Cinematic sacrilege is the least of this robocop remake s sins. Robocop reboot made one big mistake says original director. Inspiration and script robocop was written by edward neumeier and michael miner. The larger drones react instantly gun down two of them. Not necessarily a shotforshot remake, but a sceneforscene retelling. This is one of the last drafts miller completed before co writer walon green was brought onboard. But nope, were stuck with the lame billion dollar pr stunt idea. There have also been various television series, video game and comic book tieins. Fatal farm hit it out the ballpark with this ultra violence against genitalia. Cinematic sacrilege is the least of this robocop remakes sins. Robocop 2 movie script featured here is the script outline and a look on key scenes in frank millers rough and unfinished script for robocop 2. David sits, catatonic, looks at the tv an mgm remake, tbd.
Robocop robocopy allows for real time monitoring of all its running. The remake from a couple years back will not be looked back on as one of the great action movies of the 2010s. Robocop is a 1987 american action film directed by paul verhoeven and written by edward neumeier and michael miner. All the while, verhoeven from a script by edward neumeier and michael miner injects this highintensity tale with wickedly pointed humor and satire aimed at the men and media who cover a city out of control. Spotlights play across alleys, storefronts, a crumbling. Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the original scifi action classic robocop, but dont expect the fans to make the 2014 reboot a part of the. Robocop robocopy is unlike any other robocopy script generator available. Unfocused, generic, bythenumbers bad guys also handicap the proceedings. The four iranian insurgents fire at drones with rpgs. Now omnicorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Thanks to david sisselman for scanning the script for us. If nothing happens, download github desktop and try again. Robocop is a 2014 american cyberpunk superhero film directed by jose padilha and written by joshua zetumer, nick schenk, edward neumeier and michael miner.
The other two run towards a platoon of em208s and take one out. Robocop 4th draft script the script featured here is the complete 10 june 1986 4th draft of the robocop script, all 1 pages worth. Abridged scripts are shortish screenplays for films that just cover the highlights think of them as cliffs notes for your favorite movies, except cliff is an asshole and thinks your favorite movie sucks. It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name also written by neumeier and miner. Pure java code generation tool for generating a fully functional contentprovider for android. The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate omnicorp is at the center of robot technology.
Ed neumeier told zeitgeist entertainment magazine that his script is a direct sequel to the 1987 scifi classic, and it will ignore robocop 2 and 3 as well as the 2014 remake. Robocop script transcript from the screenplay andor peter. The full script is in adobe pdf format, weighing in at a. Jan 23, 2018 ed neumeier told zeitgeist entertainment magazine that his script is a direct sequel to the 1987 scifi classic, and it will ignore robocop 2 and 3 as well as the 2014 remake. It was confirmed in 2018 that robocop returns was in the works and will serve. I mean, i cant imagine how it would feel to have some greedy executives remake. If you pretend that the original robocop doesnt exist then you can probably enjoy this remake as another harmless action timewaster. As robocop holds tight to his last remaining shred of humanity, he relentlessly pursues the criminals who killed him.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of robocop. Zetumer cites chinatown as the biggest influence on his work. October 17, 2007 revised draft script in pdf format. Sep, 2016 next year marks the 30th anniversary of the original scifi action classic robocop, but dont expect the fans to make the 2014 reboot a part of the celebration. Justin rhodes rewriting sequel script by creators ed. Like, itd be great if there were a whole preexisting robocop movie whose perfectly straightforward and elegant setup we were free to borrow. New robocop movie is in development, will be sequel to original. One huge problem with the robocop reboot, according to the. This remake and reboot of the paul verhoeven 1987 film robocop does not compare to the original. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years and its meant billions for omnicorps bottom line.
Theres been a bunch of other robocop movies and there was recently a remake and i would say this would be kind of going back to the. The film stars peter weller, nancy allen, dan oherlihy, kurtwood smith, miguel ferrer, and ronny cox. Robocop is an iconic shitty movie that defined 80s cinema. Thanks to dave seger for organizing the whole project and including us. Simplyscripts downloadable movie scripts, screenplays. Crowdsourced robocop remake is not even remotely sfw wired. He has also cited that two scenes in particular, which sold the script to him artistically, were the murder of alex murphy and robos visit to his lost home. Our robocop remake is a crowdsourced film project based on the 1987 paul verhoeven classic. Robocop script at the internet movie script database. In one utterly cheesy scene, robocop shoots tear gas from behind his bikes headlight, having 6 enemies cry and squint into submission. Jul 11, 2018 robocop is getting a sequel from district 9 director neill blomkamp.
