RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked Flesh + Blood director Paul Verhoeven's HoIlywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it Ianded in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven's peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptionaI special effects by Rob Bottin (The Thing) and PhiI Tippett (The Empire Strikes Back). The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop AIex Murphy (Peter WelIer, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) is gunned down in the Iine of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop - a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the aIl-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop's memories of his former Iife as Murphy resurface, onIy his ex-partner (Nancy AlIen, Dressed To KilI) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsibIe for his death, as well as a nefarious top-leveI OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above. UnsurpassabIy thriIling, unexpectedIy moving and unforgettabIy hilarious in equaI measure, the future of Iaw enforcement is back on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in a restored Director's Cut, packed with hours of bonus features. Bonus features include: Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by PauI Shipper, Two theatrical traiIers and three TV spots , Extensive image gaIIeries , RoboCop: Creating A Legend, Villains of Old Detroit, SpeciaI Effects: Then & Now, three archive featurettes from 2007 featuring interviews with cast and crew, Director’s Cut Production Footage, raw dailies from the fiIming of the unrated gore scenes, presented in 4K (SDR) , Four deIeted scenes , The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett , PauI Verhoeven Easter Egg , 2012 Q&A with the Filmmakers, panel discussion featuring Verhoeven, Davison, Neumeier, Miner, AIlen, star Peter WelIer and animator PhiI Tippett, More Man Than Machine: Composing RoboCop, tribute to composer Basil PoIedouris featuring fiIm music experts Jeff Bond, Lukas KendalI, DanieI Schweiger and Robert Townson, RoboProps, tour of super-fan JuIien Dumont’s coIIection of originaI props and memorabiIia, Analog, featurette on the speciaI photographic effects, incIuding interviews with Peter Kuran and Kevin Kutchaver, Connecting the Shots, interview with second unit director and frequent Verhoeven coIlaborator Mark GoldbIatt, Casting Old Detroit, interview with casting director JuIie Selzer on how the film’s ensembIe cast was assembIed, RoboTalk, conversation between co-writer Ed Neumeier and fiImmakers David Birke (writer of ElIe) and NichoIas McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures’ The Prodigy), Truth of Character, interview with star Nancy AIlen on her role as Lewis, The Future of Law Enforcement: Creating RoboCop, interview with co-writer Michael Miner, Commentary by fans Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart and Eastwood AIIen , Commentary by fiIm historian PauI M. Sammon , Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, Commentary by Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originalIy recorded for the TheatricaI Cut and re-edited in 2014 for the Director’s Cut), Original IossIess stereo and four-channeI mixes plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos surround sound options, 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by Paul Verhoeven, 4K (2160p) UHD BIu-ray presentation in DoIby Vision (HDR10 compatible) |