RoboCop (1987)

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Edward Neumeier (written by) &
Michael Miner (written by)

Release Date:

17 July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement.

Plot:

In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally-wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.

Plot Keywords:

Robocop | Gang | Cyborg | Future | Partner

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Peter Weller	...	Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy Allen	...	Officer Anne Lewis
Dan O'Herlihy	...	The Old Man (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Ronny Cox	...	Dick Jones
Kurtwood Smith	...	Clarence J. Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer	...	Bob Morton
Robert DoQui	...	Sergeant Warren Reed
Ray Wise	...	Leon C. Nash
Felton Perry	...	Johnson
Paul McCrane	...	Emil M. Antonowsky
Jesse D. Goins	...	Joe P. Cox (as Jesse Goins)
Del Zamora	...	Kaplan
Calvin Jung	...	Steve Minh
Rick Lieberman	...	Walker
Lee de Broux	...	Sal (as Lee DeBroux)
Mark Carlton	...	Ron Miller
Edward Edwards	...	Manson
Michael Gregory	...	Lieutenant Hedgecock
Freddie Hice	...	Bobby
Neil Summers	...	Dougy
Gene Wolande	...	Prisoner
Gregory Poudevigne	...	Slimey Lawyer
Charles Carroll	...	Bail Bondsman
Kevin Page	...	Kinney (as Ken Page)
Yolonda Williams	...	Ramirez
Tyrees Allen	...	Starkweather (as Tyress Allen)
John S. Davies	...	Chessman
Laird Stuart	...	Cecil the Clerk
Stephen Berrier	...	Roosevelt
Sage Parker	...	Tyler
Karen Radcliffe	...	Technician #1
Darryl Cox	...	Technician #2
Jerry Haynes	...	Dr. McNamara
William Shockley	...	Creep
Donna Keegan	...	Rape Victim
Mike Moroff	...	Hophead
Marjorie Rynearson	...	Grocery Mom
Jo Livingston	...	Grocery Pop
Joan Pirkle	...	Barbara
Diane Robin	...	Chandra
Adrianne Sachs	...	Tawney
Maarten Goslins	...	Salesman
Angie Bolling	...	Ellen Murphy
Jason Levine	...	Jimmy Murphy
S.D. Nemeth	...	Bixby Snyder
Bill Farmer	...	Justin Ballard-Watkins
Michael Hunter	...	Peter the Homeowner
Spencer Prokop	...	Gas Station Attendant
Debra Zach	...	Nurse
L.J. King	...	Emergency Doctor
David Packer	...	Emergency Doctor
Leeza Gibbons	...	Jesse Perkins
Mario Machado	...	Casey Wong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don 'Tex' Clark	...	Boardroom Executive (uncredited)
Gilbert B. Combs	...	Sal's Gunman (uncredited)
Jon Davison	...	ED-209 (voice) (uncredited)
James Field	...	Restroom Junior Executive (uncredited)
Allan Graf	...	Sal's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Andee Gray	...	(uncredited)
Katie Griffin	...	Young Girl (uncredited)
Harry Johnson	...	Dad - Nuke-'em' Commercial (uncredited)
Randall Oliver	...	S.W.A.T. Team Member (uncredited)
Scott Sligar	...	S.W.A.T. Team Member (uncredited)
James Staszkiel	...	Keva Rosenberg (uncredited)
Paul Verhoeven	...	Dancer at Disco (uncredited)
Mark Edward Walters	...	Street Kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Verhoeven

Writing credits
Edward Neumeier		(written by) &
Michael Miner		(written by)

Produced by
Jon Davison	....	executive producer
Stephen Lim	....	associate producer
Edward Neumeier	....	co-producer
Arne Schmidt	....	producer
Phil Tippett	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Basil Poledouris

Cinematography by
Jost Vacano		(director of photography)
Sol Negrin		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Frank J. Urioste

Casting by
Sally Dennison
Julie Selzer

Production Design by
William Sandell

Art Direction by
Gayle Simon

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould

Costume Design by
Erica Edell Phillips

Makeup Department
Rob Bottin	....	special makeup effects
Bonnie Clevering	....	hair stylist
Stephan Dupuis	....	prosthetics applied by
Fred Lackey III	....	hair stylist
Carla Palmer	....	makeup artist
Margaret Prentice	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Charles Newirth	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robin Leigh Fleck	....	assistant director: second unit (as Robin Fleck)
Mark Goldblatt	....	second unit director
David B. Householter	....	second assistant director (as David Householter)
Scott Musgrave	....	assistant director: second unit
Michele Panelli-Venetis	....	first assistant director (as Michele A. Panelli)
Monte Hellman	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Henry Alvarez	....	construction crew: RoboCop
Henry Alvarez	....	sculptor
E.W. Bradford	....	construction coordinator (as Bill Bradford)
Bradly E. Breitbarth	....	assistant property master
Samai Brown	....	assistant props
Gunnar Ferdinandsen	....	construction crew: RoboCop
John Harrington	....	head painter
Jerry G. Henery	....	construction foreman (as Jerry Henery)
Steven Ladish	....	props
John Lamkin	....	lead man
Larry Langley	....	construction foreman
Bill MacSems	....	property master
Randall Mulry	....	lead man
Vince Peets	....	storyboard artist
Art Pimentel	....	construction crew: RoboCop
Paul S. Power	....	storyboard artist
Vincent Prentice	....	construction crew: RoboCop
Tom Prossner	....	construction crew: RoboCop
Erica Rogalla	....	set dresser
Miles Teves	....	concept illustrator: Rob Bottin Productions
James E. Tocci	....	set designer (as James Tocci)
Richard White	....	construction crew: RoboCop
William Vance White	....	leadman (as William White)
Gene Winfield	....	6000 SUX creator: Rod & Custom
Patrick K. Coppinger	....	painter (uncredited)
Floyd Gentry	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Bartlett	....	sound
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound editor
Don Broughton	....	boom operator (as Donald Broughton)
James Christopher	....	sound editor
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer
Burness Dembrowski	....	foley editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Ezra Dweck	....	sound effects recordist
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist (as David Fein)
Donald Flick	....	sound editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	sound editor (as Stephen Flick)
Avram D. Gold	....	sound editor
David W. Gray	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Michael J. Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Pospisil	....	sound editor
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Becky Sullivan	....	adr supervisor
Robert Wald	....	sound mixer
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor
Rick Mitchell	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Lawrence A. Aeschlimann	....	special effects (as Lawrence Aeschlimann)
Peter Kuran	....	special photographic effects: Visual Concept Engineering
Dale L. Martin	....	special effects (as Dale Martin)
Dennis Pawlik	....	roboteam
William Purcell	....	special effects (as Bill Purcell)
Keith Richins	....	special effects
Becky Ochoa	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Don Waller	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Don Baker	....	matte camera: Praxis Film Works
Beverly Bernacki	....	optical effects: VCE
Robert Blalack	....	optical supervisor: Praxis Film Works
Neal Brietbarth	....	effects construction: ED-2000
Blair Clark	....	effects crew: ED-2000
Craig Davies	....	ED-2000 creator & designer
Sheila Duignan	....	effects crew: ED-2000
Randy Dutra	....	stop-motion animation: ED-2000
Rick Fichter	....	plate photography: ED-2000
Spencer Gill	....	optical effects: VCE
Rocco Gioffre	....	matte painter
Ed Harker	....	optical effects: VCE
Craig Hayes	....	ED-209 designer & constructor
Denis Hoffman	....	opticals: Freeze Frame
Michael Karp	....	matte camera: Praxis Film Works
Peter Kuran	....	special photographic effects: VCE
Kevin Kutchaver	....	animation effects: VCE
Ute Leonhardt	....	camera operator: Praxis Film Works
Paula Lucchesi	....	effects construction: ED-2000
Tamia Marg	....	effects crew: ED-2000
Jo Martin	....	animation effects: VCE
George Muhs	....	visual effects
Sarah Pasanen	....	optical effects: VCE
Jules Roman	....	effects editor: ED-2000
Pete Ronzani	....	ED-2000 creator & designer (as Peter Ronzani)
Phil Tippett	....	ED-209 sequences creator
Harry Walton	....	visual effects: ED-2000
Jacqueline Zietlow	....	administration: VCE
Jammie Friday	....	animator: VCE, Inc. (uncredited)
Tom St. Amand	....	stop-motion technician (uncredited)

Stunts
Jamie S. Bunch	....	stunt player (as Jamie Bunch)
Gary Combs	....	stunt coordinator
Vicki Creach	....	stunt player (as Vickie Creach)
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunt player (as Greg Elam)
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt player
Randy Fife	....	stunt player (as Randy 'Fife')
Joe Finnegan	....	stunt player (as Joe Finnigan)
Jackie Resch	....	stunt player
Mike Shanks	....	stunt player
Russell Towery	....	stunt player
Doug Coleman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper	....	stunt double: Nancy Allen (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Allan Graf	....	stunts (uncredited)
Freddie Hice	....	stunts (uncredited)
Donna Keegan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul M. Lane	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lloyd Lively	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Randall Oliver	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steve Pate	....	stunts (uncredited)
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts (uncredited)
Neil Summers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Russell Towery	....	stunt double: Peter Weller (uncredited)
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Anderson	....	lighting director: commercial sequences
Rick Anderson	....	director of photography: second unit
Richard Clark	....	video playback operator
E. Wes Dempster	....	grip (as Wes Dempster)
Robert Driskell	....	gaffer (as Robert A. Driskell Jr.)
Bill Greenberg	....	grip
Johnny Gutierrez	....	gaffer: second unit
Anette Haellmigk	....	first assistant camera (as Anette Victoria Haellmigk)
John Knight	....	key grip
Michael Maley	....	gaffer
J. Michael McClary	....	camera operator: second unit
Deana Newcomb	....	still photographer
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	camera operator: second unit (as Phil Pfeiffer)
Kerry Rike	....	key grip
Juan Romero	....	best boy (as Juan M. Romero)
Jeff Santlofer	....	video technician
Carl D. Stitt	....	grip (as Carl Stitt)
Henry Tirl	....	assistant camera
Peter J. Verrando	....	video playback operator
Gerald Fitzgerald	....	electrician: second unit (uncredited)
Arthur Krauss	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Jost Vacano	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annette Hoffman	....	set costumer: second unit
Janet Lucas Lawler	....	costumer
Joan Thomas	....	costume supervisor (as Joan Skelton Thomas)

Editorial Department
Teressa Longo	....	assistant editor
Florent Retz	....	first assistant editor (as Danny Retz)
Jim Rodnunsky	....	editor: video
Ron South	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Howard Blake	....	conductor
Tony Britten	....	conductor
Murray Deutch	....	music supervisor
Harry Rabinowitz	....	conductor
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Eric Tomlinson	....	music editor
Eric Tomlinson	....	music recording engineer
Tom Villano	....	music editor
Peter Willison	....	orchestra contractor
Dan Wallin	....	music mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Alvin Milliken	....	transportation coordinator
Dennis Milliken	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Monte Adcock	....	T.J. Lazer crew: in-film tv promo
Paula Squires Asaff	....	script supervisor
Howard Berk	....	publicist
Rob Bottin	....	robocop creator
Rob Bottin	....	robocop designer
Ken Brown	....	T.J. Lazer crew: in-film tv promo
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Stephanie Claxton	....	assistant coordinator
Allegra Clegg	....	production coordinator
Peter Conn	....	video sequences creator: Homer & Associates
Brian Cowden	....	location manager
Cindy Fairfield	....	production personel
Fred Gabrielli	....	caterer: Gala Enterprises
Diane L. Greenwalt	....	location manager
Catherine Hardwicke	....	T.J. Lazer crew: in-film tv promo
Tim Hart	....	assistant weapons
Mark A. Hatley	....	production assistant
Marghi McMahon	....	robot team
E. Miller	....	production auditor
Bart Mixon	....	robot team (as Bart J. Mixon)
Randy E. Moore	....	weapons master
Randall Newsome	....	production assistant
Craig Pointes	....	location manager
Gregor Punchatz	....	robot team
Cheri Reed	....	production assistant
Susan Spencer Robbins	....	assistant: Mr. Verhoeven
Meryle Selinger	....	financial services
Lee Shapiro	....	production intern
Larry Smoot	....	T.J. Lazer crew: in-film tv promo
Francine Taylor	....	production personel
Todd Trotter	....	assistant: Mr. Weller
Ramona Villarrial	....	assistant auditor (as Ramona Dorene Villarrial)
Moni Yakim	....	robo movement
Janis Burklund	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mike Childress	....	stage manager (uncredited)
Melissa J.L. Smith	....	post facilities manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Tim Boxell	....	acknowledgment
Howard Chaykin	....	acknowledgment
Troy Dungan	....	acknowledgment: WFAA
Samuel Eskenazi	....	acknowledgment
Ron Halpern	....	acknowledgment
Joel Marrow	....	acknowledgment

