Search results
RoboCop 2. RoboCop 2 is a 1990 American science fiction superhero action film [7] directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Frank Miller and Walon Green. It stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the sequel to the 1987 film RoboCop, [8] the second entry in the RoboCop franchise and the ...
- Plot
- Cast
- Production History
- Score
- Reception
- Appearances
RoboCop is slowly coming to grips with the loss of his former life as Alex Murphy. Though he attempts to reach out to his family, he eventually realizes he can never return to them. When he finally sees his wife, he tells her that the face was placed on him to honor her husband. OCP's current plans also come into focus: they attempt to have Detroit...
Peter Weller as Alex Murphy/RoboCopNancy Allen as Anne LewisDaniel O'Herlihy as Old ManBelinda Bauer as Juliette FaxxDevelopment
RoboCop 2 was directed by Irvin Kershner from a script by Frank Miller and Walon Green. After the success of his graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller was contacted by producer Jon Davison about writing a sequel to the Davison-produced box-office smash RoboCop, directed by Paul Verhoeven. Miller enthusiastically accepted the offer, eager to make an impression in Hollywood the way he had in comics the past decade. However, Miller's script was labeled "unfilmable" by producers an...
Filming
RoboCop is again played by Peter Weller, who played RoboCop in the first film. However, although a second sequel and a television series were made, this was the last time Weller played the role, due to complaints of how cumbersome and exhausting it was to wear the suit and also because Weller found RoboCop 2 to be a very negative and disappointing film to work on. He complained about some scenes not making into the final cut, "There was a couple of things that made the character more human th...
Marketing
A music video for Babylon A.D.'s "The Kid Goes Wild" was filmed featuring Gabriel Damon as Hob. An unknown actor portrays RoboCop in the video.
Leonard Rosenman composed a completely new score the film, and did not reprise any of Poledouris's themes from the first film. The soundtrack albumwas released by Varèse Sarabande.
Box office performance
RoboCop 2 debuted at No.2 at the box office.
Critical response
This film received mixed reviews from critics and fans of the first film. While the special effects and action sequences are widely praised, a common complaint was that the film did not focus enough on RoboCop and his partner Lewis and that the film's human story of the man trapped inside the machine was ultimately lost within a sea of violence. This film was also partially disliked by actors Weller and Allen as they both thought it was a negative film to work on.[citation needed] In his revi...
IndividualsLocationsOrganizationsObjectsRoboCop arrives too late, but finds a dying Hob, who identifies Cain as the attacker. During the unveiling of Delta City and Cain at a press conference, the OCP President unwittingly presents a canister filled with Nuke. Cain, whose brain is still dependent on the drug, loses control, violates every directive installed into him, destroys the ...
RoboCop 2: Directed by Irvin Kershner. With Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Belinda Bauer, Dan O'Herlihy. 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 2 followed in 1990, and RoboCop 3 in 1993. There have also been various television series , video game and comic book tie-ins. The franchise has made over US$100 million worldwide and a remake serving as a reboot titled RoboCop was released in February 2014.
The first Robocop 2 prototype actually does appear more heavily armored than Murphy while retaining a reasonable humanoid size, but goes on a murder-suicide rampage almost immediately. The second prototype looks extremely bare-bones, as though the developers tried to salvage the project using whatever budget was left after the failure of the first prototype.
People also ask
Is there a RoboCop 2?
Who are the actors in RoboCop 2?
Will there be a RoboCop sequel?
When did RoboCop come out?
What happens in RoboCop 2?
Is RoboCop 2 too much for Murphy?
Jun 22, 1990 · He's back to protect the innocent. After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle.
