"Maddox, the man who gives RoboCop his military training. The film was finally released in the United States on February 12, 2014. RoboCop RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan, in the near future, ""RoboCop"" centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) as a superhuman cyborg law"
"The franchise has made over US$100 million worldwide and a fourth installment, a remake serving as a reboot titled ""RoboCop,"" was released in February 2014. RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, ""RoboCop"" centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as ""RoboCop"". The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. In addition to being an action film, ""RoboCop"" includes larger themes regarding the media, resurrection, gentrification, corruption,"
"a double feature with ""Millennium."" R.O.T.O.R. R.O.T.O.R. (also known as Blue Steel and R.O.T.O.R.: Police Force) is a 1987 American science fiction action film starring Richard Gesswein, Jayne Smith and Margaret Trigg. The film has been described as a low-budget copy of ""The Terminator"" and ""RoboCop"" with some elements taken from Judge Dredd. A leading scientist in the field of police robotics, Dr. J. Barrett C. Coldyron (Gesswein with voice over by Loren Bivens), whose corrupt boss, Division Commander Earl Buglar (Michael Hunter), orders an experimental police robot prototype – dubbed R.O.T.O.R. (Robotic Officer of the Tactical Operations Research/Reserve Unit)."
"the role, as he was starring in ""Naked Lunch."" Robert John Burke was signed to play the cyborg character instead. The RoboCop suit Burke wore in the movie was originally built for ""RoboCop 2"" (1990). Since Burke was taller than Weller, he complained that wearing it was painful after a short time. Other important casting changes had to be made for the third film. The actor who played the OCP CEO from the previous two films, Dan O'Herlihy, was absent from this film. The cast changes meant that Nancy Allen, Robert DoQui, Felton Perry, Mario Machado and Angie Bolling are"
"R.O.T.O.R. R.O.T.O.R. (also known as Blue Steel and R.O.T.O.R.: Police Force) is a 1987 American science fiction action film starring Richard Gesswein, Jayne Smith and Margaret Trigg. The film has been described as a low-budget copy of ""The Terminator"" and ""RoboCop"" with some elements taken from Judge Dredd. A leading scientist in the field of police robotics, Dr. J. Barrett C. Coldyron (Gesswein with voice over by Loren Bivens), whose corrupt boss, Division Commander Earl Buglar (Michael Hunter), orders an experimental police robot prototype – dubbed R.O.T.O.R. (Robotic Officer of the Tactical Operations Research/Reserve Unit). He wants it completed in"
"comics over the past several days researching and writing this article, I can honestly say that it makes me want to watch the movie version of ""RoboCop 2"" again just so I can get the bad taste out of my mouth. Or prove to myself that the movie couldn't be worse than this."" RoboCop 2 RoboCop 2 is a 1990 American cyberpunk action film directed by Irvin Kershner, written by Frank Miller and Walon Green, and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the first sequel to the 1987 film, ""RoboCop"""
"Cyborg Soldier Cyborg Soldier is a science fiction film released on October 7, 2008, directed by John Stead, and starring Rich Franklin, Tiffani Thiessen, and Bruce Greenwood. I.S.A.A.C. (Intuitive Synthetic Autonomous Assault Commando), played by former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin, is the first prototype of a secret ""human weapon"" program. Once a death-row inmate, he is now a genetically reconstructed, highly trained, deadly assassin whose body and mind have been modified to become a physically regenerative, intellectually superior human being. While on the run, I.S.A.A.C. takes Deputy Lindsay Rearden (Tiffani Thiessen; ""Beverly Hills, 90210"") hostage. Their lives are in"
"Peter Weller was cast, Rutger Hauer and Michael Ironside were favored to play RoboCop by Verhoeven and the producers, respectively. However, each man's large frame would have made it difficult for either of them to move in the cumbersome RoboCop suit, which had been modeled on hockey gear and designed to be large and bulky. Weller won the role both because Verhoeven felt that he could adequately convey pathos with his lower face, and because Weller was especially lithe and could more easily move inside the suit than a bigger actor. Stephanie Zimbalist, who at the time was one of"
