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RoboCop (1987)

R07/17/1987Action, Thriller, Science Fiction1h 42m

Part man, part machine, all cop.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Peter Weller

    Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop

  2. Cast 1

    Nancy Allen

    Officer Anne Lewis

  3. Cast 1

    Dan O'Herlihy

    The Old Man

  4. Cast 1

    Ronny Cox

    Dick Jones

  5. Cast 1

    Kurtwood Smith

    Clarence Boddicker

  6. Cast 1

    Miguel Ferrer

    Bob Morton

  7. Cast 1

    Robert DoQui

    Sgt. Warren Reed

  8. Cast 1

    Ray Wise

    Leon Nash

  9. Cast 1

    Felton Perry

    Johnson

I'd buy that for a dollar and a dime. Outbid them fair and square. This is one of the Verhoeven masterpieces. It's a bit of action and a bit of parody, and a lot of "in your face" directing that puts Verhoeven a step above Tarantino, because Tarantino actually makes fun of the geeks in the audience with one dimensional characters, while Verhoeven gives multiple dimensions to everyone. Here, we have a police force that is collapsing to crime that is idolized. Talk about seeing the future! Big business claims they run the police force by equipping them like they do the military. One littl...