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Frank Frederickson was a Detroit Police Department officer gunned down by Clarence Boddicker and his gang. He escaped the carnage and identified Boddicker.

Biography

One day, Frederickson cruised through the streets of Old Detroit with his partner Connors, whilst two more cops, Alcott and Duffy, were in a leading car. They were called to a disturbance, which turned out to be a naked woman running distressed through the streets. The officers shared a bit of banter and a couple of jokes, but, as they turned a few corners, the lead car suddenly exploded into a coffin of fire. Shocked, Frederickson and Connors called for backup and a MediVac, but both services were unavailable because of a lack of manpower and resources. The two officers moved cautiously to their injured comrades, Connors covering them with a combat shotgun. Frederickson found Duffy dead, and Alcott convulsing and badly wounded by a shot to the chest.^[1]

Suddenly, a five-shotgun barrage took out Connors and Frederickson started shooting and retreating. He copped a shot in the leg, but staggered back to the cruiser and fell inside. He managed to start the engine, but, before he could do anything else, another volley of shotgun fire destroyed the windshield and badly wounded him in the face. Clarence closed in on the shocked, disoriented form of Frederickson, looked at his mangled face and told him: "Go back and give your cop friends a message: Stay out of Old Detroit."^[1]

With that, Clarence nudged the transmission into drive with the muzzle of his shotgun and the cruiser lumbered drunkenly away, with Frederickson struggling to steer. As the gang prepared to leave, Frederickson saw that Emil spray-painted the cop's bodies with the numbers, 29, 30 and 31, a grimly triumphant memorial of Clarence and his gang's kills.^[1]

Meanwhile, Frederickson, losing consciousness, desperately tried to summon assistance again, "Officer needs assistance, sector GK2. Officer needs assistance in Old Detroit. Aw, Jesus... I'm all fucked up..."^[1]

Fighting for his life in Henry Ford Memorial Hospital and despite good wishes from Casey Wong of Mediabreak, Frank lost his battle with his injuries later on in the day, much to the chagrin of his comrades. Sergeant Reed broke the bad news and announced the date of Frank's funeral. He also requested all members of the Detroit Police attend the funeral, unless they were on duty that day.^[2]

Behind the scenes

In the original script for RoboCop, the altercation between Frederickson and Clarence was described in detail, but was not filmed, presumably due to budget constraints. It was, however, included in the novelization by Ed Naha.

Appearances

RoboCop (1987) (mentioned only)
RoboCop (novelization)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 RoboCop (novelization)
↑ RoboCop (1987)

[novel1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 RoboCop (novelization)

[rc1-2] RoboCop (1987)

