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)Cast
Peter Weller
USA
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Nancy Allen
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Dan O'Herlihy
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Ronny Cox
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Kurtwood Smith
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Miguel Ferrer
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Robert DoQui
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Ray Wise
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Felton Perry
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Paul McCrane
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Calvin Jung
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Rick Lieberman
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Mark Carlton
USA
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Laird Stuart
Australia
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Bill Farmer
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Leeza Gibbons
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Mario Machado
China
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John S. Davies
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Tyrees Allen
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William Shockley
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