"a new cybernetic body, enabling him to return to active duty as a catch-wagon driver, transporting newly arrested criminals from arrest scenes to holding cells. Although his duties no longer routinely involve investigating crime or making arrests, his body suit is equipped with a variety of weapons systems. He is currently running an off-shore Iso-Block that previously served as the vigilante ""House of Pain"". Guthrie was played by Francis Chouler in the 2012 film ""Dredd"". Judge Guthrie Judge Irwin Guthrie is a fictional character in the ""Judge Dredd"" comic strip in ""2000 AD. Guthrie first appeared in the comic strip"
"William Baldwin, Bruce Greenwood, Ben McKenzie, and Peter Weller. A Lego-themed version of Batman was also featured as one of the protagonists in the animated film ""The Lego Movie"" (2014), with Will Arnett providing the voice. Arnett reprised the voice role for the spin-off film ""The Lego Batman Movie"" (2017). In 2016, Ben Affleck began portraying Batman in the DC Extended Universe with the release of the film """", directed by Zack Snyder. Affleck also made a cameo appearance as Batman in David Ayer's film ""Suicide Squad"" (2016). Affleck reprised the role in the 2017 film ""Justice League"" and will"
"RoboCop 2 RoboCop 2 is a 1990 American cyberpunk action film directed by Irvin Kershner, written by Frank Miller and Walon Green, and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the first sequel to the 1987 film, ""RoboCop"" and the second entry in the ""RoboCop"" media franchise. Set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, the plot centers around the eponymous RoboCop (Weller) as he becomes in embroiled in a scheme by Omni Consumer Products to bankrupt and take over the city while also fighting the spread of"
"using a particle accelerator that exploded and created the metahumans on Earth-2, including the serial killer Hunter Zolomon as the speedster Zoom. When Zoom kidnaps Jesse, Wells travels to Earth-1 to assist with Barry Allen's fight against Zoom's extorted metahumans and to locate Jesse. Wells, who is nicknamed ""Harry"" by Cisco Ramon, is initially distrusted by Team Flash due to Thawne's prior betrayal. Because Thawne's actions tainted his Earth-1 doppelgänger's name and legacy, Harry's safety is often threatened because others mistake him for Thawne/Wells. Both Joe West and Patty Spivot shoot at and nearly kill him because of this. The"
"July 4, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from West Carrollton High School. Sometime afterwards, he moved to L.A, working as an actor, having appeared in ""Emergency!"" and ""Beauty and the Beast"", and a model for fitness and fashion magazines. In 1988, Wells was cast as Superboy's (arch-) enemy Lex Luthor. Playing a younger version of the famous character, he had four guest appearances on the show. After ratings were disappointing, the show's producer Ilya Salkind decided to change aspects of the series. As a consequence, Wells as well as John Haymes Newton (Superboy) were replaced beginning with Season 2."
"has already operated on his brother, changing Philip's torso and right arm into mechanically assisted bulletproof steel, making him another killing machine. Critical reception was generally, although not universally, poor. ""Halliwell's Film Guide"", for example, described it as ""dim standard robot action fodder"" with a ""violent, cliché-ridden plot."" Cyborg Cop Cyborg Cop is a 1993 science-fiction action film starring David Bradley, John Rhys-Davies, Todd Jensen, Alonna Shaw, and Rufus Swart as the Cyborg. It was directed by Sam Firstenberg and written by Greg Latter. The film has two sequels, ""Cyborg Cop II"" and ""Cyborg Cop III"", released in 1995 as"
"with enhanced artificial intelligence. This includes the use of cybernetic organisms (or ""cyborgs"") called the TR-4 (all TR-4s are played by Paul Logan) for general labor. After being reprogrammed by the newest model TR-5, the machines instigate a cybernetic revolt against humanity, bombing cities and sending thousands of armed, identical TR-4 androids to eradicate all human life. A band of survivors, led by small-town Sheriff Reed (A Martinez), battle to make it through and defeat the TR-4s. During their journey, they encounter a mysterious man, Kurt Ross (Jeremy London) who possesses a weapon that can disable any TR-4 it hits."
