Production story of documentary on RoboCop made a long period. This project became widely known by emerge of crowdfunding campaign, which launched in May 2016, whereas process was already ongoing for some time. RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop was scheduled on release in June 2017 what didn’t happen. Report on occurring were extending in time in comparison with previous status informing. Then sign of existence disappeared in December 2019. I would asked for refund if I would put own money in that. In the end of April 2021 movie news said that Peter Weller, who was unhappy by constant questions about RoboCop for many years and he didn’t want to give interview for documentary due to that, eventually changed his mind and had meeting with makers of RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop. Also reported that filming process ended. Another new information came in December 2022 that authors of documentary hit streaming deal with Cinedigm by which RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop will appear in North America through ScreamBox in early 2023, but it didn’t realized. A little time ago was proclaimed that first of four episodes of RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop will come in August 29 and the next will appear every week what was truth in this time.
Five hours of painstaking research of production of RoboCop through interviews in which aspired to involve everybody. I don’t know similar absolutely detailed documentary. A man who developed ED-209, a weapons effect master, a person who made special photographic effects in film, a key stop motion animator. Every detail and effect as how RoboCop walks, opening mechanism of his gun and design of weapons design in telling. Actors who played a minor role describe inside of scene in which they were involved (I was incredibly joyous to see and listen S.D. Nemeth.) and wonderful that actors speak on own cinema backgrounds. Documentary makes to understand filmmaking and importance of every person. It does the needful for research what in showing different visions in discussing of one thing, sometimes everybody adds information and others say on concrete person as multiple times about director Paul Verhoeven whose Dutch accent gives additional charm to his craziness. It’s very interesting point pronounces in documentary and which I heard before. A non-American greater understands America then American. That’s not only in cinema was noted.
An incredible editing work in combining interviews, which put in chronological analysis of movie’s plot. I only see wrong decision to put contemporary similar reaction of what discussing person made in describing of other interviewee, which had overloading in the fourth episode. An exciting backstage picture and man or woman tells – no need else. Sadly, that some people couldn’t listen, because they aren’t alive. Late genius Basil Poledouris is only through showed spectacular archived interviews.
A misfire does intro in creepy idea of building of RoboCop, which is aside from real one, whereas made in spirit of eighties music returns to why past was colossal, but flaw in moments resembling a main theme of discussing movie.
What is personal mistake of authors in that they make unanswered about reliability about story with Oreo. Why didn’t filmmakers ask other witnesses?
Documentary demonstrates and discusses scenes didn’t ended in film, cut lines, behind camera footage, it opens up facts as I was enthused by influence of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and Ed Neumeier describing of meeting with Paul Verhoeven. I was dazzled to learn about origin of police officers’ names. I saw through RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop that everything brought to perfection as no future in Blade Runner inspiration and that unmade and cut scenes and phrases were inappropriate.
This documentary explains why RoboCop is genius flick. “Physical movie” and “Heart and soul do it” by interviewees. I wish to know why head of Orion Pictures Mike Medavoy wasn’t involved in project, because I wish to listen his position and this man, as can learn in documentary, executed significant decision for make RoboCop as it was released in theaters. His rescue act and approach to filmmaking is one of myriad moments in RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop telling on how approached to production of flicks. Then was possible do to speak about current administration of White House. RoboCop satirized Reaganomics by bringing it to nonsense and absurdity due to authors’ left-wing with which reality doesn’t agree while can see that RoboCop became actual with today’s far-left wing administration. In documentary mentions 1987 Wall Street crash, which presented as long effect while it was only one day in October 19 and nobody says about recovery in the next month. It would be my main regret if I would financed this. Additionally, documentary has no connection with market crash, because film release was in May 1987. RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop has discussions about came future, which presented in RoboCop where I am not agree with everything.
Listening about creation of RoboCop would never stop me if I would watch five hours for one sitting. That excites more than it could be from 100 million blockbuster. Documentary demonstrates why RoboCop will never get old and permanent in time technically by it’s realism in authentic suit, special effects and stop-motion animation. RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop makes to look on film in other way after seeing how it was made and rewatch the flick immediately.