Detroit Mayor Bing Rejects RoboCop Statue Request
Chrysler featured Detroit in a well-received Super Bowl ad. A web user had another idea to boost the city's brand. He sent a tweet to Mayor Dave Bing suggesting the city hoist a statue of RoboCop. The 1987 film takes place in Detroit. Mayor Bing tweeted back that he has no such plans.
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STEVE INSKEEP, host:
A today's last word in business comes from Detroit. The word is Cyborg City.
Detroit got a boost over the weekend when Chrysler featured the city in a well-received Super Bowl ad. And here's another idea to boost Detroit's brand: A Web user who goes by the name M.T. sent a tweet to the Mayor of Detroit, Dave Bing, suggesting that he support a statue of RoboCop. The same way that Philadelphia has a statue of its favorite fictional son, Rocky.
RoboCop is the superhuman police officer from the 1987 film that takes place in Detroit.
(Soundbite of movie, "RoboCop")
Unidentified Man (Actor): (as character) What are your prime directives?
Mr. PETER WELLER (Actor): (as RoboCop): To serve the public trust, protect the innocent, uphold the law.
INSKEEP: M.T. writes that RoboCop would kick Rocky's butt. He's a great ambassador for Detroit. Then again, he is in a movie that portrays Detroit as a dystopia.
(Soundbite of music)
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And I'm Renee Montagne.
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