"Cyborg Cop Cyborg Cop is a 1993 science-fiction action film starring David Bradley, John Rhys-Davies, Todd Jensen, Alonna Shaw, and Rufus Swart as the Cyborg. It was directed by Sam Firstenberg and written by Greg Latter. The film has two sequels, ""Cyborg Cop II"" and ""Cyborg Cop III"", released in 1995 as ""Terminal Impact"". Ex-cop Jack receives an emergency call from his brother Philip, who he needs him to go to St. Keith Island in the Caribbean. A wealthy mad scientist there is transforming men into killer cyborgs and selling them on the black market. Unknown to Jack, the scientist"
"jeopardy from military agents being led by robotics engineer Simon Hart (Bruce Greenwood; ""I, Robot""; """"). Deputy Reardon and I.S.A.A.C. work together to expose the military group constructing the super beings. Cyborg Soldier Cyborg Soldier is a science fiction film released on October 7, 2008, directed by John Stead, and starring Rich Franklin, Tiffani Thiessen, and Bruce Greenwood. I.S.A.A.C. (Intuitive Synthetic Autonomous Assault Commando), played by former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin, is the first prototype of a secret ""human weapon"" program. Once a death-row inmate, he is now a genetically reconstructed, highly trained, deadly assassin whose body and mind"
"Cyborg (film) Cyborg is a 1989 American martial-arts cyberpunk film directed by Albert Pyun. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as Gibson Rickenbacker, a mercenary who battles a group of murderous marauders led by Fender Tremolo (Vincent Klyn) along the East coast of the United States in a post-apocalyptic future. The film is the first in Pyun's Cyborg Trilogy. It was followed by 1993's ""Knights"" (originally entitled ""The Kingdom of Metal: Cyborg Killer"") and ""Omega Doom"" in 1997. ""Cyborg"" was followed by sequels ""Cyborg 2"" and """". A plague known as the living death cripples civilization. A small group of surviving scientists"
"Circuitry Man Circuitry Man is a 1990 American post apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Steven Lovy and starring Jim Metzler, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson and Vernon Wells. It was followed by a sequel, """", in 1994. In a post-apocalyptic future, pollution has killed off the natural world and the population is forced to live underground. A woman attempts to smuggle a suitcase of contraband drug/chips from Los Angeles to the underground remnants of New York City, while eluding both police and gangsters. Along the way, she is aided by a romantic bio-mechanical android and pursued by Plughead, a villain with the"
"""Ali never lifted weights. But he had a naturally bigger frame than I did, so in order for me to get to his size I had to lift — bench presses, curls, squats, calf raises. I had to get used to a new body."" Fisher had a cameo appearance as the superhero Victor Stone / Cyborg in the 2016 superhero film """". He reprised the role in the ensemble ""Justice League"" (2017), and will appear again in its sequel, as well as the upcoming film ""Flashpoint"". He also has a contract to appear as the character in other films, including"
"then destroys a terrorist helicopter with six hostages on board with a grenade launcher. The mayor and the Chief of the LAPD decide to shut down the program and disassemble the cybernauts despite protest from the cybernaut's chief scientist. Perceiving their shutdown a threat to their self-preservation, the cyborgs rebel and go on a killing rampage by targeting the mayor and the chief. Lieutenant Jack Floyd of the LAPD teams up with Cain, one of the cybernauts who chose to obey the law, to hunt down the renegade cybernauts and destroy them. T-Force (film) T-Force is a 1994 science fiction"
"his abilities as a speedster by taking down metahuman criminals. Unbeknownst to the rest of the team, Wells is faking paralysis and has a hidden futuristic ""time vault"" within S.T.A.R. Labs, from which he conducts surveillance on his co-workers. Wells demonstrates a desire to keep Barry safe from harm, and even murders corrupt CEO Simon Stagg for seeking to exploit the Flash's powers. Wells soon raises suspicions in both Joe West and Barry with his inconsistent statements, and dubious actions. He ultimately appears and bests Barry as a tachyon-enhanced speedster who is later dubbed the ""Reverse-Flash"". ""Wells"" is later revealed"
"Leviathan (1989 film) Leviathan is a 1989 Italian-American science fiction horror film directed by George P. Cosmatos and written by David Webb Peoples and Jeb Stuart. It stars Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Ernie Hudson, and Daniel Stern as the crew of an underwater geological facility stalked and killed by a hideous mutant creature. Its creature effects were designed by Academy Award-winning special effects artist Stan Winston. The film was released around the same time as other, similarly-themed 'underwater' science fiction and horror films including ""The Abyss"" and ""DeepStar Six"", and received negative reviews from critics, citing numerous similarities to films"
"William Hell, denounce Deadshot/Hell as an impostor, and in the ensuing conflict, William Hell (Heller) was wounded and his injuries blamed on Heller's followers, partially defusing Central City's racial strife. The robotic superhero and former Teen Titans member Cyborg has moved to Central City; part of this is hoping to establish himself as the town's resident hero. During the years in which the second ""Flash"" series was written by Cary Bates, Central City was apparently divided into Upper and Lower East and West Sides, as well as a ""downtown"" region. Central City is the home of the Flash Museum, a"
"fiction, wrote that the film attempts to overcome its low budget with gratuitous violence but called Wells ""memorably nasty"". Circuitry Man Circuitry Man is a 1990 American post apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Steven Lovy and starring Jim Metzler, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson and Vernon Wells. It was followed by a sequel, """", in 1994. In a post-apocalyptic future, pollution has killed off the natural world and the population is forced to live underground. A woman attempts to smuggle a suitcase of contraband drug/chips from Los Angeles to the underground remnants of New York City, while eluding both police and gangsters."
