RoboCop

1987 film directed by Paul Verhoeven From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RoboCop is a 1987 science fiction action[3] crime movie. It is directed by Paul Verhoeven. The movie stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. It is set in a crime-ridden dystopian Detroit, Michigan in the near future where the police force is run by Security Concepts, a corporation.[4] RoboCop centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is brutally attacked and fatally wounded by a gang of criminals. He is then made into a cyborg law enforcer known as "RoboCop".[5] The movie had two sequels, RoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop 3 (1993). A remake of this movie was released in February 2014.

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RoboCop
Directed byPaul Verhoeven
Written by
  • Edward Neumeier
  • Michael Miner
Produced byArne Schmidt
Starring
CinematographyJost Vacano
Edited byFrank J. Urioste
Music byBasil Poledouris
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
  • July 17, 1987 (1987-07-17)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[2]
Box office$53.4 million (US)[2]
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Cast

  • Peter Weller as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
  • Nancy Allen as Officer Anne Lewis
  • Daniel 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 C. Nash
  • Felton Perry as Donald Johnson
  • Paul McCrane as Emil Antonowsky
  • Jesse Goins as Joe P. Cox
  • Calvin Jung as Steve Minh
  • Del Zamora as Kaplan
  • Rick Lieberman as Walker
  • Lee de Broux as Sal
  • Edward Edwards as Manson
  • Mark Carlton as Miller
  • Michael Gregory as Lt. Hedgecock
  • Kevin Page as Kinney
  • Angie Bolling as Ellen Murphy
  • James Levine as Jimmy Murphy
  • S.D. Nemeth as Bixby Snyder
  • Mario Machado as Casey Wong

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