RoboCop (2014)

Gary Oldman: Dr. Dennett Norton

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• Dr. Dennett Norton : He suffered 4th degree burns over 80% of his body. Lower spine has been severed. If he survives, he'll be paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair. Mrs. Murphy, we... we don't have to do this.

  Clara Murphy : I need to know everything before I make a decision. Please continue.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Vestibulocochlear, optical nerves have been critically damaged. He'll be blind in one eye. Most likely deaf.

  Dr. Alan : Frankly, Dr. Norton and the Omni Foundation are the leaders in this field. In my opinion, this is the only chance your husband has. I'd seriously consider their offer.

  Clara Murphy : I'm sorry, Doctor. I need time to think.

  Liz Kline : I'm afraid, Mrs. Murphy, time is one thing you don't have.

  Clara Murphy : You said you could save him, but what does that mean? What kind of life will he have?

• Alex Murphy : Kind of suit is this?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : It's not a... suit, Alex. It's... it-it's you. This was the only option. We're here, all of us, to make you whole again. Full body unlock. I want you to walk now, Alex. You can do that.

  Alex Murphy : This seems so real.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Alex, it's-it's very important you understand what is happening. This is real. It's not a dream, i-it's not drugs or anesthetics.

  Alex Murphy : I know I'm dreaming because I can feel all of this.

  Jae Kim : Alex, amputees can often feel their missing appendages. It's called phantom limb sensation.

  Alex Murphy : What do you mean "amputees?" What the hell did you do to me?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Alex, you need to relax.

  Alex Murphy : Take this off me now.

  Jae Kim : Alex...

  Dr. Dennett Norton : You need to relax.

  Alex Murphy : I need to get out of this thing.

  Jae Kim : Alex, Dr. Norton saved all of...

  Alex Murphy : What did you do to me?

  [grabs Dr. Norton] 

  Alex Murphy : [shouting]  What have you done to me?

• Dr. Dennett Norton : Raymond, you-you wanted a man inside a machine, and that's what you've got, but-but the human element will always be present. Fear, instinct, bias, compassion - they will always interfere with the system!

  Raymond Sellars : Okay, but, Dennett, I've gotta give the American people something they can root for, something aspirational, right? They have to believe in this thing. "Pretty good?" That's not... I don't know how to sell "okay." We, you and I, have got a release date, and we've gotta make it, okay? So I don't care how you do it. I'm askin' ya, come on, can you help me? Just get him to do that. Get him to do that.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : That is a machine.

  Raymond Sellars : I know, but it's a man inside a machine.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : No, that's a man inside a machine right there!

  Raymond Sellars : And his life depents on it, and the future of Omnicorp depends on it, so get your ass back to China and get it fixed. I don't care how you do it, just go do it!

• Alex Murphy : Hey, Doctor, what happens if I tase an exoskeleton with a little asshole inside?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : I, uh... I think w-we're all curious to find out.

  Rick Mattox : Go ahead.

• Alex Murphy : Holy Christ, there's nothing left.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Your body may have gone, but you're still here.

  Alex Murphy : That's not even my brain.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : We had to repair the damaged areas, but we didn't interfere with your emotion or your intellect. Do you... do you understand me, Alex? You're... you're in control.

  Alex Murphy : I'm in control?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Yes.

  Alex Murphy : Okay. If I'm in control, then I wanna die. Just unplug whatever it is keepin' me alive and end this nightmare.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Now, say I did that - w-which is, as a doctor, would almost be impossible for me, but... but say I did. Wh... w-what do I say to your wife? What does she say to your son?

  Alex Murphy : That it didn't work. That you tried. Somethin' went wrong. You did everything you could, but I died.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : So after all they've been through, all the pain, all their hope restored, we would just rip that away? Your wife loves you, Alex. She signed the consent forms herself; otherwise, you couldn't have undergone the procedure. She loves you and she gave you a second chance. I need you to take it.

  Alex Murphy : I don't wanna see myself like this again. Ever. And the same goes for my family. Just put me back in.

• Liz Kline : Dr. Norton, how... how is he doing this?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : His software is faster. His hardware is stronger. He's a better machine.

  Liz Kline : But you said humans hesitate.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Only when they're making decisions.

  Liz Kline : He's not making decisions?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Well, yes and no. In his everyday life, man rules over the machine; Alex makes his own decisions. Now, when he engages in battle, the visor comes down and the software takes over, then the... the machine does everything. Alex is a... he's a passenger, just along for the ride.

  Liz Kline : But if the machine is in control, then how is Murphy accountable? Who's pulling the trigger?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : When the machine fights, the system releases signals into Alex's brain making him think he's doing what our computers are actually doing. I mean, Alex believes right now he is in control, but he's not. It... it's the illusion of free will.

• Dr. Dennett Norton : Consciousness is nothing more than the processing of information.

• Tom Pope : I give you Sergeant Jack Freeman, masculinity incarnate. Led Pittsburgh SWAT for five years, now confined to a wheelchair.

  Liz Kline : I think I can see the appeal.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : No.

  Tom Pope : What? Why?

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Well, check the psych evaluation. He's far too unstable.

  Tom Pope : He's trying to say that he has a temper.

  Dr. Dennett Norton : Have you any idea what we'd be putting him through? The psychological strain requires someone emotionally balanced. We have to be scientific. I mean, we're not exactly selling a soft drink here, are we?

• Man with Prosthetics Playing Guitar : [17:19]  I've never played with these

  Dr. Dennett Norton : The music doesn't come from your fingers, Michael. It comes from your mind. All you have to do is let it out. Please