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.
Practical Effects
RoboCop suit so heavy Weller passed out on set
Direction
Verhoeven's first English film, zero restraint
Writing
Satire so sharp it fooled actual toy companies
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Peter Weller
Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy Allen
Officer Anne Lewis
Dan O'Herlihy
The Old Man
Ronny Cox
Dick Jones
Kurtwood Smith
Clarence Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer
Bob Morton
Robert DoQui
Sgt. Warren Reed
Ray Wise
Leon Nash
Felton Perry
Johnson
Paul McCrane
Emil Antonowsky
Jesse D. Goins
Joe Cox
Del Zamora
Kaplan
Calvin Jung
Steve Minh
Lee de Broux
Sal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The catchphrase 'I'd buy that for a dollar' comes from a fictional TV show within the movie, becoming a meta-commentary on consumerism itself.
Peter Weller spent months with a mime coach to develop RoboCop's mechanical movements, basing the walk on birds and Egyptian pharaohs.
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