Directed by:
Paul VerhoevenCinematography:
Jost VacanoComposer:
Basil PoledourisCast:
Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Ray Wise, Felton Perry, Paul McCrane, Calvin Jung (more)VOD (5)
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Part Man, Part Machine, All Cop. RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked director Paul Verhoeven’s Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven’s peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special effects by Rob Bottin and Phil Tippett. The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is gunned down in the line of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop - a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop’s memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy Allen) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above. (Arrow Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1988 - John Pospisil, Stephen Hunter Flick (Special Benefit)
- 1988 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1988 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1989 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1989 - Best Special Visual Effects
The Saturn Awards
- 2021 - Best DVD or Blu-ray Classic Film Release
- 1988 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1988 - Paul Verhoeven (Best Director)
- 1988 - Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner (Best Writing)
- 1988 - Rob Bottin, Stephan Dupuis (Best Make-Up)
- 1988 - Peter Kuran, Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, Rocco Gioffre (Best Special / Visual Effects)
- 1988 - Peter Weller (Best Actor)
- 1988 - Nancy Allen (Best Actress)
- 1988 - Erica Edell Phillips (Best Costumes)
Sitges Film Festival
- 1987 - Paul Verhoeven (Best Director)
Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
- 1988 - Paul Verhoeven (C.S.T. Award)
- 1988 - Award for Excellence
- 1988 - Paul Verhoeven (Grand Prize)