History Funny / RoboCop1987

** And if all that's not enough, there is an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cDgbf23u_E alternate take]] where ''Kinney survives'', to his mild bemusement.

* [[spoiler:After [=RoboCop=] shoots Jones out the window, Johnson jumps up with this ''huge'' smile and gives Robo a thumbs up.]]

*** Unfortunately the film was about a decade too early to feature this line: [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Oh my God! You killed Kinney! You bastard!"]]

*** This troper caught that wordplay too but interpreted it as a sex joke, ala 'a good suck'

** Or just because Jones is ''that scary''.

* Trying to pursue [=RoboCop=], ED-209 falls down a flight of stairs and throws a temper tantrum. Helpfully, his programmers taught him to squeal like a pig when he can't get up.

** In-universe, of course, the scene is utterly horrifying and traumatising to everyone in the room. But to the audience? The overly deep voice, the panicking executives, the ridiculously long overkill, Kinney flopping about as he gets shot in the crotch several times while with an overly big hole in his chest, the boffins struggling with the motherboard and Kinney splashing ridiculous amounts of blood all over the pristine white model city is sheer BlackComedy.
** And the Old Man's quip in response to the incident? [[{{Understatement}} "Dick...I'm very disappointed."]]

* The hostage situation scene at City Hall is funny. [=RoboCop=] tells the negotiator to keep Miller talking while he's going upstairs to take him down. The moment is when Miller demands a new car on the city's dime, specifically "something with reclining leather seats, that goes really fast and gets really shitty gas mileage!" The negotiator suggests the 6000 SUX, and even offers to throw in a Blaupunkt[[note]]a German brand of car radios[[/note]] if Miller lets the mayor go. There's a BrickJoke: we see a commercial in which an uncanny T-Rex chases terrorized civilians through a city street. Then its eyes pop out with a cartoony sound effect when it sees a big 6000 SUX, "An American Tradition!" and then on the bottom of the screen, we see the text "[[HummerDinger 8.2 MPG]]".

** It gets better -- Paul Verhoeven is Dutch, and his DP Jost Vacano is German. They both spoke good English, but had yet to fully grasp American idioms. According to Kurtwood Smith (Boddicker) and Miguel Ferrer (Morton), Verhoeven and Vacano did not realise how pejorative the term "bitches" was, and proceeded to block out the entire scene while referring to (and addressing!) the actresses as "Bitches". The ladies took it in their stride professionally, but both Smith and Ferrer admit to rolling on the floor and howling with laughter.

* It is an absolute guilty-pleasure to laugh at an arrogant bully and sociopath like Clarence Boddicker crying and screaming like a little girl for [=RoboCop=] to ''stop'' throwing him through plate-glass windows.... While reading him his undeserved Miranda Rights.

** [=RoboCop=] bending the convenience store robber's gun barrel a full 90 degrees.

** ''It's Not My Problem'', the [[StylisticSuck trashy sitcom]] that everyone, both good guys and bad guys, watches. It's not the sitcom itself, but more the scene right before Murphy's brutal death where [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny Emil and his friend switch to the channel and immediately start laughing uproariously, even if no joke's been made.]]
*** Not just Emil- the old man at the convenience store that gets robbed is watching it and is laughing so hard at absolutely nothing that he begins to lose his breath and wheeze.

-->[[spoiler:'''Robocop:''' Thank you.]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Robocop:''' Thank you!]]

-->'''Reporter:''' Robo, excuse me, Robo, any special message for all the kids watching at home?
-->'''[=RoboCop=]:''' Stay out of trouble. (''children aren't very happy to hear that'')

** It gets better - Paul Verhoeven is Dutch, and his DP Jost Vacano is German. They both spoke good English, but had yet to fully grasp American idioms. According to Kurtwood Smith (Boddicker) and Miguel Ferrer (Morton), Verhoeven and Vacano did not realise how pejorative the term "bitches" was, and proceeded to block out the entire scene while referring to (and addressing!) the actresses as "Bitches". The ladies took it in their stride professionally, but both Smith and Ferrer admit to rolling on the floor and howling with laughter.

* In the final confrontation, realising he's outmatched, Boddicker drops his weapon and smugly announces to Robocop that he's willing to go quietly. Robocop in turn calmly announces to Boddicker [[IllKillYou that he's not gonna be putting Boddicker under arrest.]] Boddicker, realising he's misjudged the situation, goes from "smugly untouchable" to "DirtyCoward" in about five seconds.

