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R.O.T.O.R. (1989)

R.O.T.O.R. poster
Directed by
Cullen Blaine
Genre
action film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 109 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rogue police robot goes on a killing spree. A scientist tries to stop it.

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What happens

R.O.T.O.R. (also known as Blue Steel and R.O.T.O.R.: Police Force) is a 1987 American science fiction action film starring Richard Gesswein, Jayne Smith and Margaret Trigg. The film has been described as a low-budget copy of The Terminator and RoboCop with some elements taken from Judge Dredd. The film is well known in Argentina as the origin of the name of the Argentinian rock band Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado (He killed a motorcycle cop). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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