The scene in which RoboCop opens fire around the head of someone who is smoking, after which he says 'Thank you for not smoking', was actually licensed and run as a public service announcement ahead of several different films in many non-smoking movie theaters during the summer movie season that year.
The Robocop suit for this film was constructed purely of FiberGlass. This allowed Peter Weller far more freedom in terms of movement and gave the suit a far more metallic look.
The Chinese woman in Cain's limousine was saying in Mandarin: 'Take me with you, if not the police will catch me'.
Some of RoboCop's new directives are (in numerical order):
- DIRECTIVE 233: Restrain hostile feelings.
- DIRECTIVE 234: Promote positive attitude.
- DIRECTIVE 235: Suppress aggressiveness.
- DIRECTIVE 236: Promote pro-social values.
- DIRECTIVE 238: Avoid destructive behavior.
- DIRECTIVE 239: Be accessible.
- DIRECTIVE 240: Participate in group activities.
- DIRECTIVE 241: Avoid interpersonal conflicts.
- DIRECTIVE 242: Avoid premature value judgments.
- DIRECTIVE 243: Pool opinions before expressing yourself.
- DIRECTIVE 244: Discourage feelings of negativity and hostility.
- DIRECTIVE 245: If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't talk.
- DIRECTIVE 246: Don't rush traffic lights.
- DIRECTIVE 247: Don't run through puddles and splash pedestrians or other cars.
- DIRECTIVE 248: Don't say that you are always prompt when you are not.
- DIRECTIVE 249: Don't be oversensitive to the hostility and negativity of others.
- DIRECTIVE 250: Don't walk across a ballroom floor swinging your arms.
- DIRECTIVE 254: Encourage awareness.
- DIRECTIVE 256: Discourage harsh language.
- DIRECTIVE 258: Commend sincere efforts.
- DIRECTIVE 261: Talk things out.
- DIRECTIVE 262: Avoid Orion meetings.
- DIRECTIVE 266: Smile.
- DIRECTIVE 267: Keep an open mind.
- DIRECTIVE 268: Encourage participation.
- DIRECTIVE 273: Avoid stereotyping.
- DIRECTIVE 278: Seek non-violent solutions.
Peter Weller criticized the script, saying it lacked the spine and the soul of the original. Weller tried to convince Frank Miller, Irvin Kershner and the film's producers that the third act needed a morality angle instead of being just a shoot 'em up. The producers felt the battle between Robocop and Cain was sufficient.
Irvin Kershner: when Dr. Juliette Faxx is reviewing death row inmate files on the computer, the first inmate image shown is that of Kershner.