RoboCop – 35th Anniversary of the sci-fi cult film – at the Guild Cinema
Friday, December 2 – 10:30 pm Only
Directed by Paul Verhoeven – 1987 – 104m. All Seats $8.00.
A BUBONICON 54 CO-THROW with door prizes from Perry Rodent’s crew!
Called by Ken Russell “the greatest science-fiction film since Metropolis,” controversial director Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop is a special effects-laden cult phenomenon. The film features a resurrected and roboticized hero (Peter Weller) in a new, supercharged cyborg body, struggling to reclaim his memory and avenge his own death. Written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, this film is a grown-up superhero fantasy come to vivid, bloody life!
“35 years after its initial release, RoboCop remains as biting a political satire as ever …” – Douglas Davidson, Elements of Madness
“Verhoeven’s view of America caricatures extreme evolutions in capitalism, media influence, desensitization to violence, gentrification, and our perception of heroes, each in service of a greater conversation about identity and culture.” – Brian Eggert, Deep Focus Review
“Not only one of the most thoroughly entertaining quotable action movies of its era but a powerful satire of Reagan-era social policies.” – Toussaint Egan, Polygon
“Peter Weller’s work as slain police officer Alex Murphy, and then as unstoppable law enforcement titan RoboCop, is a thing of peerless beauty.” – Sara Michelle Fetters, MovieFreak.com
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com