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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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.

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