCREAMBOX), RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop takes an in-depth look into the creation of the groundbreaking franchise and features new interviews with cast and crew, including Hollywood icons such as Peter Weller, Diane Robin, Ronny Cox, Nancy Allen, Ray Wise, director Paul Verhoeven & more.
In Episode 1, “Destination Delta City,” take a deep dive into the making of the sci-fi masterpiece RoboCop. Hear the origins of how Orion Pictures assembled a magnificent cast & crew, who unbeknownst to them, have signed up for a turbulent and career-defining ride.’
In today’s Episode 2, “Verhoeven’s Mantra,” with the production in full swing, a notoriously demanding, volatile and mad-genius of a director in Paul Verhoeven is pushing the envelope and many people’s buttons. The shoot is heating up, the tensions are rising and with the unprecedented filming conditions, the cast & crew are pushed to their limits.’
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Part man. Part machine. All cop. RoboCop burst onto the scene in the late 1980s as the cinematic landscape began to shift. Robots and artificial intelligence were making their way into the public consciousness and their stories captured the world’s imagination. This popularity helped the franchise gross over $100 million at the box office while inspiring a pair of sequels as well as an animated television series and merchandise.
Hailed as “one of the best action movies of the 1980s” by Collider, RoboCop pushed boundaries as a thriller with shots of brutality and torture in the opening scene. The dystopian satire came to life by Ed Neumeier while working on the set of Blade Runner with Rob Bottin (The Fog, The Thing) handling the special effects which included practical effects, the violent gore and the infamous RoboCop costume.
Produced by Gary Smart, an award-winning filmmaker known for the Dark Ditties series and You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright, the doc is directed by Chris Griffiths and Eastwood Allen who previously collaborated with Smart on Pennywise: The Story of IT. The docu-series looks back at the groundbreaking sci-fi franchise through the eyes of those who created it. RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop shows the franchise’s impact on the action and science fiction genres, blazing a trail alongside The Terminator, into the technologically driven cinema scape we see today. That impact is still being felt, as the 2014 remake of RoboCop grossed over $240 million at the box office.
The series was written by Allen, Griffiths and Smart and produced by Smart, Michael Perez & Hank Starrs, with John Cashin, Gary Collins, Ben KB Ng, Fuad Omar, Aleksandar Smiljanic, Sean Tiedeman and Laurence Gornall acting as Executive Producers. RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop was composed by Sean Schafer Hennessy who previously worked on the horror documentary Pennywise: The Story of IT & Scream: The Inside Story.
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop – 4-part docuseries
- Ep 1 – Destination Delta City – August 29
Synopsis: ‘Who is he? What is he? Where does he come from?’ Take a deep dive into the making of the sci-fi masterpiece ‘RoboCop’. Hear the origins of how Orion Pictures assembled a magnificent cast & crew, who unbeknownst to them, have signed up for a turbulent and career-defining ride.
- Ep 2 – Verhoeven’s Mantra – September 5
Synopsis: With the production in full swing, a notoriously demanding, volatile and mad-genius of a director in Paul Verhoeven is pushing the envelope and many people’s buttons. The shoot is heating up, the tensions are rising and with the unprecedented filming conditions, the cast & crew are pushed to their limits.
- Ep 3 – Blood, Sweat & Steel – September 12
Synopsis: Hear the untold first-hand accounts from the resilient cast & crew, as they relive the golden era of hands on, practical filmmaking in the 1980s.
- Ep 4 – Murphy & The Machine – September 19
Synopsis: A movie icon is unleashed to the world, creating an unforgettable legacy with lasting memories for the people who lived through its production.
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Lili Reinhart (“Riverdale”) is leading the cast of an upcoming thriller titled American Sweatshop, with Deadline reporting that the film will explore the dark side of the internet.
“In a device driven world,” Deadline details, “American Sweatshop will take a look at the toll of social media through the eyes of Daisy Moriarty (Reinhart), who while dealing with a chaotic personal life, finds herself sucked into the underbelly of the internet.
“Moriarty, and a motley group of coworkers, toil in a cottage industry of agencies that evaluate harmful and offensive pictures and videos uploaded to social media. With detached caution and a deranged sense of humor, they examine the millions of posts that get ‘flagged for review.’
“But one particularly violent video grabs hold of Daisy, luring her out of this office, away from the safety of her keyboard and into a dangerous world as she obsessively seeks to hold someone accountable.”
Uta Briesewitz (“Stranger Things”) will be directing. Matthew Nemeth (City On A Hill) wrote the screenplay, with Barry Levinson (Rain Man) and Tom Fontana (Oz) producing.
“Many of us have a story to tell about an experience with the dark side of the internet— and it’s horrifying that the violence we are exposed to on a daily basis is rewiring our brains,” said Lili Reinhart. “American Sweatshop tackles this subject in an inventive and engaging way that had me hooked from page one.”
Executive producer Kirk D’Amico added, “We are very pleased to present this very original film which stars Lili Reinhart as a reviewer of social media posts which are deemed questionable, a job no one wants. Uta Briesewitz’s directorial vision will give audiences a thought-provoking look into the dark side of the internet. This is a timely and compelling story.”
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