"You called for backup?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOdELisKpP4
Cross a robot and a cop and you get a cult classic. Maybe not an instant cult classic (coming to love a robotic cop takes some time, after all), but 24 years after its release, all signs point to a statue honoring Robocop in Detroit.
From the Associated Press:
A group working to build a statue in Detroit of the fictional crime-fighting cyborg RoboCop says it has reached its fundraising goal of $50,000. Brandon Walley of Imagination Station said Wednesday he's "very positive" the sculpture will become a reality and could be erected on land the nonprofit owns near the hulking, abandoned Michigan Central train depot in southwest Detroit.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is skeptical. He told the AP that he doesn't "see where we get a lot of value" for honoring the robotic police officer.
The AP says "the issue got its start Feb. 7 when Bing's social media manager responded to a query on Twitter about it."
And in case you don't know the plot of Robocop, IMDb gives a summary of the movie this way: In a dystopic & crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.
Maybe Robocop can rest in peace knowing people in Detroit will immortalize him.
The movie was full of one-liners - for those who've seen the movie (and remember it) do any one-liners stand out?
