DETROIT (AP) — RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit.
A 3.3-meter (11-foot) tall and 1,587-kilogram (3,500-pound) statue has been attracting fans since it began watching over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after a process of about 15 years.
Even in the middle of a snowstorm, people were driving in front of it to take a look, noted Jim Toscano, co-owner of the film production company FREE AGE, where the bronze statue is anchored near the sidewalk.
“RoboCop” hit theaters in 1987, and the film portrayed a futuristic Detroit that was plagued by crime thanks to the deficient protection of a police force outnumbered and outgunned. Then RoboCop appeared –played by Peter Weller– an almost invincible cyborg, created by a corporation determined to privatize the police.
There was a time when Detroit rejected anything that referenced its old reputation as an unsafe city, and the film — with all its success, a cult following, two sequels, and a reboot — did not help its image.
