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ActionThrillerScience Fiction

RoboCop

- 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.

Release Date : 1987-07-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Orion Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Robocop: The Future of Law Enforcement

Cast

Peter Weller

Character Name : Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop

Original Name : Peter Weller

Gender : Male

Nancy Allen

Character Name : Officer Anne Lewis

Original Name : Nancy Allen

Gender : Female

Dan O'Herlihy

Character Name : The Old Man

Original Name : Dan O'Herlihy

Gender : Male

Ronny Cox

Character Name : Dick Jones

Original Name : Ronny Cox

Gender : Male

Kurtwood Smith

Character Name : Clarence Boddicker

Original Name : Kurtwood Smith

Gender : Male

Miguel Ferrer

Character Name : Bob Morton

Original Name : Miguel Ferrer

Gender : Male

Robert DoQui

Character Name : Sgt. Warren Reed

Original Name : Robert DoQui

Gender : Male

Ray Wise

Character Name : Leon Nash

Original Name : Ray Wise

Gender : Male

Felton Perry

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Felton Perry

Gender : Male

Paul McCrane

Character Name : Emil Antonowsky

Original Name : Paul McCrane

Gender : Male

Jesse D. Goins

Character Name : Joe Cox

Original Name : Jesse D. Goins

Gender : Male

Del Zamora

Character Name : Kaplan

Original Name : Del Zamora

Gender : Male

Calvin Jung

Character Name : Steve Minh

Original Name : Calvin Jung

Gender : Male

Rick Lieberman

Character Name : Walker

Original Name : Rick Lieberman

Gender : Male

Lee de Broux

Character Name : Sal

Original Name : Lee de Broux

Gender : Male

Mark Carlton

Character Name : Miller

Original Name : Mark Carlton

Gender : Male

Edward Edwards

Character Name : Manson

Original Name : Edward Edwards

Gender : Male

Michael Gregory

Character Name : Lt. Hedgecock

Original Name : Michael Gregory

Gender : Male

Freddie Hice

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Freddie Hice

Gender : Male

Neil Summers

Character Name : Dougy

Original Name : Neil Summers

Gender : Male

Gene Wolande

Character Name : Prisoner

Original Name : Gene Wolande

Gender : Male

Gregory Poudevigne

Character Name : Slimey Lawyer

Original Name : Gregory Poudevigne

Gender : Male

Charles Carroll

Character Name : Bail Bondsman

Original Name : Charles Carroll

Gender : Male

Kevin Page

Character Name : Kinney

Original Name : Kevin Page

Gender : Male

Yolonda Williams

Character Name : Ramirez

Original Name : Yolonda Williams

Gender : Female

Tyrees Allen

Character Name : Starkweather

Original Name : Tyrees Allen

Gender : Male

John S. Davies

Character Name : Chessman

Original Name : John S. Davies

Gender : Male

Laird Stuart

Character Name : Cecil the Clerk

Original Name : Laird Stuart

Gender : Male

Stephen Berrier

Character Name : Roosevelt

Original Name : Stephen Berrier

Gender : Male

Sage Parker

Character Name : Tyler

Original Name : Sage Parker

Gender : Female

Karen Radcliffe

Character Name : Technician #1

Original Name : Karen Radcliffe

Gender : Female

Darryl Cox

Character Name : Technician #2

Original Name : Darryl Cox

Gender : Male

Jerry Haynes

Character Name : Dr. McNamara

Original Name : Jerry Haynes

Gender : Male

Bill Schockley

Character Name : Creep

Original Name : Bill Schockley

Gender : Male

Donna Keegan

Character Name : Rape Victim

Original Name : Donna Keegan

Gender : Female

Mike Moroff

Character Name : Hophead

Original Name : Mike Moroff

Gender : Male

Marjorie Rynearson

Character Name : Grocery Mom

Original Name : Marjorie Rynearson

Gender : Female

Jo Livingston

Character Name : Grocery Pop

Original Name : Jo Livingston

Gender : Male

Joan Pirkle

Character Name : Barbara

Original Name : Joan Pirkle

Gender : Female

Diane Robin

Character Name : Chandra

Original Name : Diane Robin

Gender : Female

Adrianne Sachs

Character Name : Tawney

Original Name : Adrianne Sachs

Gender : Female

Maarten Goslins

Character Name : Salesman

Original Name : Maarten Goslins

Gender : Male

Angie Bolling

Character Name : Murphy's Wife

Original Name : Angie Bolling

Gender : Female

Jason Levine

Character Name : Murphy's Son

Original Name : Jason Levine

Gender : Male

S.D. Nemeth

Character Name : Bixby Snyder

Original Name : S.D. Nemeth

Gender : Male

Bill Farmer

Character Name : Justin Ballard-Watkins

Original Name : Bill Farmer

Gender : Male

Michael Hunter

Character Name : Peter the Homeowner

Original Name : Michael Hunter

Gender : Male

Spencer Prokop

Character Name : Gas Station Attendant

Original Name : Spencer Prokop

Gender : Male

Debra Zach

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Debra Zach

Gender : Female

L.J. King

Character Name : Emergency Doctor

Original Name : L.J. King

Gender : Male

David Packer

Character Name : Emergency Doctor

Original Name : David Packer

Gender : Male

Leeza Gibbons

Character Name : Jesse Perkins

Original Name : Leeza Gibbons

Gender : Female

Mario Machado

Character Name : Casey Wong

Original Name : Mario Machado

Gender : Male

Bill Blair

Character Name : Undercover Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Blair

