The Robocop remake is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by José Padilha and written by Joshua Zetumer. It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name and stars Joel Kinnaman as the title character, with Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, and Samuel L. Jackson in supporting roles.
The film is set in 2028 and follows Alex Murphy (Kinnaman), a Detroit Police Officer who is critically injured in the line of duty and transformed into a powerful cyborg law enforcement officer known as “RoboCop“. With the help of his partner, Lewis (Cornish), RoboCop fights crime while trying to uncover the secrets of his past and regain his humanity.
The film was released on February 12, 2014, and grossed $242 million worldwide against a budget of $100 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences and performances but criticized the plot and lack of originality.
What is Robocop Remake Scene 27 and why was it redone?
Robocop’s scene 27 in the remake didn’t quite measure up to the gruesome violence of the original movie. Alex Murphy, our Robocop hero, encountered a gang of armed robbers and had to use a lot of strength to bring the situation into submission. He nearly killed one of the criminals and even shot one in the groin. The original motion picture was given the R rating largely due to this sequence – yet others thought it could be improved. Thus, the scene in the remake was born.
55 filmmakers and 10 actors collaborated to produce a fan-funded remake of the 1987 Robocop film, Our Robocop Remake. The filmmakers re-enacted 55 scenes in unique fashions. The most noteworthy was Scene 27. It was a memorable replication of the scene in which Robocop Alex Murphy fired at a criminal’s groin. This time, a multitude of crotches were destroyed, over and over again, with increasingly gruesome results.
The original scene 27 from the movie captivated audiences, with Alex Murphy shooting a street thug in his crotch, creating a massive wound. This scene was so memorable, people wanted to recreate it, but this time with more blood and gore. Rubber penises were even used, with the film seemingly delighting in their destruction. The 2014 remake was PG-13, but this version would have certainly been given an R rating or higher for its graphic nature.
Although the movie was not filmed entirely in reality, there were a variety of other techniques used. There were animated sequences, musicals, drag performances, and modern dance numbers. Footage from the 1987 release of Robocop was also included to link it to the remake.
The movie is available online on Vimeo. Official synopsis of Our Robocop Remake reads as follows:
“Our RoboCop Remake’ is a crowd-sourced film project based on the 1987 Paul Verhoeven classic. Connected through various filmmaking channels (including Channel 101), we’re 50 filmmakers (amateur and professional) from Los Angeles and New York who have split the original RoboCop into individual pieces and have remade the movie ourselves. Not necessarily a shot-for-shot remake but a scene-for-scene retelling. As big fans of the original RoboCop, and as filmmakers and film fans admittedly rolling our eyes at the Hollywood remake machine, we’ve elected to do this remake thing our own way. Our RoboCop Remake premiered in Los Angeles on January 26th and in New York on February 5th. On February 6th, it got released online.”
