RoboCop Statue Finally Guards Detroit After 15-Year Journey
After more than a decade in the making, Detroit has officially welcomed its towering RoboCop statue. According to The Associated Press , standing 11 feet tall and weighing 3,500 pounds, the bronze-cast cyborg now keeps…
After more than a decade in the making, Detroit has officially welcomed its towering RoboCop Statue.
According to The Associated Press, standing 11 feet tall and weighing 3,500 pounds, the bronze-cast cyborg now keeps vigil over Eastern Market, drawing fans even on a snowy evening, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of FREE AGE film production company, where the sculpture is installed.
“Even in a snowstorm in the dark, people were driving by to see it,” Toscano said. “I think there will be a lot more acceptance. Detroit has come a long way. You put in a little nostalgia, and that helps.”
The cult-classic 1987 film “RoboCop” portrayed a crime-ridden Detroit of the near future, patrolled by a nearly invincible cyborg created by a sinister corporation.
While the movie cemented its place in pop culture, it also reinforced the city’s image as dangerous. Over the years, violent crime has steadily declined, and the city now embraces a Statue celebrating the sci-fi hero.
The idea for the Statue started around 2010 when a tweet suggested Detroit needed a RoboCop monument, similar to Philadelphia’s Rocky