History YMMV / ROTOR

* FanNickname: The crew at WebVideo/RedLetterMedia christen Coldyron "Back Problems" in reference to his irritability, clenched jaw, and wincing expression, Steele as "Skunk Lady" thanks to her SkunkStripe hair, and Willard as "Robot Cop" because it's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a ... robot cop.]]

** When R.O.T.O.R. throws Steele into the lake during the climactic fight sequence, the water causes some of the hair dye used to create her SkunkStripe to wash out, mostly leaving the actress with her normal hair color. A few shots later, the Skunk Stripe is suddenly back to full strength.

* HilariousInHindsight: Dallas police would become the first U.S. law enforcement agency to use a robot to kill a suspect, when a bomb-carrying robot was used on July 8, 2016 to end a standoff with the heavily armed suspect following the shooting of several Dallas police officers at a protest march.

* RetroactiveRecognition: [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2909963/ Bill Blair]], who plays Statum. You may not recognize him, because he holds the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness World Record]] for the most RubberForeheadAliens (202). His first science fiction makeup role was in ''Series/AlienNation'' and he never stopped. For starters, not only has he played in various ''Star Trek'' franchises as Cardassians, Jem'Hadar, Klingons, Borg and Vulcans (yes, all plural), but he has appeared in nearly every ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode as well as both movies. His credit on the show? [[HisNameIsBarkeep "Alien Actor"]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2909963/ Bill Blair]], who plays Statum. You may not recognize him, because he holds the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness World Record]] for the most RubberForeheadAliens (202). His first science fiction makeup role was in ''Series/AlienNation'' and he never stopped.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Bill Blair, who plays Statum. You may not recognize him, because he holds the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness World Record]] for the most RubberForeheadAliens (202). His first science fiction makeup role was in ''Series/AlienNation'' and he never stopped.

* UncertainAudience: The movie really wants to have a {{Cyberpunk}}-like atmosphere, adding in constant monologues about human nature and the ups and downs of technology. However, there are so many goofy moments that the overall tone becomes muddled.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Willard, who legit seems to be aware of how stupid the movie he's in is and ''wants out''.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The bodybuilder redneck who takes off his shirt and suspenders to fight R.O.T.O.R., announcing he's a ''real man''. What?

-->'''[[WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst Rich]]''': Establishing Shot: The Movie!

* FridgeLogic: Why would everyone be attacking ''R.O.T.O.R.''? From ''their'' perspective, they see a cop tracking down a perp, not a killer robot. Heck, the rednecks in the restaurant call R.O.T.O.R. a "faggot city cop" - do they have a grudge against law enforcement in Dallas?

* IdiotPlot: The plot is only as long as it is because everyone is acting like a moron. R.O.T.O.R. is incredibly incompetent at its job and only manages to kill one person, Coldyron fails multiple times to capture R.O.T.O.R., and multiple unnamed characters are ultimately TooDumbToLive by trying to ineffectively attack R.O.T.O.R. And this isn't going into the number of characters that started the whole situation in the first place like Shoeboogie and Bugler.

** There's a lengthy sequence depicting Coldyron helping Steele check into her hotel room... just so that Steele can change her outfit and then immediately leave the hotel.

** When R.O.T.O.R. throws Steele into the lake during the climactic fight sequence, the water causes some of the hair dye used to create her SkunkStripe to wash out.

* EarWorm: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmRNRjUcqjI Hideaway]]" by Randy Moore and Cindy Smith.

* IdiotPlot: R.O.T.O.R has a weakness in the form of a keyhole on his back, allowing one to deactivate him by putting a key in and turning it. The stupid part is this would obviously require getting within striking distance of him, so you have to wonder [[InventionalWisdom why the designers didn't make some sort of remote control or whatever to shut him down from a distance.]] Granted, R.O.T.O.R himself doesn't seem any smarter in this regard, as he never tries just filling the keyhole with cement or the like to make it unusable.

** When R.O.T.O.R. throws Steele into the lake during the climactic fight sequence, the water causes some of the hair dye used to create her SkunkStripe to wash out.

** When R.O.T.O.R. throws Steele into the lake during the climactic fight sequence, the water causes some of the hair dye used to create her SkunkStripe to wash out.
** At one point R.O.T.O.R tries to show how powerful and unstoppable he is by effortlessly shoving his way through a bunch of chairs. Unfortunately, this is harder than it looks on paper and he can be seen visibly struggling to push his way through.

** When R.O.T.O.R. throws Steele into the lake during the climactic fight sequence, the water causes some of the hair dye used to create her SkunkStripe to wash out.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Bill Blair, who plays Statum. You may not recognize him, because he holds the [[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness World Record]] for the most RubberForeheadAliens (202). His first science fiction makeup role was in ''Series/AlienNation'' and he never stopped.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Willard, who legit seems to be aware of how stupid the movie he's in is and wants out.

* ParodyRetcon: Some fans insist this film was supposed to be a comedy, which doesn't explain the marketing and poster.
** It doesn't have to. Maybe they just [[MisaimedMarketing cocked it up.]]
** Possibly justified, as screenwriter Budd Lewis notes that his original idea was a police comedy called "Blue Steel."

** When R.O.T.O.R. throws Steele into the lake during the climactic fight sequence, the water causes some of the hair dye used to create her SkunkStripe to wash out.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Willard is ''completely'' out of place in this film and probably the most entertaining thing about it.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Willard and R.O.T.O.R. never face off against each other.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Huge car phones, mullets, and a hysterical pessimism about street crime? It must be TheEighties.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
** The bodybuilder redneck who takes off his shirt and suspenders to fight R.O.T.O.R., announcing he's a ''real man''. What?