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=== The films: ===
=== The films: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Inverted in the second movie - Belinda Bauer stars as psychologist Dr. Faxx, and later went on to become a qualified psychologist herself.

* [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating]]: ''Seriously'' Inverted. It's rare that a movie is given an an X-rating (the 80s version of NC-17) for violence alone, but the director claimed he had to edit the first film ''eight times'' to avoid that happening. Still, the original version has been released on DVD since then.
* [[Awesome Dear Boy]]: Part of the reason why Paul Verhoeven did the first film. He initially rejected the opportunity to direct it when he read the script and thought it was silly and stupid. He changed his mind when his wife convinced him that there were more layers to the story than he initially thought, and because the writers pointed out the amount of [[Gorn]] there was, to which he responded "Well, I've never seen the hero [[Fingore|get his hand blown off]]!"
* [[Awesome, Dear Boy]]: Part of the reason why Paul Verhoeven did the first film. He initially rejected the opportunity to direct it when he read the script and thought it was silly and stupid. He changed his mind when his wife convinced him that there were more layers to the story than he initially thought, and because the writers pointed out the amount of [[Gorn]] there was, to which he responded "Well, I've never seen the hero [[Fingore|get his hand blown off]]!"
* [[Fake American]]: Dr. Faxx in the second movie is played by Australian Belinda Bauer. See also [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]].
* [[Fake American]]: Dr. Faxx in the second movie is played by Australian Belinda Bauer. See also [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]].
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]
** What's Dr. Romano from [[ER]] doing working as a street thug in future Detroit? {{spoiler|Getting splattered after a toxic waste bath, that's what!}}
** What's Dr. Romano from [[ER]] doing working as a street thug in future Detroit? {{spoiler|Getting splattered after a toxic waste bath, that's what!}}
** Clarence Boddicker is [[That 70s Show|Red Forman]] and his gang includes the aforementioned ''ER'' doctor and [[Reaper|The Devil]].
** Clarence Boddicker is [[That '70s Show|Red Forman]] and his gang includes the aforementioned ''ER'' doctor and [[Reaper|The Devil]].
** Attentive fans of 80s comic books will also notice [[ROM Spaceknight|ROM]].
** Attentive fans of 80s comic books will also notice [[ROM Spaceknight|ROM]].
** RoboCop himself in the first two films is both [[Buckaroo Banzai]] and [[Twenty Four|Christopher Henderson]]. In the third film, he's [[Thinner|Billy Halleck]]/[[Generation Kill|James Mattis]].
** RoboCop himself in the first two films is both [[Buckaroo Banzai]] and [[24|Christopher Henderson]]. In the third film, he's [[Thinner|Billy Halleck]]/[[Generation Kill|James Mattis]].
** Speaking of Christopher Henderson, what's Graem Bauer doing killing him?
** Speaking of Christopher Henderson, what's Graem Bauer doing killing him?
** Dick Jones is [[Stargate SG 1|Senator Robert Kinsey]], [[Free Space|Admiral Aken Bosch]] ''and'' [[Total Recall|Cohaagen.]] There's just something about Ronny Cox's screen persona that lends itself perfectly to "corrupt high-ranking jackass." He was in fact [[Playing Against Type]] at the time -- he had normally played morally upright characters up to that point.
** Dick Jones is [[Stargate SG-1|Senator Robert Kinsey]], [[Free Space|Admiral Aken Bosch]] ''and'' [[Total Recall|Cohaagen.]] There's just something about Ronny Cox's screen persona that lends itself perfectly to "corrupt high-ranking jackass." He was in fact [[Playing Against Type]] at the time -- he had normally played morally upright characters up to that point.
** OCP in the third movie was ran by [[Men in Black (Film)|Zed]] and he answered to OCP's new owner, [[Samurai Jack|Aku]]. Oh, and Cain, the drug-addicted (and making) cult leader in the second movie, was [[Manhunter (Film)|the original Francis Dolarhyde]].
** OCP in the third movie was ran by [[Men in Black (film)|Zed]] and he answered to OCP's new owner, [[Samurai Jack|Aku]]. Oh, and Cain, the drug-addicted (and making) cult leader in the second movie, was [[Manhunter (film)|the original Francis Dolarhyde]].
** Now why would [[Twin Peaks|Leland Palmer]] be so silly as to try and kick Robocop in the crotch?
** Now why would [[Twin Peaks|Leland Palmer]] be so silly as to try and kick Robocop in the crotch?
*** He probably didn't know that [[Twin Peaks|Albert Rosenfeld's]] design team gave Robocop balls of steel.
*** He probably didn't know that [[Twin Peaks|Albert Rosenfeld's]] design team gave Robocop balls of steel.
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** Back when he had a full head of hair, [[Crossing Jordan|Dr. Garret Macy]] designed RoboCop!
