RoboCop
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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
What critics thought
RoboCop earned broadly positive notices for its genre-blending audacity — folding corporate satire, Greek tragedy, superhero myth, and splatter comedy into something critics struggled to categorize but mostly admired. The sharpest arguments were about Verhoeven himself: whether his direction was brilliantly dark and socially pointed, or over-stylized and lacking tension; and whether the film's extreme violence served its satirical purpose or was simply an excuse to wallow in it.
“[W]ith all our flesh-and-blood heroes failing us—from brokers to ballplayers—we need a man of mettle, a real straight shooter who doesn't fool around with Phi Beta Kappas and never puts anything up his nose. What this world needs is 'RoboCop'.”
The Washington Post
“brooding, agonized quality ... as if Verhoeven were both appalled and fascinated”
Chicago Reader
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Genres
Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Paul VerhoevenDirector
Peter WellerOfficer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy AllenOfficer Anne Lewis
Dan O'HerlihyThe Old Man
Ronny CoxDick Jones
Kurtwood SmithClarence Boddicker
Miguel FerrerBob Morton
Robert DoQuiSgt. Warren Reed
Ray WiseLeon Nash
Felton PerryJohnson
Paul McCraneEmil Antonowsky
Jesse D. GoinsJoe Cox
Del ZamoraKaplan
Basil PoledourisComposer
Edward NeumeierWriter
Jost VacanoCinematographyRoboCop
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
What critics thought
RoboCop earned broadly positive notices for its genre-blending audacity — folding corporate satire, Greek tragedy, superhero myth, and splatter comedy into something critics struggled to categorize but mostly admired. The sharpest arguments were about Verhoeven himself: whether his direction was brilliantly dark and socially pointed, or over-stylized and lacking tension; and whether the film's extreme violence served its satirical purpose or was simply an excuse to wallow in it.
“[W]ith all our flesh-and-blood heroes failing us—from brokers to ballplayers—we need a man of mettle, a real straight shooter who doesn't fool around with Phi Beta Kappas and never puts anything up his nose. What this world needs is 'RoboCop'.”
The Washington Post
“brooding, agonized quality ... as if Verhoeven were both appalled and fascinated”
Chicago Reader
Accolades
Genres
Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Paul VerhoevenDirectorPeter WellerOfficer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCopNancy AllenOfficer Anne LewisDan O'HerlihyThe Old ManRonny CoxDick JonesKurtwood SmithClarence BoddickerMiguel FerrerBob MortonRobert DoQuiSgt. Warren ReedRay WiseLeon NashFelton PerryJohnsonPaul McCraneEmil AntonowskyJesse D. GoinsJoe CoxDel ZamoraKaplanBasil PoledourisComposerEdward NeumeierWriterJost VacanoCinematographyStream
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