Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
ROBOT NAME: Robot
MOVIE: Rocky IV
INTRODUCED INTO FILM BY: Rocky gives the robot to Paulie
as a birthday present.
DESIGN: Alien shaped head/vacuum cleaner body.
TRAITS: Programmed for servitude, built-in phone.
ADVANTAGES: Washes cars, serves cake
LIABILITIES: Threatens to out-act Stallone.
MEMORABLE LINE: "I'll clean it up, Paulie!"
BLATANT CORPORATE TIE-IN: Sony logo emblazoned on control
panel.
SYMBOLISM IN FILM: The friendly antithesis to the robotic
mecha-commie acting of Dolph Lundgren.
WOULD THIS ROBOT KILL FOR THE OWNER? We can only dream.
SEXY QUOTIENT: Might land the cover of Maxim, but falls short
of Details.
IF THIS ROBOT WERE PLAYED BY AN ACTOR, IT WOULD BE: Nicholas
Turturro
ROBOT NAME: Robot
MOVIE: Lost in Space
INTRODUCED INTO FILM BY: Gary Oldman's sabotage
DESIGN: Like an NFL linebacker without a head
TRAITS: Killing machine/family pet
ADVANTAGES: Bonus points for kicking Matt Leblanc's ass
LIABILITIES: Able to be hacked into by a 9 year old.
MEMORABLE LINE: "DESTROY ROBINSON FAMILY!"
BLATANT CORPORATE TIE-IN: None
SYMBOLISM IN FILM: The utopian/dystopian effect of technology
and its' place in the nuclear family
WOULD THIS ROBOT KILL FOR THE OWNER? Yes, in fact, this robot
tries to kill its' owner.
SEXY QUOTIENT: None. Never once uses x-ray vision to peep
Heather Graham
IF THIS ROBOT WERE PLAYED BY AN ACTOR, IT WOULD BE: Dolph
Lundgren
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