Editing RoboCop (section)

=== Cultural influence ===
[[File:Edward Neumeier 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A photograph of Edward Neumeier|Writer [[Edward Neumeier]]'s ''(pictured in 2007)'' interest in science fiction and work on ''[[Blade Runner]]'' (1982) inspired ''RoboCop''. His work on that film led to his employment by the [[United States Air Force]] as a consultant for futuristic concepts.]]
''RoboCop'' is considered a groundbreaking entry in the science-fiction genre.<ref name="IndieWire10Things"/> Unlike many protagonists at the time, the film's central character is not a robotic-like human who is stoic and invincible but a human-like robot who is affected by his lost humanity.<ref name="IndieWire10Things"/> In a 2013 interview following Detroit's bankruptcy and the city's labeling as the most dangerous place in the United States, Neumeier spoke about the film's prescience: "We are now living in the world that I was proposing in ''RoboCop''{{Nbsp}}... how big corporations will take care of us and{{Nbsp}}... how they won't."<ref name="GuericaMag"/><ref name="CNNThemes"/> Verhoeven described ''RoboCop'' as a film ahead of its time, which could not be improved with digital effects.<ref name="ActionEW"/> Weller said that the filming experience was among the worst of his life, mainly because of the RoboCop costume.<ref name="EbertWeller"/> Verhoeven also considered filming ''RoboCop'' a miserable experience, in part due to the difficulties with special effects and other things going wrong.{{sfn|Niderost|1987d|p=36}} Ferrer, however, described it as the best summer of his life.<ref name="AVClubFerrer"/>

The film's impact was not limited to North America, and Neumeier recalled finding unlicensed RoboCop dolls for sale near the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="TheDissolveNeumeier"/> He has said that many robotics labs use a "Robo-" prefix for projects in reference to the film, and he was hired as a United States Air Force consultant for futuristic concepts because of his involvement with ''RoboCop''.<ref name="ViceNeumeier"/> In the years immediately after its release, Verhoeven parlayed his success into directing the science-fiction film ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]'' (1990, also with Cox) and the [[erotic thriller]] ''[[Basic Instinct]]'' (1992).<ref name="DOGWhereareThey"/><ref name="CBRCast"/> He also worked with Neumeier on the tonally-similar science-fiction film ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'' (1997).<ref name="DOGWhereareThey"/> In 2020, the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]''{{'}}s Scott Tobias wrote that in hindsight, ''RoboCop'' was the beginning of Verhoeven's unofficial science-fiction trilogy about authoritarian governance (followed by ''Total Recall'' and ''Starship Troopers'').<ref name="TheGuardianREtro"/> Previously typecast as someone who played moral characters, Cox credited ''RoboCop'' with changing his image and—with the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' films—boosting his film career to make him one of the decade's most iconic villains.<ref name="LATimesRonnyCox"/><ref name="AVClubCox"/><ref name="THRCox"/>

The RoboCop, ED-209 and Clarence Boddicker characters are considered iconic.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="CulturalIconicRoboCop"/><ref name="CulturalIconicRoboCop2"/><ref name="CulturalIconicRoboCop3"/><ref name="CulturalIconicED209"/><ref name="CulturalIconicED2092"/><ref name="CulturalIconicED2093"/><ref name="CulturalIconicED2094"/><ref name="CulturalIconicBoddicker"/>}} Lines such as RoboCop's "Dead or alive, you're coming with me", ED-209's "You have 20 seconds to comply" and television host Bixby Snyder's "I'd buy that for a dollar" are among the film's most recognizable.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="CulturalDeadorAlive"/><ref name="CulturalDeadorAlive2"/><ref name="Cultural20Seconds"/><ref name="CulturalBuyThatforaDollar"/>}} The film has been referred to in a variety of media, from television (including ''[[Family Guy]]'',<ref name="CulturalFamilyGuy"/> ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'',<ref name="CulturalSunny"/> ''[[Red Dwarf]]'',<ref name="CulturalRedDwarf"/> ''[[South Park]]'',<ref name="CulturalSouthpark"/> and ''[[The Simpsons]]''<ref name="CulturalSimpsons"/><ref name="CulturalSimpsons2"/>) to films (including ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''<ref name="CulturalHotShots"/> and ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]''<ref name="CulturalRPO"/>) and video games (''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]''<ref name="CulturalDeusEx"/> and its prequel, ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]''<ref name="CulturalDeusExHR"/>). ''[[Doom Eternal]]'' (2020) creative director Hugo Martin cited it as an inspiration.<ref name="PolyGonDoom"/> RoboCop (voiced by Weller) is a playable character in the fighting game ''[[Mortal Kombat 11]]'' (2019).<ref name="MortalKombat"/> The character was a design inspiration for the [[Nintendo]] [[Power Glove]] (1989),<ref name="MFPowerGlove"/> and appeared in advertisements for [[KFC]] in 2019 (again voiced by Weller),<ref name="SYFYKFC"/> and [[Direct Line]] in 2020 with the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] and [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]].<ref name="DirectLineAd"/>

For the 30th anniversary of ''RoboCop''{{'s}} release in 2017, Weller attended a screening by [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]] at Dallas City Hall (in his home town) and called the film an homage to the city.<ref name="EWWeller30th"/><ref name="DallasNewsLocations"/> The [[Crowdfunding|crowdfunded]] [[making-of]] documentary ''RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop'' was released in August 2023. It covers the production and influence of ''RoboCop'', with interviews of many of the cast and crew involved.<ref name="BloodyDisDocu"/><ref name="BloodDisDocuWell"/><ref name="ColliderRoboDoc"/> A {{convert|10|ft|adj=on}} [[RoboCop statue]] is to be erected in Detroit. First proposed in 2011, $70,000 was crowdfunded for its construction and, {{as of|2024}}, the statue was complete and awaiting installation.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="IndieWireCast"/><ref name="MotherJonesStatue"/><ref name="DetroitFreep"/><ref name="EWStatue"/><ref name="DetroitStatueNews"/>}}