USA, 1987
102m
35mm film, colour, 1.66:1
Dolby SR (35mm prints); 70mm 6-Track (70mm prints); DTS (special edition)
English
An American science fiction film directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Plot Summary
Detroit police officer Alex Murphy is badly wounded by a gang of thugs. Close to death, what’s left of him is used by the scientists of Omni Consumer Products for the prototype of their new cyborg law enforcer, RoboCop. But some of Murphy remains and begins to uncover the sinister connection between the gang that almost killed him and the board of OCP.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
© 1987 Orion Pictures Corporation
A Jon Davison production. A Paul Verhoeven film
Executive Producer: Jon Davison
Producer: Arne Schmidt
Co-producer: Edward Neumeier
Associate Producers: Stephen Lim, Phil Tippett
Written by: Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
Director of Photography: Jost Vacano
Editor: Frank J. Urioste
Music by: Basil Poledouris
Sound Mixer: Robert Wald
Costume Designer: Erica Edell Phillips
Makeup: Carla Palmer
Hairstylist: Bonnie Clevering
Special Makeup Effects: Rob Bottin
Special Effects: Dale Martin, Bill Purcell, Keith Richins, Lawrence Aeschlmann
Special Photographic Effects by: Peter Kuran, Visual Concept Engineering
Matte Paintings by: Rocco Gioffre
Optical Supervision by: Robert Blalack, Praxis Film Works
RoboCop Designed and Created by: Rob Bottin
ED-209 Sequences by: Phil Tippett
Production Designer: William Sandell
Robomovement: Moni Yakim
Cast
Peter Weller ([Alex J.] Murphy/RoboCop)
Nancy Allen ([Anne[ Lewis)
Daniel O’Herlihy (The Old Man)
Ronny Cox ([Richard ‘Dick’] Jones)
Kurtwood Smith (Clarence [J. Boddicker])
Miguel Ferrer ([Robert ‘Bob’] Morton)
Robert DoQui (Sgt Reed)
Ray Wise (Leon [C. Nash])
Felton Perry (Johnson)
Paul McCrane (Emil [M. Antonowsky])
Jesse Goins (Joe [P. Cox])
Calvin Jung ([Steve] Minh)
Del Zamora (Kaplan)
Rick Lieberman (Walker)
Lee DeBroux (Sal)
Mark Carlton ([Ron] Miller)
Edward Edwards (Manson)
Michael Gregory (Lt Hedgecock)
Fred Hice (Bobby)
Neil Summers (Dougy)
Alternative Titles
RoboCop Das Gesetz in der Zukunft – Austria
Robocop, el defensor del futuro – Mexico
Robocop: El defensor del futuro – Uruguay
RoboCop – Il futuro della legge – Italy (alternative)
Robocop: O batsos robot – Greece
Robocop – O polícia do futuro – Portugal
RoboCop: O Policial do Futuro – Brazil
Robocop: The Future of Law Enforcement – working title
Robokap – Serbia
Robot polis – Turkey
Robotas policininkas – Lithuania
Robotzsaru – Hungary
Superglina – Poland
Ρόμποκοπ: Ο μπάτσος ρομπότ – Greece
Робокоп – Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine
Links
Sequels
RoboCop 2 (1990)
RoboCop 3 (1993)
RoboCop (1994)
RoboCop: Prime Directives (2001)
Robocop (2007)
Remake
RoboCop (2014)
Extracts included in
1,001 Movies You Must See (Before You Die) (2014)
Flesh + Steel: The Making of RoboCop (2001)
Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997)
The Making of RoboCop (1987)
Metropolice (2014)
Retroactive (1997)
Shooting RoboCop (1987)
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film (2006)
Top 40 Ultimate Action Movies (2014)
Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10 (2004)
See also
Robo Vampire (1988)
R.O.T.O.R. (1987)
References
Periodicals
- American Cinematographer vol.69 no.7 (July 1988) pp.73-75 – illustrated article
- American Cinematographer vol.88 no.11 (November 2007) p.22 – DVD review (DVD playback: Robocop by Jim Hephill)
- Cinefantastique vol.36 no.4 Aug/Sep 2004) p.63 – DVD review (In review: DVD: Neo knight by Mark A. Altman)
- Cinefex no.32 (November 1987) pp.4-41 – illustrated article
- City Limits no.330 (28 January 1988) pp.10-13 – interview with Paul Verhoeven
- City Limits no.331 (4 February 1988) p.27 – review
- Écran Fantastique no.75 (December 1986) pp.52-57 – note
- Empire no.153 (March 2002) pp.85-89 – illustrated article (The mean machine by Adam Smith)
- Empire no.206 (August 2006) p.170 – illustrated article (Classic Scene: Robocop: ED-209 lays down the law)
- Empire no.211 (January 2007) pp.143-148 – illustrated interview with Paul Verhoeven (In conversation with Paul Verhoeven by Adam Smith)
- Empire no.221 (November 2007) pp.126-127 – illustrated article (The 20 top cops: They protect. They serve. They kick ass)
- Empire no.232 (October 2008) p.41 – illustrated article (News etc.: Where are they now?)
