Detroit has unveiled a 10-foot bronze RoboCop statue in its Eastern Market district, celebrating the cult-classic 1987 film that was famously set in Detroit but largely filmed in Dallas.
The 2.5-ton sculpture debuted this week after more than a decade of planning, fundraising and fan support.
The movie’s gritty, futuristic version of “Detroit” was brought to life in downtown Dallas, where City Hall, the Plaza of the Americas and other landmarks doubled as key filming locations — a connection that has become a point of local trivia and movie-history pride…