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 74 : Stoner Movie Special
Episode 73 : Dead Presidents
Episode 72 : Big Trouble In Little China
Episode 71 : The Fly (1986)
Episode 70 : Silence Of The Lambs
Episode 69 : 9 to 5
Episode 68 : Steel Magnolias
Episode 67 Wayne’s World
Episode 66 : Election
Episode 65 : Dawn Of The Dead (1978)
Episode 64 : Ginger Snaps
Episode 63 : Exorcist III
Episode 62 : Almost Famous
Episode 61 : Ace Ventura : Pet Detective
Episode 60 : Total Recall (1990)
Episode 59 : Boyz N The Hood
Episode 58 : Pretty Woman
Episode 57 : That Thing You Do!
Episode 56 : Tremors
Episode 55 : Welcome To The Dollhouse
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