Detroit has seen better days. High crime and financial corruption has made The Motor City undesirable. After Officer Alex Murphy dies in the line of duty, the Omni Consumers Product (OCP) Corporation seizes his body and transform it into a cyborg known as RoboCop, who is programmed to serve the public trust, protect the innocent and uphold the law. RoboCop slowly recalls memories of Murphy's life while battling Clarence Boddicker and his gang before taking out the shady Senior VP of OCP.
Eight years before bringing us the beloved comedy Showgirls, Dutch director Paul Verhoeven helmed the critically and commercially successful sci-fi flick RoboCop. The social satire script spoke to many. Who can't relate to being used by a giant corporation? Back in 2002, I worked on the AMC documentary series Backstory, which did an episode on RoboCop. The filming process had its share of drama including money problems and brutal Dallas temperatures. All scenes that did not involve the RoboCop suit were shot first. The day the suit was finished, it didn't fit Peter Weller, which mounted in friction between him and Verhoeven. Weller was briefly fired from the film, which received an X rating 11 times by the MPAA before finally being released in theaters.
Robocop was filmed in Dallas, TX
Location: Detroit Police Department Exterior
Address: 2218 Bryan Street, Dallas, TX
Location: Detroit Police Department Interior
Address: 3414 Elm Street, Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall
Location: The Coffee Shop
Address: N Lamar Street & San Jacinto Street, Dallas, TX
The coffee shop is no longer but the buildings in the background are easily recognizable...
Location: The Car Chase
Address: Hotel Street, Dallas, TX
Location: The Assault
Address: Cesar Chavez Boulevard b/w Elm Street & Main Street, Dallas, TX
Location: City Hall
Address: 106 S. Harwood Street, Dallas, TX
Location: The Gas Station
Address: Arts Plaza & Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX
The gas station is no longer around but the brick building in the background still is...
Location: Murphy's Apartment Exterior
Address: 9233 Church Street, Dallas, TX
Interiors were filmed at 9028 Vista Creek Drive, Dallas, TX
Location: OCP
Address: 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, TX City Hall
Matte paintings made the OCP building seem much taller than it actually is...
Location: OCP Elevators
Address: 600 N Pearl Street, Dallas, TX Plaza of the Americas
Location: Clarence & Gang Vandalize
Address: 2500 block of Elm Street, Dallas, TX
Location: The Nightclub
Address: 703 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX
Like a few other locations from the film, the nightclub has been torn down...
Locations Visited: October 2019
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