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RoboCop
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   47,817 votes
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Director:
Paul Verhoeven
Writers:
Edward Neumeier (written by) &
Michael Miner (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 July 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement.
Plot:
In a dystopic & crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(61 articles)
RoboCop makes comic book return
 (From digitalspy. 10 November 2009, 12:24 AM, PST)
The Best Worst 80’s-Robot Movies
 (From SoundOnSight. 22 October 2009, 4:51 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
A brilliant mix of science fiction, action and satire that has yet to be topped. more (335 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Weller ... Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy Allen ... Officer Anne Lewis
Dan O'Herlihy ... The Old Man (as Daniel O'Herlihy)

Ronny Cox ... Richard 'Dick' Jones

Kurtwood Smith ... Clarence J. Boddicker

Miguel Ferrer ... Robert Morton

Robert DoQui ... Sergeant Warren Reed
Ray Wise ... Leon C. Nash
Felton Perry ... Johnson

Paul McCrane ... Emil M. Antonowsky

Jesse D. Goins ... Joe P. Cox (as Jesse Goins)
Del Zamora ... Kaplan
Calvin Jung ... Steve Minh
Rick Lieberman ... Walker

Lee de Broux ... Sal (as Lee DeBroux)
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
102 min | Germany:78 min (cut version) | Norway:98 min (cut version) | USA:103 min (unrated director's cut) | Finland:91 min (heavily cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | Germany:18 (re-release) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (cut) (video premiere) | Australia:R | Italy:T | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (video rating) (1989) | Finland:(Banned) (1987) | Germany:16 (cut version) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rating) (2004) | USA:R (certificate #28646) (edited for re-rating) | USA:X (original rating) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1988) | Spain:13 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (also director's cut) (2002) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:18SG | Hungary:16 | Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | India:A | Finland:(Banned) (cut) (video rating) (1987) | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M (theatrical rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Ireland:18 (director's cut) | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M (TV rating) | New Zealand:R18 (theatrical rating) (director's cut) | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Singapore:M18 (director's cut) (uncut version) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Building One, Studios at Las Colinas - 6301 North O'Connor Road, Irving, Texas, USA more
Company:
Orion Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Writers and producers were concerned that cops would be offended by their portrayal on the movie. On the contrary, they loved it. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Robocop is told to record for the first time and then play it back, we see several seconds of playback from before he was initially told to record. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Slimey Lawyer: Attempted murder? It's not like he killed someone. This is a clear violation of my client's civil rights.
Bail Bondsman: Make it aggravated assault and I can make bail in cash, now.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hank and Mike (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Show Me Your Spine more

FAQ

When Clarence faced Robocop in the final confrontation, did he know it was Murphy?
What are the differences between the R-rated version and the Unrated version?
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User Comments

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90 out of 108 people found the following comment useful.
A brilliant mix of science fiction, action and satire that has yet to be topped., 27 March 2003
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

Paul Verhoeven's career in recent years has been wildly uneven, but back in the 1980s he rocked! His movies 'Spetters', 'The Fourth Man' and 'Flesh & Blood' are all brilliant and worth tracking down. His next movie, his first Hollywood one, could have been a complete disaster. Verhoeven initially passed on it without reading the script and wasn't experienced in working with special effects or a fan of science fiction. Thankfully his wife insisted he make the picture and the end result was a triumph. Apparently this was a very tough shoot for all concerned but the bottom line is what is on screen, and it really works. Few movies if any have managed to juggle SF, action and grim satire in such an entertaining and original fashion. Verhoeven was blessed with an excellent script, a well chosen bunch of actors, and a great behind the scenes team, and added to his own vision 'RoboCop' turned out to be one of the best movies of the 1980s, whatever the genre. Peter Weller ('Buckaroo Banzai') pulls off a difficult job - making the audience care about a guy in a monster suit. Probably the best performance of its kind since Boris Karloff in James Whale's 'Frankenstein' back in the 1930s. Nancy Allen ('Dressed To Kill'), Kurtwood Smith ('12.01 PM'), Ronny Cox ('Deliverance'), Miguel Ferrer ('Twin Peaks'), and the rest of the supporting cast are all first rate, and everything about this movie is perfect. Verhoeven stumbled with his next movie 'Total Recall', and apart from 'Starship Troopers' has pretty much failed to fulfill his potential, but 'RoboCop' remains a classic SF/action movie and a fantastic way to end a great decade of work.

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