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Sharlto Copley in Chappie (2015)

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Chappie

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    • "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Sigourney Weaver/Andy Cohen/Ella Henderson (TV Episode 2015)

      Sigourney Weaver introduces a clip from her film

    • "Troldspejlet" Episode #52.4 (TV Episode 2015)

      reviewed + footage used

    • "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Hugh Jackman/Tiffani Thiessen/Hozier (TV Episode 2015)

      Hugh Jackman introduces a clip from his film

    • "La otra película" Chappie (TV Episode 2015)

      trailer shown

    • "Half in the Bag" Chappie (TV Episode 2015)

      movie is reviewed

Features

    • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (TV Series 1983–1985)

      Chapple is watching it on TV and is imitating He-Man pulling out his sword.

Referenced in

    • "Half in the Bag" Interstellar (TV Episode 2014)

      referred by Mike Stoklasa and Jay Bauman as "the Short Circuit remake" and "Short Circuit 3"

    • "Evening Urgant" Timur Rodriguez (TV Episode 2015)

      Mentioned by Anton Dolin.

    • "Midnight Screenings" Chappie/The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel/Unfinished Business (TV Episode 2015)

      movie is reviewed

    • "La otra película" Chappie (TV Episode 2015)

      Title is referenced

    • "Evening Urgant" Hugh Jackman/Sigourney Weaver/Garik Sukachyov (TV Episode 2015)

      Mentioned.

References

    • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

      The scouts are called droids by the thugs.

    • Short Circuit (1986)

      A military robot has its programming erased and needs "input" in order to learn to function properly.

    • RoboCop (1987)

      A large, bipedal robot is considered overkill and passed over for a more humanoid robot. Moose even resembles Ed-209.

    • Appleseed (Video 1988)

      Chappie's ears were inspired by Briareos's..

    • Short Circuit 2 (1988)

      A.I. with human emotions befriends a gang of hoodlums in both films

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    • Tetra Vaal (Short 2004)

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