"again dating Susan. Shakedown (1988 film) Shakedown (also known in international markets as Blue Jean Cop) is a 1988 crime drama/action film starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott. The screenplay concerns an idealistic lawyer who teams with a veteran cop to find out the truth in a possible police corruption scandal. Roland Dalton (Weller) is a burned-out, mild-mannered Manhattan public defender, and his last case before leaving legal aid is crack dealer Michael Jones (Richard Brooks), accused of shooting to death police officer Patrick O'Leary in Central Park. According to Jones, the shooting was in self-defense and that officer O'Leary"
"to undergo his cyborg enhancement project — multi-talented athlete and Olympic Gold medalist Goro Sakurai, disgraced boxing champion Ryu Higashi, critically injured policewoman Karen Mizuki, and clinically dead and cryogenically sustained oceanographer Bunta Daichi. Surgically altered and given various bionic enhancements as well as energy manipulation powers, the four youth begin their mission to destroy Crime as a crime-busting quartet code-named J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai. Later on, Joker leaves and Sokichi Banba, a master of disguise and a cyborg, becomes their new boss, known as Big One. ISSIS, (the ), was formed to combat the international threat of Crime across the globe."
"accepted as ""human"". In the movies ""A.I. Artificial Intelligence"", and the ""Alien"" series, robots are made to look and act human. In ""The Terminator"", Arnold Schwarzenegger played a cyborg that wore a human disguise. In the 2010 , the antagonist is a cyborg named Madeline Bergman who has been raised by the governing Galactic Federation and has effectively been kept in imprisonment on a derelict space vessel, thus making her gradually loathe humans. Madeline eventually plans to raid the Federation headquarters and destroy human civilization, but fortunately Samus Aran is called onto the scene by the Federation before this can"
"at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, tying with the Kashmiri film ""Valley of Saints"". The robot was created by Tony Gardner's special effects company Alterian, Inc. Set in the near future, an aging ex-convict and thief named Frank Weld (Frank Langella) lives alone and is experiencing increasingly serious mental deterioration and dementia. Frank's son Hunter (James Marsden), an attorney with a family of his own, grows tired of making weekly visits to his father's home, but is reluctant to put his father into full-time care, so he purchases a robot companion (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard), which is programmed to provide"
"Shakedown (1988 film) Shakedown (also known in international markets as Blue Jean Cop) is a 1988 crime drama/action film starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott. The screenplay concerns an idealistic lawyer who teams with a veteran cop to find out the truth in a possible police corruption scandal. Roland Dalton (Weller) is a burned-out, mild-mannered Manhattan public defender, and his last case before leaving legal aid is crack dealer Michael Jones (Richard Brooks), accused of shooting to death police officer Patrick O'Leary in Central Park. According to Jones, the shooting was in self-defense and that officer O'Leary was a <nowiki>'</nowiki>""Blue"
"in a manner similar to the first part of the novella. He does not know that one of his friends is Jack The Ripper. The Ripper, fleeing police, escapes to the future (1979), but without a key which prevents the machine from remaining in the future. When it does return home, Wells follows him in order to protect the future (which he imagines to be a utopia) from the Ripper. In turn, the film inspired a 2017 TV series of the same name. ""Classics Illustrated"" was the first to adapt ""The Time Machine"" into a comic book format, issuing an"
"89045 (Bernadette Peters), a hostess companion robot whose primary function is to assist at poolside parties. At a factory awaiting repairs, they fall in love and decide to escape, stealing a van from the company to do so. They embark on a quest to find a place to live, as well as satisfy their more immediate need for a fresh electrical supply. They assemble a small robot, Phil, built out of spare parts, whom they treat as their child, and are joined by Catskill, a mechanical standup comic (which is seen sitting the entire film). A malfunctioning law-enforcement robot, the"
"T-Force (film) T-Force is a 1994 science fiction film directed by Richard Pepin. Set in the near future, its plot concerns a group of law enforcement cyborgs, called ""cybernauts"" which, after being threatened with their shutdown, rebel against their superiors and the authorities. A terrorist group seizes the British embassy in downtown Los Angeles, killing hostages. All seems lost, but ""T-Force,"" the world's first fully cybernetic law enforcement team is deployed and within minutes, more than thirty terrorists are dead. However, Adam, one of the members of T-Force, goes too far and shoots a disarmed and surrendering female terrorist. He"