Robocop (1987)

Theatrical - Wide 1987-07-17

Cast Peter Weller Nancy Allen Dan O'Herlihy Ronny Cox
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by Edward Neumeier Michael Miner

Genres: Action Sci-Fi

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Synopsis

Detroit – in the future – is crime ridden, and run by a massive company. The company have developed a huge crime fighting robot, which unfortunately develops a rather dangerous glitch. The company sees a way to get back in favour... See more with the public when a cop called Alex Murphy is killed by a street gang. Murphys body is reconstructed within a steel shell and named Robocop. The Robocop is very successful against criminals, and becomes a target of supervillain Boddicker.

Movie Posters

Updated: Bronze statue to be erected in due time to commemorate Robocop Day

Posted 12 years ago

Update: Evidently the statue announcement was cancelled due to unforseen circumstances (with details on that coming in the near future), but the first pitch at Comerica Park will still take place, and the the first 10,000 fans in attendance will...

The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat: Robocop

Posted 12 years ago

So, apparently there’s a “big” release that’s come out this week. Well, much like last week, this week we are going to talk about a much better movie. While the new Robocop flick may not be the worst thing to...

The Robocop reboot can be seen in the summer of 2013

Posted 14 years ago

With the recent report of Joel Kinnaman taking on the robotic responsibilities of playing a new Robocop, you can expect more and more information about the production to begin appearing. Information like today’s revelation that the Robocop reboot will release...

Jose Padilha details his Robocop origin story

Posted 14 years ago

ROBOCOP is another one of those classic franchises that should probably not be rebooted, prequelized or sequelized any further, but it was obvious Hollywood would revisit that idea sooner or later. They’ve put Jose Padilha in charge of the project,...

UPDATED: Sorry, Murphy. No RoboCop statue for Detroit

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE: Robo fans are trying to raise the money for a statue on their own, and have set up the site Detroit Needs RoboCop to crowd-fund the project. According to the Detroit Free Press: “If all goes as planned, enthusiasts...

Cool Videos: The Oscars, Pee-Wee Herman, and RoboCop

Posted 15 years ago

Here is the weirdest combination of things in what is truly a gem of a video. The clip below is taken from the 1989 Academy Awards telecast which featured Paul Reuben’s ‘Pee-Wee Herman’ persona as an Oscar presenter for Best...

Guess who still wants to do the Robocop remake?

Posted 15 years ago

While this doesn’t qualify as earth shattering news, it is still cool to know when a director is still interested in doing certain projects. In this case, we are talking about Darren Aronofsky, who I have been talking about on...

Cool Videos: Don’t Stop Believin’ in RoboCop

Posted 15 years ago

Two of my favorite things from the 80s have just been splendidly mashed-up: Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” and ROBOCOP. As our own Jacob Riley from The Digital Dorm points out, “it is like watching The Wizard of Oz with Pink...

A Gift from Robocop, With Love

Posted 15 years ago

On Thanksgiving there were many things to be thankful for. I was thankful for the fact that I didn’t puke from eating so much damn food. Mashed potatoes are so awesome. I’m also thankful when really cool things happen to...