* The best example of BlackComedy in the entire film: When ED-209 malfunctions during a demonstration and shoots Kinney, a hapless board member to death. [[BloodyHilarious And then continues to shoot up his lifeless body]]. When the programmers finally manage to unplug it, Morton gives us this gem:

* It is an absolute guilty-pleasure to laugh at an arrogant bully and sociopath like Clarence Boddicker crying and screaming like a little girl for [=RoboCop=] to ''stop'' throwing him through plate-glass windows.... While reading him his undeserved Miranda Rights.
-->'''Boddicker''': WHAT IS THIS SHIIIIIIIIIT?!?!?! *tossed*
** And then when he's finally brought to [=RoboCop's=] precinct, the first thing he does at the reception desk is spit blood on the paperwork.
--->'''Boddicker''': Just give me my fucking phone call.
* [=RoboCop=] bending the convenience store robber's gun barrel a full 90 degrees.
* Trying to pursue [=RoboCop=], ED-209 falls down a flight of stairs and throws a temper tantrum. Helpfully, his programmers taught him to squeal like a pig when he can't get up.
* The many, many satirical commercials.
** ''It's Not My Problem'', the [[StylisticSuck trashy sitcom]] that everyone, both good guys and bad guys, watches. It's not the sitcom itself, but more the scene right before Murphy's brutal death where [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny Emil and his friend switch to the channel and immediately start laughing uproariously, even if no joke's been made.]]
*** I'd buy '''that''' for a dollar!! Ahahahaha!!!
*** After Robo busts his first thug, a nearby TV has the show playing. The crime-fighting spectacle ends and goes silent just in time for the star of the sitcom to scream his catch phrase.
* Blasting the ED-209 outside OCP HQ. [=RoboCop=] walks away from the apparently intact ED-209, the camera gradually zooming out to reveal just the legs staggering around drunkenly for a few moments.

* After ED-209 malfunctions horribly wrong and blasts Kinney to death, the Old Man quips, [[{{Understatement}} "Dick...I'm very disappointed."]]
** Creator/PeterWeller considers this his favorite line of the film.
*** Unfortunately the film was about a decade too early to feature this line: [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Oh my God! You killed Kinney! You bastard!"]]

* When [=RoboCop=] shoots Jones out the window, Johnson jumps up with this ''huge'' smile and gives Robo a thumbs up.
* The best example of BlackComedy in the entire film: When ED-209 malfunctions during a demonstration and shoots a hapless board member to death. [[BloodyHilarious And then continues to shoot up his lifeless body]]. When the programmers finally manage to unplug it, Morton gives us this gem:
--> '''Bob Morton''': Somebody want to call a goddamn paramedic? Let's go, Johnson!
** In-universe, of course, the scene is utterly horrifying and traumatising to everyone in the room. But to the audience? The overly deep voice, the panicking executives, the ridiculously long overkill, Kinney flopping about as he gets shot in the crotch several times while with an overly big hole in his chest, the boffins struggling with the motherboard and Kinney splashing ridiculous amounts of blood all over the pristine white model city is sheer BlackComedy.

* During a riot after the cops go on strike, Emil is just casually drinking some whiskey and watching a TV through the window of an electronics store, ironically acting better behaved than the rioters. When some of the rioters toss a newspaper box through the window of another store, Emil actually reacts in shock at the noise before deciding "Screw it", throws his bottle at the window, before knocking enough out with a crowbar to turn on the volume and continue watching the show.

* "Dick! You're fired!"
-->'''Robocop:''' Thank you!

* The font used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8mQhxhE_Q 6000 SUX]] ad can look like it's saying GOOD SUX. Yeah, BeingGoodSucks in Detroit in this franchise.

** Then, in a classic example of digging yourself deeper, Leon tries to kick Robo in the nuts. Which he doesn't have. Because that area is now made of a kevlar/titanium laminate. The result is very predictable.

* When Robo confronts Leon Nash after finding out his true identity. Nash tries and fails to fight him when he demands to know where Clarence Boddciker and ends up getting dragged by his hair to an unknown location. His hammy screaming during it all makes it all the more funny. Though one has to wonder what [[NothingIsScarier Robo did offscreen to make him talk.]]

* The font used in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8mQhxhE_Q 6000 SUX]] ad can look like it's saying GOOD SUX. Yeah, BeingGoodSucks in Detroit in this franchise.

* [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch "Bitches, leave!"]]
** It gets better - Paul Verhoeven is Dutch, and his DP Jost Vacano is German. They both spoke good English, but had yet to fully grasp American idioms. According to Kurtwood Smith (Boddicker) and Miguel Ferrer (Morton), Verhoeven and Vacano did not realise how perjorative the term "bitches" was, and proceeded to block out the entire scene while referring to (and addressing!) the actresses as "Bitches". The ladies took it in their stride professionally, but both Smith and Ferrer admit to rolling on the floor and howling with laughter.

* It is an absolute guilty-pleasure to laugh at an arogant bully and sociopath like Clarence Boddicker crying and screaming like a little girl for [=RoboCop=] to ''stop'' throwing him through plate-glass windows.... While reading him his underserved Miranda Rights.

** In-universe, of course, the scene is utterly horrifying and traumatising to everyone in the room. But to the audience? The overly deep voice, the panicking executives, the ridiculously long overkill, Kinney flopping about with an overly big hole in his chest, the boffins struggling with the motherboard and Kinney splashing ridiculous amounts of blood all over the pristine white model city is sheer BlackComedy.