662: Bipedal Murder Robots

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Everyone laughed at the title, and many laughed at the over-the-top violence, but 1987’s “RoboCop” turned into a sleeper hit that kickstarted a major franchise. We revisit Paul Verhoeven’s first and best big-budget sci-fi satire....

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0:00.0	Audible brings your wildest adventures to life, delivering heart-pounding thrills at the touch
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0:07.0	Take Richard Osmond's The Thursday Murder Club, where four retirees turned amateur sleuths
0:11.8	solve crimes in the most unexpected ways, brilliantly performed by Leslie Manville.
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0:34.4	that transport you from the very first word, because the next great
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0:51.9	The incomparable.
0:58.5	Number 662. April 2020. The Incomparable, number 662, April 2023.
1:01.7	Hello everyone and welcome back to The Incomparable.
1:05.9	I'm your host, Anthony Johnston, and before we start the show, I just want to thank today's sponsor, Omni Consumer Products.
1:07.7	You guys know OCP.
1:09.1	They provide support and management services in markets
1:12.1	traditionally regarded as non-profit like hospitals, prisons and space exploration. But OCP says
1:18.3	good business is where you find it. And remember, they care. They do care a lot. Now, dearly beloved,
1:25.3	we are gathered here today to praise the one, the only, because
1:28.9	as everyone knows, there are no sequels, spinoffs or remix of this movie whatsoever. Robocop from
1:34.6	1987, written by Edward Newmeier and Michael Minor, directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Peter Weller
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