A question about Robocop 2. Really.

July 31, 2009 4:33 PM

Robocop 2, for those of you who've missed this *ahem* masterpiece, involved a drug called Nuke. I need to know the name of the capsules the drug came in.

In the movie, the drug came in disposable plastic tubes. You twist off one end to expose the needle, jam it into your neck, and squeeze to inject.

I'm writing a screenplay involving a fictitious drug, and I want to know if that's a real delivery method (and what the name of it is), or if it's something they made up for the movie.

posted by mgrichmond to grab bag (6 comments total)

You mean a syrette?
posted by Mercaptan at 4:42 PM on July 31 [1 favorite]

Syrettes are what you're thinking of, or if not, exactly what you need.
posted by InsanePenguin at 4:53 PM on July 31 [1 favorite]

There's also the autoinjector that's even cooler. It automatically injects the drug. The example most people know is the EpiPen.
posted by Netzapper at 9:07 PM on July 31

The props they used for NUKE in the movie were dispensers for artificial tears (like these, but a different brand) filled with food color and carried around in cassette cases. I remember seeing the particular brand of artificial tears and going 'I recognize that!!!'. The tiny barbs shown on the props in some closeups are impractical because they aren't long enough.
posted by Orb2069 at 11:34 PM on July 31

The syrettes are indeed absolutely perfect.

I considered the autoinjector, but this drug is meant to be cheap and ubiquitous. The empty syrettes, littered on the sidewalks, will make a great visual. Thanks a lot!
posted by mgrichmond at 12:29 AM on August 1

The empty syrettes, littered on the sidewalks, will make a great visual. Thanks a lot!

That reminds me of this scene from Season 1 of The Wire. At about 1:50 in, Bubbles starts explaining about "dead soldiers" and the bottoms of a junkie's shoes.
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 10:30 AM on August 1