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.
Other mistake: After officer Lewis dies, the camera close-up shows her breathing. There is also eye movement.
Other mistake: The explosion at the gates to the Police Ordnance depot is utterly ridiculous. They blow up steel gates with dynamite, but the resulting explosion is a fuel type flame. It's metal they are blowing up, not a combustible material.
Continuity mistake: When the Enforcement Droid Series 209 fires at the police cars, the car in front has two stickers on the driver's door reading "Security Concept." After two bullets hit the door, the sticker with the "Security" text is missing.
Visible crew/equipment: When the Ninja robot attacks Robocop doing flip jumps, one can see it's a Caucasian stunt double, plus his hair is dry as opposed to the Ninja's slick hair.
Revealing mistake: When Robocop flies towards Marie and Nikko to save them, one can see a support by his waist (or a black fabric covering his legs).
Continuity mistake: Robocop collapses in the sewer, and a man with a screwdriver checks him. The screwdriver swaps hands between shots after he says, "Track him?" (00:41:25)
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.
Visible crew/equipment: When Robocop's hand is cut, lighting screens are reflected on his helmet and armour.
Continuity mistake: RoboCop bends down to pick up the map at his feet, and he does so by scooping his hand underneath it and lifting it with his thumb and index finger, as it is lying flat on the ground. Yet when the camera angle changes to show RoboCop correcting his posture, the map is now rolled up and he is holding it in his hand, which is now in a fist position. (01:20:22)
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: There was a time conflict. Weller was filming another movie (Naked Lunch) at the same time RoboCop 3 was scheduled for production.
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