Robocop - Director's Cut (Blu-ray)

PART MAN, PART MACHINE, ALL COP.

RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked Flesh + Blood director Paul Verhoeven’s Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven’s peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special effects by Rob Bottin (The Thing) and Phil Tippett (The Empire Strikes Back).

The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) is gunned down in the line of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop – a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop’s memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy Allen, Dressed To Kill) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above.

DIRECTOR’S CUT SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K restoration of the Director’s Cut from the original camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by director Paul Verhoeven

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

• Original lossless stereo and four-channel mixes plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround sound option

• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Archive commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier

• New commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon

• New commentary by fans Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart and Eastwood Allen

• The Future of Law Enforcement: Creating RoboCop, a newly filmed interview with co-writer Michael Miner

• RoboTalk, a newly filmed conversation between co-writer Ed Neumeier and filmmakers David Birke (writer of Elle) and Nicholas McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures’ The Prodigy)

• Truth of Character, a newly filmed interview with star Nancy Allen on her role as Lewis

• Casting Old Detroit, a newly filmed interview with casting director Julie Selzer on how the film’s ensemble cast was assembled

• Connecting the Shots, a newly filmed interview with second unit director and frequent Verhoeven collaborator Mark Goldblatt

• Analog, a new featurette focusing on the special photographic effects, including new interviews with Peter Kuran and Kevin Kutchaver

• More Man Than Machine: Composing RoboCop, a new tribute to composer Basil Poledouris featuring film music experts Jeff Bond, Lukas Kendall, Daniel Schweiger and Robert Townson

• RoboProps, a newly filmed tour of super-fan Julien Dumont’s collection of original props and memorabilia

• 2012 Q&A with the Filmmakers, a panel discussion featuring Verhoeven, Neumeier, Miner, Allen, star Peter Weller and animator Phil Tippett

• RoboCop: Creating A Legend, Villains of Old Detroit, Special Effects: Then & Now, three archive featurettes from 2007 featuring interviews with cast and crew

• Paul Verhoeven Easter Egg

• Four deleted scenes

• The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett

• Director’s Cut Production Footage, raw dailies from the filming of the unrated gore scenes

• Two theatrical trailers and three TV spots

• Extensive image galleries

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper