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Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy (View All)
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Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy
Paul Verhoeven's American breakthrough film, Robocop, is an exceedingly violent blend of black comedy, science fiction, and crime thriller. Set in Detroit sometime in the near future, the film is about a policeman (Peter Weller) killed in the line of duty whom the department decides to resurrect as a half-human, half-robot supercop. The RoboCop is indestructible, and within a matter of weeks he has removed crime from the streets of Detroit. However, his human side is tortured by his past, and he wants revenge on the thugs who killed him. The film was later followed by two feature-length sequels and a live-action television series, neither of which were as successful as the original film. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
7/17/87
MPAA Rating
Rated X for (original)
Running Time
103 mins.
Locations
- Detroit, MI
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$49,715,016
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1987 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 1987 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Orion
- Orion Home Video
- Orion Pictures
- Showtime Networks (Primary Listing)
