Part man, part machine, all cop.
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
ActionThrillerScience Fictionexperimentcyborgcrime fighterdystopiaallegorygiant robotevil corporationcyberpunktranshumanismdetroit, michiganlaw enforcementgentrification
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- Graphic violence
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Character
Meticulous, relentless, plot-driven and effortless.
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- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
70 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Peter WellerOfficer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
- Nancy AllenOfficer Anne Lewis
- Dan O'HerlihyThe Old Man
- Ronny CoxDick Jones
- Kurtwood SmithClarence Boddicker
- Miguel FerrerBob Morton
- Robert DoQuiSgt. Warren Reed
- Ray WiseLeon Nash
- Felton PerryJohnson
- Paul McCraneEmil Antonowsky
Crew
- Paul VerhoevenDirector
- Michael MinerWriter
- Edward NeumeierWriter
- Jost VacanoDirector of Photography
- Basil PoledourisOriginal Music Composer
- Frank J. UriosteEditor
- Arne SchmidtProducer
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