RoboCop 3 (1993) and Boxing Helena (1993)
A RoboCop sequel that pre-empted the PG-13 boom, and a film whose off-set problems dwarfed the on-set challenges...
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Show Notes
Two movies from 1993 and the stories behind them here: both of which had their fair share of off-set drama.
RoboCop 3 was supposed to be quickly followed by RoboCop 4, yet financial problems with parent company Orion Pictures led to a change of plan - not least when Orion went bankrupt. In the midst of this was an idea to make a RoboCop film with a PG-13 rating too.
Boxing Helena originally attracted Madonna to the title role, but this micro-budget independent movie gained infamy not for the film itself, but for the court case that ensued when potential star Kim Basinger then dropped the project.
Stories of both are told in this episode...
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