RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on police officer Alex Murphy who is brutally murdered and subsequently revived by the malevolent mega-corporation OCP as a super-human cyborg law enforcer known as "RoboCop". RoboCop includes themes regarding the media, resurrection, gentrification, corruption, privatization,... capitalism, masculinity, and human nature. It received positive reviews and was cited as one of the best films of 1987, spawning a large franchise, including merchandise, two sequels, a television series, two animated TV series, and a television mini-series, video games and a number of comic book adaptations/crossovers. The film was produced for a relatively modest $13 million. In the near future, Detroit, Michigan is on the verge of collapse due to financial ruin and unchecked crime. The mega-corporation Omni Consumer Products enters into a contract with the city to run the police force.
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| Release date: | July 17, 1987 |
| Directed by: | Paul Verhoeven |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Arne L. Schmidt |
| Editor: | Frank J. Urioste |
| Music by: | Basil Poledouris |
| Cinematography: | Jost Vacano, Sol Negrin |
| Screenplay by: | Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner |
| Estimated budget: | $13,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Action, Thriller |