RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Dan O'Herlihy
- Old Man
- (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Willard E. Pugh
- Mayor Kuzak
- (as Willard Pugh)
Robert DoQui
- Sgt. Reed
- (as Robert Do'Qui)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Chet
- (as Tommy Rosales)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene in which RoboCop opens fire around the head of someone who is smoking, after which he says 'Thank you for not smoking', was actually licensed and run as a public service announcement ahead of several different films in many non-smoking movie theaters during the summer movie season that year.
- GoofsRobocop apparently weighs several hundred pounds, as demonstrated when seven officers struggled trying to lift him after he grabbed the high voltage contacts, yet Robocop's weight never seems to be a factor when using various vehicles, i.e. police squad cars or the Harley-Davidson he commandeers to catch Cain.
- Crazy creditsThe title of the film does not appear until the end credits.
- Alternate versionsThe UK VHS video release features a number of cuts for violence:
- A carjacking technique is missing
- A hooker pokes the a thief in the face with the heel of her shoe
- Duffy's face being smashed in glass is less shorter
- Duffy's death is shorter, including a line of dialogue spoken by Angie being lost
- Anne and Robo shooting bad guys and bloody exit wounds is missing
- Angie's death is less graphic. Robocop 2 breaks Angie's neck; this was cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Unlikeliest Star (1990)
- SoundtracksThe Kid Goes Wild
Performed by Babylon A.D., Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
Written by Derek David, Jack Ponitt & Vic Pepe
Published by BMG Songs, Inc., Little Elvis, Jack Ponti Music, Perfect Pen Music,
Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Featured review
Good, but not as good as the first
The original ROBOCOP was one of the rare science fiction movies from the 1980s that didn't suck. After the enormous success of the original ROBOCOP in 1987, there was no doubt that eventually a sequel would be made so three years after the release of the original ROBOCOP, there was ROBOCOP 2. The most common rule with movies is that sequels are terrible and while that is normally always true, that isn't the case with ROBOCOP 2. ROBOCOP 2 is almost as good as the original. It is just as violent and just as entertaining. However, director Irvin Kershner, while a great director, is no Paul Verhoeven. That's not to say that the directing in ROBOCOP 2 isn't good, it's just not as stylish and cool as Verhoeven's directing.
One of the best aspects of ROBOCOP 2 is that screenwriters Frank Miller and Walon Green were able to think of an original story instead of just using the same story line as the original film. A lot of the dialogue is kind of stupid, but no one sees action pictures like this for the dialogue.
Though ROBOCOP 2 is not a bad sequel, the same can't be said for the second sequel, ROBOCOP 3.
One of the best aspects of ROBOCOP 2 is that screenwriters Frank Miller and Walon Green were able to think of an original story instead of just using the same story line as the original film. A lot of the dialogue is kind of stupid, but no one sees action pictures like this for the dialogue.
Though ROBOCOP 2 is not a bad sequel, the same can't be said for the second sequel, ROBOCOP 3.
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- jellyneckr
- May 30, 2004
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,681,173
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,145,411
- Jun 24, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $45,681,173
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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