Oh please, let it be true! Part man, part machine, all cop. A campaign started on Twitter for a Robocop statue to be built in Detroit, in honour of their most famous law enforcer. The mayor of Detroit initially rejected the idea, but as is often the case with these things, they gain online traction and before you can say “information superhighway” (not that anyone does these days) funds have been raised to make and place the statue in the increasingly dilapidated Michigan city.
Imagination Station Detroit started the fund-raising campaign and a big contribution came in from Omni Consumer Products, who make various film-related items, such as Sex Panther after shave (care of Anchorman) and a Tru Blood drink(care of HBO’s successful vampire show). Apparently enough money has now been raised and if a more suitable spot cannot be found, Imagination Station have offered a piece of their own land in Roosevelt Park.
You can still donate to the fund (if that’s your thing) and if you donate enough you might get some Robocop memorabilia out of it. Presumably it remains the Mayor Dave Bing’s decision, though he may only have twenty seconds to comply.
What other film related statues should there be? Spider-man in New York? King Kong atop the Empire State Building? Let us have your ideas below.
