This is a movie.

Hint #2: The actor in the shot (though not readily identifiable) has been in many feature films, as well as a TV show that ran for several seasons).

Here's a hint: the director of this movie is better known for his animation works.

Okay, here is the whole pic:

Yeah, in retrospect I should have cropped that more...

I haven't seen that movie in years; I think I'm due. I'll bet that this pic won't last long:

Treasure of the Sierra Madre?

Isn't there a statue of Huck Finn in Hannibal? However, that is different. There you are talking about something so deeply intertwined with Antebellum America and a significant work of American literature, not just pop culture. I don't know how I feel about that. I think I'd prefer a statue of Mark...

Indeed. As the article mentions, there is a Superman statue in Metropolis, ILL (same city name used in DC Comics). So I believe Detroit is going for the same thing, since Robocop happens in "Motor City" (which is the nickname for Detroit). There's also the Rocky Statue in Philly. So it's not entire...

A Man For All Seasons?

Now why would anyone think that a statue of Robocop would be appropriate? Of any fictional character born from a film? My opinion is that if Detroit or any city wants to erect a statue, choose someone of non-fictional historical significance for the city. This whole idea just seems like a cop-out (...

I love that movie, but I always think of it as a horror movie - despite the fact that it's categorized with my other sci-movies

Now why would anyone think that a statue of Robocop would be appropriate? Of any fictional character born from a film? My opinion is that if Detroit or any city wants to erect a statue, choose someone of non-fictional historical significance for the city. This whole idea just seems like a cop-out (n...

I know this. I know the actor in the foreground. Why is this movie escaping me? It's not The Thing, wrong genre. Arrrgh.

EDIT: Or is it?

Beyond all of this, it would be great if some of the old Sierra employees could contribute on the SCI Programming forum. Probably never happen, though. Though I don't know how much they could help (except provide a glimmer of insight). If somebody asked me to hack something together in BASIC (my fi...

I also recognized the name, except I had no idea that Jerry Siegel was a co-creator (or had forgotten). The last time I think I saw the name was on an issue of the Superman reboot in the 90's.