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 {{Infobox Movie Character
 |image = [[Image:Frederickson001.jpg|250px]]
+|affiliations = [[Detroit Police Department]]
-|Character name = Officer Frank Frederickson
+}}
-|full name = Frank Frederickson
+'''Frank Frederickson''' was a [[Detroit Police Department]] officer gunned down by [[Clarence Boddicker]] and his [[Boddicker gang|gang]]. He escaped the carnage and identified Boddicker.
-|aliases = Officer Frederickson
-|affiliations = [[Detroit City Police Department (1987)|Detroit City Police Department]]
-|relations = Unknown
-|status = Deceased Police Officer
-|actor = N/A
-|appearances = ''[[RoboCop (1987 film)|RoboCop]]'' (mentioned only)}}:''"Funeral's tomorrow. The department asks all officers not on duty to attend. Donations for the family to be given to [[Cecil]]... as usual."''
-: - [[Reed]] emptying '''Frank''''s locker and giving a painfully familiar speech to the officers present.
+==Biography==
-'''Frank Frederickson''' was one of four cops gunned down by [[Clarence Boddicker]], as reported on [[Mediabreak]] at the beginning of the [[RoboCop (1987 film)|first film]]. He escaped the carnage and identified Boddicker.
+One day, Frederickson cruised through the streets of [[Old Detroit]] with his partner [[Connors]], whilst two more cops, [[Alcott]] and [[Stephanie Duffy|Duffy]], were in a leading car. They were called to a disturbance, which turned out to be a naked woman running distressed through the streets. The officers shared a bit of banter and a couple of jokes, but, as they turned a few corners, the lead car suddenly exploded into a coffin of fire. Shocked, Frederickson and Connors called for backup and a MediVac, but both services were unavailable because of a lack of manpower and resources. The two officers moved cautiously to their injured comrades, Connors covering them with a combat shotgun. Frederickson found Duffy dead, and Alcott convulsing and badly wounded by a shot to the chest.{{ref|novel1}}
+Suddenly, a five-shotgun barrage took out Connors and Frederickson started shooting and retreating. He copped a shot in the leg, but staggered back to the cruiser and fell inside. He managed to start the engine, but, before he could do anything else, another volley of shotgun fire destroyed the windshield and badly wounded him in the face. Clarence closed in on the shocked, disoriented form of Frederickson, looked at his mangled face and told him: ''"Go back and give your cop friends a message: Stay out of Old Detroit."''{{ref|novel1}}
-Fighting for his life in [[Henry Ford Memorial Hospital]] and despite good wishes from [[Casey Wong]], Frank lost his battle with his injuries later on in the day, much to the chagrin of his comrades. His death was avenged by his future comrade Robocop.
+With that, Clarence nudged the transmission into drive with the muzzle of his shotgun and the cruiser lumbered drunkenly away, with Frederickson struggling to steer. As the gang prepared to leave, Frederickson saw that [[Emil Antonowsky|Emil]] spray-painted the cop's bodies with the numbers, 29, 30 and 31, a grimly triumphant memorial of Clarence and his gang's kills.{{ref|novel1}}
-==Behind the scenes==
+Meanwhile, Frederickson, losing consciousness, desperately tried to summon assistance again, ''"Officer needs assistance, sector GK2. Officer needs assistance in Old Detroit. Aw, Jesus... I'm all fucked up..."''{{ref|novel1}}
-In the [[RoboCop script|original script]] for ''RoboCop'', the altercation between '''Frederickson''' and '''Clarence''' was described in detail, but was not filmed, presumably due to budget constraints.
+Fighting for his life in [[Henry Ford Memorial Hospital]] and despite good wishes from [[Casey Wong]] of ''[[Mediabreak]]'', Frank lost his battle with his injuries later on in the day, much to the chagrin of his comrades. Sergeant Reed broke the bad news and announced the date of Frank's funeral. He also requested all members of the Detroit Police attend the funeral, unless they were on duty that day.{{ref|rc1}}
-===Frederickson, it's your wife!===
+==Behind the scenes==
-He is introduced cruising through the streets of Old Detroit with his partner '''Conners''', whilst two more cops, '''Alcott''' and '''Duffy''', are in a leading car. They're called to a disturbance, which turns out to be a naked woman running distressed through the streets. The officers share a bit of banter and a couple of jokes, but, as they turn a few corners, the lead car suddenly explodes into a coffin of fire. Alcott and Duffy fall out of the doors and onto the road. Shocked, Frederickson and Conners call for backup and a MediVac, but, predictably, both services are unavailable because of a lack of manpower and resources. The two officers move cautiously to their injured comrades, Conners covering them with a combat shotgun. Frederickson finds Duffy, who was female, dead, and Alcott convulsing and badly wounded by a shot to the chest.
+In the [[RoboCop script|original script]] for ''[[RoboCop (1987)|RoboCop]]'', the altercation between Frederickson and Clarence was described in detail, but was not filmed, presumably due to budget constraints. It was, however, included in the [[RoboCop (novelization)|novelization]] by [[Ed Naha]].
-===How ya feelin?===
-Suddenly, all Hell breaks loose. A five-shotgun barrage takes out Conners, and Frederickson starts shooting and retreating. He cops a shot in the leg, but staggers back to the cruiser and falls inside. He kicks the engine in the guts, but, before he can do anything else, another volley of shotgun fire destroys the windshield and badly wounds him in the face. Clarence closes in on the shocked, disorientated form of Frederickson, looks at his mangled face and, in his usual weaselly voice, gives him a message:
-:''"Go back and give your cop friends a message: Stay out of Old Detroit."''
-With that, Clarence nudges the transmission into Drive with the muzzle of his shotgun and the cruiser lumbers drunkenly away, with Frederickson struggling to steer.
-As the gang prepare to leave, Emil sprays the cop's bodies with spray painted numbers, 29, 30 and 31, a grimly triumphant memorial of Clarence and his gang's kills.
+==Appearances==
-Meanwhile, Frederickson, who is losing consciousness, desperately tries to summon assistance again.
+*''[[RoboCop (1987)|RoboCop]]'' (1987) <small>(mentioned only)</small>
+*''[[RoboCop (novelization)|RoboCop]]'' (novelization)
+==References==
-:''"Officer needs assistance, sector GK2. Officer needs assistance in Old Detroit. Aw, Jesus... I'm all fucked up..."''
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+[[Category:Detroit Police Department personnel (film trilogy)]]
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