Part man, part machine, all cop.
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.
RoboCop (1987) is a action, thriller and science fiction film directed by Paul Verhoeven, released on July 17, 1987 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy and Ronny Cox. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 5,937 ratings.
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Peter Weller
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy Allen
as Officer Anne Lewis
Dan O'Herlihy
as The Old Man
Ronny Cox
as Dick Jones
Kurtwood Smith
as Clarence Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer
as Bob Morton
Robert DoQui
as Sgt. Warren Reed
Ray Wise
as Leon Nash
Felton Perry
as Johnson
Paul McCrane
as Emil Antonowsky
Jesse D. Goins
as Joe Cox
Del Zamora
as Kaplan
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, produced by Arne Schmidt.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 5,937 ratings.
Ahhh, 1987, what a year for cinema. Not the least of which is Paul Verhoeven's incredible feat of practical effects engineering: _RoboCop_. This is one of those older movies where I can totally confirm for you, my love for it is in no way rooted in nostalgia. I didn't watch _RoboCop_ for the first time until 2013, when I was starting up my third decade of life. It's a phenomenal example of the period, but its also…
Reviewed on March 18, 2018
They'll fix you. They fix everything. On his first day out on the streets of Detroit, Officer Murphy is brutally killed by known thug leader, Clarence Boddicker. Scientists at OCP are able to use what remains of Murphy's body and build a new heavily armed cyborg police officer, one that could rid the streets of crime forever. Paul Verhoeven has been called many things in his career, bonkers, challenging and…
Reviewed on May 12, 2019
Seen this several times over the years and still holds up well, story and satire wise, though certainly some of the effects were dated (in particular the death of one character falling out a window). Other than that, an entertaining and bloody 1980s action-thriller, where the sequels and a remake, and certainly the third entry, could not touch. Would like to think the proposed RoboCop Returns will succeed where…
Reviewed on November 21, 2019
Peter Weller is policeman "Murphy" who doesn't make it through his first day on patrol is the brutally lawless Detroit. Luckily for him, though, the "Omni" company has been developing plans for a semi-automated, heavily armed super cop - and pretty smartly he has been fused into this pretty amazing - if totally clunky - body armour that enables him to carry out his new duties with our fear of injury. Pretty soon,…
Reviewed on May 30, 2022
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The main cast of RoboCop (1987) includes Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox and Kurtwood Smith. The film was directed by Paul Verhoeven. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
RoboCop was released on July 17, 1987 and runs for 1h 42m.
RoboCop (1987) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 5,937 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, thriller and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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