You may be shocked to learn what position he holds regarding the statue. You probably won't be shocked, actually, but you might be. Still, it's good to know at least one person understands this statue is VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS. (Via Geeks of Doom)
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Far as I saw he's 100% for it.
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You misunderstand me. What I was saying is that I thought Detroit City Council might have their *own* idea for a statue that ISN'T Robocop, and that they got Peter Weller to do a campaign saying how their idea is so much better than the privately-funded Robocop statue. And that they might have a point, but that I still think a Robocop statue would be rad.
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Maybe we could kill 2 birds with one stone and erect a RoboIggyPop statue.
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I live in the Metro Detroit area and have been following this story closely. The City Council, the Mayor, and many of the local press are shocked!, shocked! I tell you, that a statue of Robocop was proposed. They feel that the movie showed Detroit in a bad light. This is coming from some of the same people that green-lighted the Joe Louis sculpture. No, not the wonderful life-sized bronze statue of the Brown Bomber that sits in Cobo Hall, but rather the huge, disembodied FIST that is the first thing you see when you exit the freeway and enter the City proper. Yeah, that sure sends a positive message to the casual visitor!
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I live in the Metro Detroit area and have been following this story closely. The City Council, the Mayor, and many of the local press are shocked!, shocked! I tell you, that a statue of Robocop was proposed. They feel that the movie showed Detroit in a bad light. This is coming from some of the same people that green-lighted the Joe Louis sculpture. No, not the wonderful life-sized bronze statue of the Brown Bomber that sits in Cobo Hall, but rather the huge, disembodied FIST that is the first thing you see when you exit the freeway and enter the City proper. Yeah, that sure sends a positive message to the casual visitor!
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They should put up a Buckaroo Banzai statue in Jersey instead of Toxie. The sculptors should be John Smallberries and John Bigbute.
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Robocop 3 defo sucked, I loved Robocop 2 though, and was made even more awesome by the fact its the only other film i know Irvin Kershner directed. The baddy was awesome, and the baddy robot and the load more ED209s, and the little evil brat - what's to hate about Robocop 2! And another thing WTF has Peter Weller been doing since Naked Lunch?
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Don't listen to him.
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Kurtwood Smith should come at this from the other side. He should speak up and demand a statue of Clarence Boddicker, he was from Detroit too, so it's only fair. I could see the commercial now... Fuck that Robocop statue! You know who you really want in Detroit, Clarence Boddicker, after all I killed that pussy Alex Murphy so he could become Robocop in the first place, so where's my respect? Why do you even want a Robocop statue any way? All of us know cops don't like us, so why do we like cops? I know some of you guys still want this fucking thing, so here's my answer to that... *Pulls out his signature shot-gun and aims it at the screen* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Bang!!! Aw, was that too much for you tender sensibilities? Fuck you guys! Bitches leave simple as that! Remember demand Clarence Boddicker or else all you assholes work for Dick Jones!
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I say we just put a cut up cardboard box on the statue of Robocop once it gets made and call it a day.
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That was awesome.
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If they build it I'm stealing the head
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He forgot to mention Jack White.
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He teaches ancient roman history as a college professor, in new york i think. among other history related topics.
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YES! I demand a Kurtwood Smith and/or Ronny Cox rebuttal video.
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+1 Yes, someone at Funny or Die needs to get him to do a rebuttal.
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Hell yeah. I'd buy that for a dollar.
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He was on Dexter last season.
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I want Kurtwood Smith's take on this one. Could you imagine Clarence Boddicker's take on this, I'd kick in twenty dollars just to see that...
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I love Peter Weller, I love Robocop, but what the hell has Peter Weller been up to these days? I always expected to run into him at a comic con or something, but I never do...hmmm. Anyway, this video rocked and I'm totally going to watch all three Robocops tonight. Yes 2 and 3 suck and Weller is only in the first two, but I just fucking love Robocop.
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I want a statue of Weller with his canister of bug powder and insect typerwriter.
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Great...now we need a statue to honor how awesome that appeal for the statue was.
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*sigh* The Detroit City council has NOTHING to do with the Robocop statue. It's all privately funded and would be placed on privately owned land. I can't figure out why people still don't know this.
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This... this makes me so happy... thank you, Peter Weller. You made my day.
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Only if he's holding the Oscillation Overthruster overhead in triumph. Or clutching a dead Rawhide to his body Pieta-style.
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Now I want to see a bunch of other statues... How awesome would it be to see a statue of the Iron Giant in Maine? Or a Napoleon Dynamite statue in Idaho? Or a Toxie statue in New Jersey? And Los Angeles could really use a big, arms outstretched statue of Bobby Bowfinger welcoming people to the city.
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YES!!!
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I was apprehensive that the Detroit Council (or whatever the Yank equivalent is) recruited Weller to further their own idea for a statue. While I think it would've been something of a cold splash of water for him to list the real heroes of Detroit that could be given a statue... you know what? I'm entirely for a Robocop statue. Why the hell not.
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Screw Robocop, I want a Buckaroo Banzai statue!
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Screw Robocop, I want a Buckaroo Banzai statue!
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*Ahem* Fuck and Yes.
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I'd buy that for a dollar.
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If Detroit gets a Robocop statue, can the world also have another Buckaroo Banzai film?
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Hey..I can't watch this at work. Can anyone give me this gist? Is he for or against? btw..just watched him in "naked lunch". Crazy shit.
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Perfect way to start the morning. Thank you!
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Remember no matter where you go,there you are...
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I grew up in Detroit Metro and am well aware the city is clueless. I mean... they can't figure out how to pick the curbside garbage up. WTF.
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When I was a kid I listed Peter Weller as my favorite actor, thanks to RoboCop. It hadn't seemed that way for many years, but the man just reaffirmed my childhood notions. *golf clap*
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If I didn't have shit to do today I would totally go and watch Robocop right fucking now. A little procrastination isn't all bad though..
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Just awesome Peter, thanks for that, LMFAO.
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Correction, they do also have a statue of fire. TL
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Just awesome Peter, thanks for that, LMFAO.
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who knew peter weller had a sense of humor?
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Classic.
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Hey, if Milwaukee can have a Fonzie statue, I think Detroit needs a Robocop statue. Hell, it could be worse, the best my old hometown of Peshtigo, WI, would get is a Caroline in the City statue. TL
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That was a beautiful thing.
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