We’re switching gears and going for a hardcore action film, groundbreaking for its time. And 30 years after its release, Robocop (1987) feels more contemporary than ever. Futuristic law enforcement may be a wave of the future we’ve yet to achieve, but the themes of this Paul Verhoeven film still hold true today.
▶️ Revisiting Robocop, themes of corruption, privatizing government, capitalism and ultra-violence run rampant all throughout. We’ll touch on the strength of the cast, heroes and villains, as well as on where Verhoeven was coming from when he made the film. You can’t have a human reanimated into a half-robot without a lot of subtext! Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Kirkwood Smith.
▶️ For our Picks of the Week, Justin sticks with Nancy Allen for Strange Invaders, an undermentioned, yet memorable science-fiction movie about, you guessed it, body-snatching creatures from another planet. On a more earthy plain, Lindsay sticks with futuristic robot and cop life with 1984’s, Runaway, starring Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes and Kirstie Alley.
▶️ Episode 10’s MurrayMoment takes us into the land of Billy‘s favorite songs to perform live. He may have a thing for Brandy and thinking she’s a fine girl, but how could this ever be linked to Robocop? We’re here to solve the mystery for you!
▶️ Somewhat prophetic and smartly done, Robocop contains a lot more than you may remember. While this is a standout, solid action film, the social commentary may be even stronger than the intense action sequence visuals. Time to revisit the totally frightening, 80s vision of future law enforcement, Robocop!
Episode 16 : Fright Night (1985)
Episode 15 : A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Episode 14 : Serial Mom
Episode 13 : Pet Sematary
Episode 12 : Quick Change
Episode 11 part two : The Monster Squad (Interview w/ Andre Gower & Henry McComas)
Episode 11 part one : The Monster Squad
Episode 9 : Stand By Me
Episode 8 : Working Girl
Episode 7 : The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Episode 6 : Weird Science
Episode 5 : Predator (1987)
Episode 4 : Fatal Attraction
Episode 3 : Reality Bites
Episode 2 : The Lost Boys
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Episode 0 : an introduction to Don’t Push Pause
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