Quick Facts
DirectorPaul Verhoeven
Runtime1h 42m · R
GenresAction · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1987-07-17
Film
RoboCop
1987· R· 1h 42m· Action· Science-fiction· Thriller
“Part man, part machine, all cop.”
Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi action film, "RoboCop," is set in a dystopian Detroit where the city's future is outsourced to the ruthless Omni Consumer Products. When street cop Alex Murphy is brutally murdered, his shattered remains are repurposed by OCP into their experimental RoboCop, a cyborg law enforcer. As RoboCop navigates the city's corrupt underbelly, he begins to uncover the truth about his own existence and the malevolent intentions of his creators, leading him to turn against the corporation that created him.
1987-07-17
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Key Crew
DirectorPaul Verhoeven
WriterEdward Neumeier
ProducerArne Schmidt
Director of PhotographyJost Vacano
Original Music ComposerBasil Poledouris
EditorFrank J. Urioste
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Details
Released1987-07-17
Runtime1h 42m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosOrion Pictures · Jon Davison Productions
Budget$13M
Box office$53M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.4/10 · 5830 votes
Original languageen
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