- Fangoria vol.7 no.66 (August 1987) pp.20-23 (illustrated interview with Rob Bottin (RoboCop Rob by Eric Niderost)
- Film Criticism vol.32 no.3 (Spring 2008) pp.41-67 – illustrated article (Bodies, Bullets and Bad Guys: Elements of the Hardbody Film by Drew Ayers)
- Film Review Special no.25 Sci-Fi (1998) pp.52-53 – illustrated article (Robocop)
- Film Score Monthly vol.9 no.6 (July 2004) p.33 – soundtrack review (Score: Reviews of CDs by Luke Golian)
- Films and Filming no.401 (February 1988) pp.39-40 – review
- Films in Review vol.46 no.3/4 (March/April 1995) pp.14-21 – illustrated article (The new violence or twenty years of violence in films: An Appreciation Part 2 by Michael Eric Stein)
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.293 no.48 (30 September 1986) p.28 – credits
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.297 no.49 (8 July 1987) pp.3, 37 – credits, review
- Journal of Popular Film & Television vol.18 no.3 (Autumn 1990) pp.94-102 – illustrated article (Avatars of the turtles by Steven Carter)
- Jump Cut no.34 (March 1989) pp.12-19; 19-26 – illustrated article; illustrated article (In the ditritus of hi-technology)
- Legend no.26 (1998) pp.13-18 – illustrated article (Heavy metal: On the beat with Robocop by Dirk Wickenden)
- The Listener vol.119 no.3048 (4 February 1988) p.31 – review
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.55 no.649 (February 1988) pp.35-37 – credits, interview with Paul Verhoeven, review
- New Zealand Film Music Bulletin no.91 (August 1995) pp.22-24 – illustrated interview (Basil Poledouris: Robocomposer)
- POV no.2 (December 1996) pp.37-74 – illustrated article (On the Concepts of Set-Up and Pay-Off by Zoran Petrovic and Richard Raskin)
- Première January 1988 p.8 – review (by Michèle Halberstadt)
- Premiere vol.17 no.10 (July 2004) p.116 – DVD review (Home guide)
- Premiere vol.4 no.5 (June 1996) p.32 – illustrated article (Robocut! by Tim Fennell)
- Radio Times vol.307 no.3999 (14 October 2000) p.67 – illustrated article (Jonathan Ross’s movie moment by Jonathan Ross)
- Screen International no.574 (15 November 1986) p.19 – credits
- Screen International no.612 (8 August 1987) p.26 – review
- Sight & Sound vol.57 no.1 (Winter 1987/1988) pp.66-67 – review
- Starburst no.111 (November 1987) pp.8-11 – illustrated article
- Starburst no.147 (November 1990) pp.20, 22-23 – illustrated interview (Dan O’Herlihy: CEO of OCP)
- Starburst no.191 (July 1994) pp.36-38 – illustrated interview with Robert DoQui (RoboCop: Robo’s boss by Pat Jankiewicz)
- Starburst no.307 (February 2004) pp.18-30 – illustrated article (Top 50 sci-fi movies, books and tv series ever!)
- Starburst Special no.44 Summer Sci-Fi Film pp.104-108, 110-120, 122-130 – illustrated article (The future is shiny by David Richardson)
- Studio January 1988 p.17 – review (by Jean Witold)
- Time Out no.907 (6 January 1988) p.14 – interview with Paul Verhoeven
- Time Out no.911 (3 February 1988) p.33 – review
- Variety 8 July 1987 p.10 – credits, review
Books
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester pp.416-418 – credits, review
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes Volume II by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester pp.246-247 – illustrated credits, review