** Back when he had a full head of hair, [[Crossing Jordan|Dr. Garret Macy]] designed RoboCop!
*** And on that note, [[Crossing Jordan|Jordan Cavanaugh]] herself (alternatively, [[Law and Order|Claire Kincaid]]) was Marie Lazarus, the scientist who was friends with Robo in the third movie.
*** And on that note, [[Crossing Jordan|Jordan Cavanaugh]] herself (alternatively, [[Law and Order|Claire Kincaid]]) was Marie Lazarus, the scientist who was friends with Robo in the third movie.
** The anti-OCP movement in the third movie was led by [[The Shield|Claudette Wyms]] and consisted of [[Malcolm in The Middle|Commandant Spangler]], [[The Rock|The President of]] [[Armageddon|The United States]], and [[News Radio|Jimmy James]], {{spoiler|the last of whom turned out to be [[The Mole]].}}
** The anti-OCP movement in the third movie was led by [[The Shield|Claudette Wyms]] and consisted of [[Malcolm in the Middle|Commandant Spangler]], [[The Rock|The President of]] [[Armageddon|The United States]], and [[News Radio|Jimmy James]], {{spoiler|the last of whom turned out to be [[The Mole]].}}
** Hob, Cain's child henchman in the second movie, is played by [[The Land Before Time|Littlefoot]].
** Hob, Cain's child henchman in the second movie, is played by [[The Land Before Time|Littlefoot]].
** Mario Machado and Leeza Gibbons were the newsanchors in the first two movies. Machado reprised his role in Robocop 3, but his co-anchor was [[CSI: Miami|Natalia Boa Vista]], who couldn't wait to go back to the Crime Lab.
** Mario Machado and Leeza Gibbons were the newsanchors in the first two movies. Machado reprized his role in Robocop 3, but his co-anchor was [[CSI: Miami|Natalia Boa Vista]], who couldn't wait to go back to the Crime Lab.
** [[Austin Powers|Alotta Fagina]] is in an ad for sunblock.
** [[Austin Powers|Alotta Fagina]] is in an ad for sunblock.
** Robo's partner, Lewis, is [[Carrie|Chris Hargensen]].
** Robo's partner, Lewis, is [[Carrie|Chris Hargensen]].
** Combining this with [[Hey Its That Voice]] - In the first film [[Goof Troop|Goofy]] is a reporter and a young (and uncredited) [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Mars]] makes a cameo.
** Combining this with [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] - In the first film [[Goof Troop|Goofy]] is a reporter and a young (and uncredited) [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Mars]] makes a cameo.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Prior to playing Dick Jones, Ronny Cox played nice guys. However, Dick Jones also set up a new type for him, as proven by [[Stargate SG-1|Senator Robert Kinsey]] and [[Total Recall|Vilos Cohaagen]].
* [[Shout Out]]: The [[Show Within a Show]] ''I'd Buy That for a Dollar'' is a homage to the idiot's TV-derived catchphrase from the dystopic SF novel ''The Marching Morons'', updated for inflation. Originally: "I'd buy that for a quarter!" <ref>The star of the show, Bixby Snyder, is possibly a homage to [[Benny Hill]]. Or a parody. In a supposedly-filmed scene, there's one final newscast where the newsreaders announce that Snyder has been arrested for receiving sexual favours from underaged co-stars.</ref>
* [[Shout-Out]]: The [[Show Within a Show]] ''I'd Buy That for a Dollar'' is a homage to the idiot's TV-derived catchphrase from the dystopic SF novel ''The Marching Morons'', updated for inflation. Originally: "I'd buy that for a quarter!" <ref>The star of the show, Bixby Snyder, is possibly a homage to [[Benny Hill]]. Or a parody. In a supposedly-filmed scene, there's one final newscast where the newsreaders announce that Snyder has been arrested for receiving sexual favors from underaged co-stars.</ref>
** In ''2'', Caine is overseeing the development of new versions of nuke, one of which is named Blue Velvet, likely after the song. But just maybe because the chemist working on it is named [[Blue Velvet|Frank.]]
** In ''2'', Caine is overseeing the development of new versions of nuke, one of which is named Blue Velvet, likely after the song. But just maybe because the chemist working on it is named [[Blue Velvet|Frank.]]
* [[Throw It In]]
* [[Throw It In]]
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=== TV-Shows ===
=== TV-Shows ===


