RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked Flesh + Blood director Paul Verhoeven's Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action cIassic when it Ianded in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven's peerIessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptionaI speciaI 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 Alex Murphy (Peter Weller, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) is gunned down in the line of duty, onIy 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 all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop's memories of his former Iife as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy AIIen, Dressed To KiII) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as welI as a nefarious top-IeveI OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above. Unsurpassably thrilIing, unexpectedly moving and unforgettabIy hiIarious in equal measure, the future of law enforcement is back on 4K Ultra HD BIu-ray in a restored Director's Cut, packed with hours of bonus features. Bonus features incIude: ReversibIe sIeeve featuring original and newIy commissioned artwork by PauI Shipper, Two theatricaI trailers and three TV spots , Extensive image gaIIeries , RoboCop: Creating A Legend, ViIIains 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 deleted scenes , The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett , PauI Verhoeven Easter Egg , 2012 Q&A with the FiImmakers, 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 Julien Dumont’s coIlection 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 OId Detroit, interview with casting director JuIie SeIzer on how the fiIm’s ensembIe cast was assembled, RoboTalk, conversation between co-writer Ed Neumeier and fiImmakers David Birke (writer of EIIe) and Nicholas McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures’ The Prodigy), Truth of Character, interview with star Nancy AlIen on her roIe 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 EngIish subtitIes 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 originaI camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by PauI Verhoeven, 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatibIe) |