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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 ...
- A Legendary Sequel Craftsman Takes The Helm
- More of What Made The First One Great
- An Even Darker Approach
- Incredible Spectacle from Special Effects Royalty
While RoboCop’s director was occupied with the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle Total Recall, director Irvin Kershner stepped up to the plate for the sequel. Famed for directing The Empire Strikes Back, the second Star Wars movie that is often lauded as being one of the greatest sequels ever made, Kershner clearly had a knack for crafting great second...
The first RoboCop is critically acclaimed for its biting commentary and social satire that addresses the intersection of capitalism-run-rampant and over-policing. Due to its ambitions of being something more than just another sci-fi action flick, the Paul Verhoeven-directed film is both a satire masterpiece and an action extravaganza. Fortunately f...
One of the stand-out traits of RoboCop 2 is the darker worldview that Kershner and screenwriter Frank Miller imbued it with. Well-known for his dark and razor-edged contributions to the Batman franchise, Miller brought a similarly twisted vision to RoboCop 2, which perfectly fit the character and the dystopian environment. Miller’s darkly satirical...
It’s impossible to talk about the joys of RoboCop 2 without mentioning the special effects. They were created principally by Phil Tippett, a master of creature effects whose recent stop-motion must-watch Mad God is the ultimate testament to his abilities to create disturbing and mind-boggling visual effects. Before Mad God, however, there was RoboC...
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RoboCop 2 is the 1990 sequel to the 1987 film RoboCop. Directed by Irvin Kershner of The Empire Strikes Back fame, RoboCop 2 sends the cyborg into an even more violent world, as OCP begins its hostile takeover for the birth of Delta City, and there is a new narcotic designer drug called "Nuke", distributed by a man called Cain. A sequel to this film, entitled RoboCop 3, was released in 1993 ...
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later, he transitioned to high-budget blockbusters such as The Empire ...
Jun 22, 1990 · RoboCop 2 is a 1990 American science fiction superhero action film 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, the second entry in the RoboCop franchise and the last to feature ...
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Nov 26, 2020 · Throwback: RoboCop 2. It’s been over 30 years since Robocop 2 was released so we take a look back at Irvin Kershner’s, perhaps unfairly overlooked, sequel. When Dutch director Paul Verhoeven let RoboCop roam the dystopian city streets of Detroit in 1987, the result was a smart satire on corporate greed, consumerism and rebirth that explored ...
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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.
