Continuity mistake: When Robocop is in the sewer, Nikko extends his left arm, grabs a ladder and mumbles, "Oh, rats." There's an instant cut, and now it's his right arm extended.
Continuity mistake: During the Ninja robots' fight, the man behind remains in the same position all the time, except for the moment the explosion occurs, where he is briefly seen standing in a skewed position. An instant cut later, he's back in the previous position.
Continuity mistake: When Robocop is rebooting after being repaired, he is imaging going through a wormhole of sorts. He sees his wife there. Then, his wife morphs into Lewis. Then, it morphs into Lazarus. However, the mole near Jill Hennessy's mouth is on the wrong side in that shot.
Continuity mistake: Towards the end, while the Rehabs recruit gang members and the punks are struggling with the cops and deputized citizens, the sun changes in several shots.
Continuity mistake: Watch the subtitles in the police chase against the battered yellow van. In one scene where the two gentlemen are narrowly escaping the hit, the young officer says "ease it up" but the subtitles say "jesus".
Answer: They wanted to make the film approachable to a broader age group. Kids were into Robocop, even though the movies weren't necessarily "kid friendly", so they made the third movie one that parents wouldn't mind their kids seeing in an effort to get more sales.
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