This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest movies ever made, Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop.
Even to this day, we’ve yet to see anything like it, and the concept to use crude robot technology in the future gives it a wicked post-apocalyptic aesthetic. It’s a goddamn masterpiece that also possesses one of the greatest ending scenes in the history of cinema. “Dick, you’re fired.”
To celebrate the film’s big landmark, fans crowd-sourced a brand new documentary perfectly titled “RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop“. The new feature length retrospective dives into the making of RoboCop (1987), its sequels and cultural impact over the last 30 years. It’s supported with over 90 of the original cast and crew with one exception: Dr. Peter Weller.
Weller, according to the trailer’s details, declined several requests to be interviewed for this film. Thankfully, the filmmakers have acquired archive interviews (both old and new) that are to be featured in the final film.
It’s a shame because this documentary looks phenomenal. In just this short trailer they tease all sorts of interesting reveals from RoboCop such as how it forced the MPAA to make changes to how troublesome and unfun the production was. There appear to be huge segments dedicated to the astounding sound design, not to mention stop motion work and design of the RoboCop costume. This looks like it’s going to be an absolute gem. Watch for release news when it comes in.