* [[Shout Out]]
* [[Shout-Out]]
** When Robo boards a helicopter to get into the blocked-off OCP building in one episode of the TV series, he asks the pilot to "[[Star Trek|Take me up, Scotty."]]
** When Robo boards a helicopter to get into the blocked-off OCP building in one episode of the TV series, he asks the pilot to "[[Star Trek|Take me up, Scotty."]]
** At the end of a an episode of ''Prime Directives'', RoboCop muses that ''[[The Dark Knight Returns|the world only makes sense when you force it to]]''.
** At the end of a an episode of ''Prime Directives'', RoboCop muses that ''[[The Dark Knight Returns|the world only makes sense when you force it to]]''.
** The original animated series had an unexpected nod to Murphy's death, with a flashback to the very end of the scene, Boddicker's [[Bond One Liner|"Fun's over"]] and the final shot to Murphy's head, rendered in animation.
** The original animated series had an unexpected nod to Murphy's death, with a flashback to the very end of the scene, Boddicker's [[Bond One-Liner|"Fun's over"]] and the final shot to Murphy's head, rendered in animation.


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[[Category:RoboCop]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 9 February 2022


The films:

  • Actor Allusion: Inverted in the second movie - Belinda Bauer stars as psychologist Dr. Faxx, and later went on to become a qualified psychologist herself.
  • Avoid the Dreaded G Rating: Seriously Inverted. It's rare that a movie is given an an X-rating (the 80s version of NC-17) for violence alone, but the director claimed he had to edit the first film eight times to avoid that happening. Still, the original version has been released on DVD since then.
  • Awesome, Dear Boy: Part of the reason why Paul Verhoeven did the first film. He initially rejected the opportunity to direct it when he read the script and thought it was silly and stupid. He changed his mind when his wife convinced him that there were more layers to the story than he initially thought, and because the writers pointed out the amount of Gorn there was, to which he responded "Well, I've never seen the hero get his hand blown off!"
  • Fake American: Dr. Faxx in the second movie is played by Australian Belinda Bauer. See also Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!
  • Playing Against Type: Prior to playing Dick Jones, Ronny Cox played nice guys. However, Dick Jones also set up a new type for him, as proven by Senator Robert Kinsey and Vilos Cohaagen.
  • Shout-Out: The Show Within a Show I'd Buy That for a Dollar is a homage to the idiot's TV-derived catchphrase from the dystopic SF novel The Marching Morons, updated for inflation. Originally: "I'd buy that for a quarter!" [1]
    • In 2, Caine is overseeing the development of new versions of nuke, one of which is named Blue Velvet, likely after the song. But just maybe because the chemist working on it is named Frank.
  • Throw It In
    • RoboCop was supposed to stop the rapist holding his target as a shield with a precision headshot. When staging the scene, they saw how perfectly a bullet could fly through the woman's dress...
    • The politician being thrown to the ground was supposed to be just out of sight. The dummy they used for the scene had its legs kick up comically when it landed and was visible to the cameras. It looked too funny to leave out.

TV-Shows

  • Shout-Out
    • When Robo boards a helicopter to get into the blocked-off OCP building in one episode of the TV series, he asks the pilot to "Take me up, Scotty."
    • At the end of a an episode of Prime Directives, RoboCop muses that the world only makes sense when you force it to.
    • The original animated series had an unexpected nod to Murphy's death, with a flashback to the very end of the scene, Boddicker's "Fun's over" and the final shot to Murphy's head, rendered in animation.
  1. ↑ The star of the show, Bixby Snyder, is possibly a homage to Benny Hill. Or a parody. In a supposedly-filmed scene, there's one final newscast where the newsreaders announce that Snyder has been arrested for receiving sexual favors from underaged co-stars.
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