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1988) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1988) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Constantin-Film (1988) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (1988) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Rank Film Distributors (1987) (UK) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Film Distributors (1987) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (1987) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1988) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS) (special edition)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Collector's Edition)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1990) (USA) (TV)
• Criterion Collection, The (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Criterion Collection, The (1998) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD) (special edition)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS) (special edition)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (1988) (Argentina) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Orion Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1988) (Australia) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Praxis Film Works
• Tippett Studio
• Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)

Other Companies

• AT&T  acknowledgment
• Abbey Road Studios  music recording studio
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Freeze Frame  opticals
• Gala Catering  catering
• Homer & Associates  video sequences
• Inter Video  video playback
• Sinfonia of London  orchestra (uncredited)
• Varèse Sarabande  score album released by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

102 min | Germany:78 min (cut version) | Norway:98 min (cut version) | USA:103 min (unrated director's cut) | Finland:91 min (heavily cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS (special edition)

Certification:

UK:18 | Argentina:18 (original rating) | Australia:M (theatrical rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Ireland:18 (director's cut) | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M (TV rating) | New Zealand:R18 (theatrical rating) (director's cut) | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Singapore:M18 (director's cut) (uncut version) | Germany:BPjM Restricted | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (original rating) | Germany:18 (re-release) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:R | Italy:T | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (video rating) (1989) | Finland:(Banned) (1987) | Germany:16 (cut version) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rating) (2004) | USA:R (re-rating) | USA:X (uncut) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1988) | Spain:13 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (also director's cut) (2002) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:18SG | Hungary:16 | Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | India:A | Finland:(Banned) (cut) (video rating) (1987) | Iceland:16 (Director's Cut) (video release) | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (DVD boxset rating) | Argentina:13 (director's cut) | Argentina:16 (special edition) | Peru:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Czech Republic:15 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (cable TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Building One, Studios at Las Colinas - 6301 North O'Connor Road, Irving, Texas, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

David Cronenberg was one of many directors who was offered and subsequently turned down the position. Ironically, Peter Weller played the lead in Cronenberg's Naked Lunch (1991), in which Weller appeared in lieu of reprising his role in RoboCop 3 (1993).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Triggering cords for blood packs visible in the shootout at the drug factory.

Quotes:

Dick Jones:Did you think you think you were an ordinary cop? You're our product. And we can't very well have our products turning against us, can we?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Das Buch des Alchemisten (2008)

Soundtrack:

Show Me Your Spine

Put down your weapons...

Robocop is an unbelieveable experience. I haven't watched the film since 1988 and the other day I recieved it on DVD. So I eagerly popped it in the player and BOOM!!! The only way I can describe Robocop is ultraviolence. The film is so over the top and out of control. The film speaks of a future where big companies will run the governmental defense. Those times are upon us more and more everyday. Paul Verhoeven has made one of the most important science fiction films ever made and it's a brillant piece of cinema.