Gender : Male

Gilbert B. Combs

Character Name : Sal's Gunman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gilbert B. Combs

Gender : Male

Jon Davison

Character Name : ED-209 (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon Davison

Gender : Male

Wanda De Jesus

Character Name : Estevez (uncredited)

Original Name : Wanda De Jesus

Gender : Female

James Field

Character Name : Restroom Junior Executive (uncredited)

Original Name : James Field

Gender : Male

John Garrett

Character Name : News Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : John Garrett

Gender : Male

Allan Graf

Character Name : Sal's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Allan Graf

Gender : Male

Katie Griffin

Character Name : Young Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Katie Griffin

Gender : Female

Harry Johnson

Character Name : Dad in Nuke-'em' Commercial (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Johnson

Gender : Male

Debra Lamb

Character Name : Pizza Dough Juggling Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Debra Lamb

Gender : Female

John Landis

Character Name : Man in '6000 SUX' Commercial (uncredited)

Original Name : John Landis

Gender : Male

Randall Oliver

Character Name : S.W.A.T. Team Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Randall Oliver

Gender : Male

Scott Sligar

Character Name : S.W.A.T. Team Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Sligar

Gender : Male

James Staszkiel

Character Name : Keva Rosenberg (uncredited)

Original Name : James Staszkiel

Gender : Male

Scott Thomson

Character Name : Blonde Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Thomson

Gender : Male

Paul Verhoeven

Character Name : Dancer at Disco (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Verhoeven

Gender : Male

Mark Edward Walters

Character Name : Street Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Edward Walters

Gender : Male

Sean Wohland

Character Name : Nukem (uncredited)

Original Name : Sean Wohland

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

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 a great movie on its own. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 visionary, here with his first perceived block buster American feature, he showcases all of those things. Robocop on the page (and with its title) looked like your average run of the mill sci-fi shoot them up, with its basic premise not exactly oozing originality either. But Verhoeven had screenwriter's Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner in his corner, and they came up with a superior script to fully realise his vision. That Robocop is a satirical critique of totalitarianism and corporate corruption is now a given. Yet it wasn't at first evident to the summer block buster crowd, but Robocop has stood up well to critical re-examinations and the depth digging that so many have afforded it. So with the script he wanted in place, Verhoeven utilised his memories from childhood, where his Netherlands home was taken over by a stomping German army, and added in the destruction factor, with no amount of technical expertise as well. Verhoeven paints an unhinged portrait of this Detroit (actual location shoot was parts of Texas), with skew whiff angles and bizarre twists lining the picture, the special effects even today looking tremendous. Robocop is extremely violent, especially in the directors cut that's now widely available, but even during the most wincing scenes, it stays brisk and sparky, and on his side is that his characters are as inhuman as the title protagonist is!. Thus the fusion of berserker sci-fi and human realism sits easy with the viewer, with the result serving notice to what a fine director Verhoeven can be. Peter Weller dons the Robo suit (enduring agony for weeks on end apparently) and does what is required, and Nancy Allen kicks buttocks as Murphy's partner, Anne Lewis. But it's with the unsavoury characters that Robocop gains its acting kudos. Ronny Cox, Miguel Ferrer and a wickedly vile Kurtwood Smith dominate proceedings, helped immeasurably by the nature of the script. Verhoeven is thought to be a hard character on set, demanding much from all involved, even driving the normally amiable Weller to thoughts of violence against his director. But few, if any of those involved in Robocop can now say the final result wasn't worth it, because between them they made a genre classic. 9/10

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JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

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 other failed, but don't hold out much hope. **4.25/5**

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-05-30

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, though, he discovers that he is amidst a web of corruption. Can he stay alive, keep his partner "Anne" (Nancy Allen) safe and thwart the evil plot that may well be tied into the criminals who left him for dead in the first place? Plenty of action and pyrotechnics follow as the story marches along to it's pretty obvious conclusion. Plenty of pace, some pretty banal dialogue - it's all the usual stuff that I found adequate, but really pretty dated now. Weller is ok, but I'd sooner have had Arnie in the role to inject some charisma and a little humour to this otherwise rather dry and procedural affair. It's perfectly watchable, but I can't quite rave about it.

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drystyx

@drystyx

2023-04-18

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 little cop, Murphy, runs afoul of the most dangerous criminal, and this criminal is something else. He will probably make you laugh with his nerdy look and his lines, but he's deadly. However, he does tell his gang to give Murphy a hand. The big business has a big boss, an older guy about to retire according to his second in command, Dick. And Dick is aptly named. Meanwhile, a young upstart who is a bit of an anti villain or anti hero, played by Miguel Ferrer, is not afraid of "Dick". You may have seen some of the famous scenes, and you've surely heard the catch line "I'd buy that for a dollar", which is meant to be the very nonsense catch phrase that it became. Peter Weller is Murphy, and Nancy Allen is his loyal police partner who lets one of the bad guys take her out, but she does come back in. The black comedy of this film helps to make it the classic it is.