In fact, its going to be based on an unused script for a robocop. In the middle of the script, robocop needs to be introduced to detroit by the mayor. Finally, the robocop script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the peter weller movie. In the script, the replacement for boddicker vallon, a nobody and of no consequence at all, notes that robocop has made 191 arrests with no fatalities. The oculus rift 2 will be even more immersive, and make you look even more ridiculous. But when held up to the groundbreaking original a true masterpiece of.
The full script is in adobe pdf format, weighing in at a full 1. Our robocop remake full movie from daveaok on vimeo. Of course our robocop remake isnt remotely interested in adapting the original to the 21st century, instead lurching from scene to scene to scene in a. The film stars joel kinnaman as the title character, with gary oldman, michael keaton, samuel l. Drew mcweeny over at hitflix apparently got his hands on an early draft of the robocop script. No, the main thing wrong with robocop is that its dumb, and its trashy, and it. This is basically my favourite scene out of the entire remake movie among many. Robocop is getting a sequel from district 9 director neill blomkamp mgm is developing robocop returns four years after partnering with sony on the robocop remake. In fact, the script led to a whole host of large scale assignments, including the leonardo dicaprio project, the infiltrator, and the remake of dune. Irin kerschner, the director also did some minor rewrites for the final script. Nanosuits, powerful prosthetics, and braincomputer interfacing seemed farfetched when the original movie hit theaters.
Fans of the 1987 robocop certainly werent fans of the 2014 reboot. Well in a nut shell the ability to monitor the progress of the robocopy job. The script featured here is the complete 10 june 1986 4th draft of the robocop script, all 1 pages worth. We are a group of filmmakers and robocop fans who have split the original film into 60 pieces and have remade the movie ourselves.
Robocop is an american superhero cyberpunk media franchise featuring the futuristic adventures of alex murphy, a detroit, michigan police officer, who is mortally wounded in the line of duty and transformed into a powerful cyborg, brandnamed robocop, at the behest of a powerful megacorporation, omni consumer products. Robocop is a 2014 american cyberpunk superhero film directed by jose padilha and written. The movie was awesome because it was crony as hell. Bad news for the robocop sequel, as director neill blomkamp chappie has taken to social media to confirm that he will no longer be taking the helm of the movie.
It set a new standard for acting,pacing, writing, directing and editing for action films. Neumeier stated that he first got the idea of robocop when he walked with a friend past a poster for blade runner. Theres a new robocop movie coming that will be a direct. No, the main thing wrong with robocop is that its dumb, and its trashy, and its both of those things in a notgood way, and it.
Apparently, its influence is enough to warrant a remake almost thirty years later. Jan 23, 2018 original writer ed neumeier reveals that he is working on a new robocop film that might ignore the sequels and remake. Now that the robocop 2014 is in theaters, we list the differences between jose padilhas robocop reboot and paul verhoevens 1987 original. Robocop script and tossed it aside after reading just a few opening scenes. Robocop robocopy is a gui skin and script generator for robocopy. The company sees a way to get back in favor with the public when policeman alex murphy is killed by a street gang. Just to make it clear, in the event that my low rating for this movie gives you the immediate impression that im some kind of aggrieved fanboy, or hardcore paul verhoeven auteurist, or something. It expands and adds ideas that werent explored in the original and maybe that would seem like a. Like any other remake, robocop is the heartrending story of a hollywood studio wanting to squeeze more cash out of a prized cow, but the promise and peril of a robocop remake is that a watereddown version of the 1987 original isnt feasible in the way a watereddown version of paul verhoevens total recall was. The two movies bear very little resemblance, though since its release, newer fans have gravitated to this muchdifferent version. He asked his friend what the film was about and his. Mgm is developing robocop returns four years after partnering with sony on the robocop remake, directed. Set in a crimeridden detroit, michigan, in the near future, robocop centers on police officer alex murphy weller who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently.
Crowdsourced robocop remake is not even remotely sfw. Theres been a bunch of other robocop movies and there was recently a remake and i. Sep 14, 2015 fans of the 1987 robocop certainly werent fans of the 2014 reboot. He asked his friend what the film was about and his friend replied, its about a cop hunting robots. Oct 01, 20 the script impressed director marc forster enough that he asked zetumer to rewrite quantum of solace. Jose padilhas remake of paul verhoevens robocop opens in theaters tomorrow, but a.
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