RoboCop 2 (1990)

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Writers (WGA):

Edward Neumeier (characters) &
Michael Miner (characters) ...

Release Date:

22 June 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

He's back to protect the innocents.

Plot:

A corrupt businesswoman seeks to disable Robocop in favor of her own model of cyborg.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | No Opening Credits | Murder | Dystopic Future | Drug Dealer

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Belinda Bauer	...	Dr. Juliette Faxx
John Glover	...	Magnavolt Salesman
Mario Machado	...	Casey Wong
Leeza Gibbons	...	Jess Perkins
John Ingle	...	Surgeon General
Tom Noonan	...	Cain
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Whittaker
Gabriel Damon	...	Hob
Mark Rolston	...	Stef
Lila Finn	...	Homeless Woman
John Hateley	...	Purse Snatcher
Gage Tarrant	...	Hooker
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Chet (as Tommy Rosales)
Brandon Smith	...	Flint
Wallace Merck	...	Gun Shop Owner

Runtime:

Germany:82 min (FSK 16 version) | USA:117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1990) | Italy:T | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Australia:R (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (re-release) | Malaysia:18PL | South Korea:15 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 (2002) (uncut version) | Finland:K-16 (1991) (cut version) | Finland:K-16 (1996) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Norway:(Banned) (1990-2003)

Filming Locations:

Fourth Ward, Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The special-effects were generated with an Commodore Amiga computer.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Robo turns off the stereo near the beginning of the film, you can momentarily see the front of his left thigh armor pop off from the back piece.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Magnavolt Salesman: MagnaVolt - The final word in auto security. No embarrassing alarm noise, no need to trouble the police... And it won't even run down your battery!
Commercial Voiceover: MagnaVolt! Lethal Response!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

ROBOSALSA

Not worse than "RoboCop", just different

"RoboCop 2" , the sequel to 1987's ultra-violent "RoboCop", is not quite up to par with its predecessor. The film still manages to entertain on a large level. I know that a lot of people do not like this movie, but I personally think it is still pretty good. I'm not writing a review of this movie, I am just expressing my thoughts on it.

First off, this movie is a lot more violent than the first "RoboCop". You get scenes of bloody shootings, grisly scenes of torture, and a surgery which I'd rather let you see for yourself than describe here. Paul Verhoeven does not return to shock his audience with graphic violence and ultra dark humor, which has since become trademark in his films. The director this time is Irvin Kershner, who made "The Empire Strikes Back" nearly ten years before this movie. Kershner seems to focus a lot more on action, rather than story.

Second, the movie's villain, Cain (Tom Noonan), to me is a direct opposite of Clarence Boddicker (the villain from the first film who was played by Kurtwood Smith). Cain enjoys giving people pleasure (through his highly addictive designer drug called Nuke) while Boddicker was a sadist who took pleasure in the death and suffering of others. (Though after Cain's "transformation", none of this really matters).

Lastly, this movie does not exploit children. The kid in this movie, Hob (played by Garbriel Damon) is Cain's twelve year-old side kick. He is a violent, foul-mouthed little child who runs errands for Cain. The writers for this movie did this intentionally, to show that crime holds no age barrier. Regardless of age, crime is crime.

Like I said, "RoboCop 2" is not trying to be better than its predecessor, it's just trying to be something different.

8/10