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Paul Verhoeven(I)

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Paul Verhoeven at an event for Hollow Man (2000)
The inspiring untold story about the unsung professionals, their struggles on screen to perform at the highest level, and their fight off-screen to be treated fairly and equally. The movie takes us behind-the-scenes and introduces us to the female stunt performers who drive the action and thrills of Hollywood’s biggest blockbuster movies from the silent age of cinema to present day.
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Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden, with a degree in math and physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his film career by making documentaries for the Navy and later for TV. In 1969, he directed the popular Dutch TV series, Floris (1969), about a medieval knight. This featured actor nm0000442, who has appeared in many of Verhoeven's later films. Verhoeven's first feature, Wat zien ik (1971) (trans. "What do I See?"), was released in 1971. However, it was his second, Turkish Delight (1973), with its combination of raw sexuality and a poignant story-line, that gained him great popularity in the Netherlands, especially with male audiences. When his films, especially Soldier of Orange (1977) and The 4th Man (1983), received international recognition, Verhoeven moved to the US. His first US film was Flesh+Blood (1985) in 1985, but it was RoboCop (1987) and, especially, Total Recall (1990) that made him a big box office success. Sometimes accused of portraying excessive violence in his films, Verhoeven replies that he is only recording the violence of society. Verhoeven has co-scripted two of his films: Soldier of Orange (1977) and Flesh+Blood (1985). He also directed an episode of the HBO The Hitchhiker (1983) TV series. Several of his films have been photographed by Jost Vacano, including the hit cult film, Starship Troopers (1997), starring Casper Van Dien.
BornJuly 18, 1938
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BornJuly 18, 1938
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 42 wins & 52 nominations total

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Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in Elle (2016)
Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in Elle (2016)
Paul Verhoeven in Basic Instinct (1992)
Paul Verhoeven and Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls (1995)
Paul Verhoeven in Showgirls (1995)
Paul Verhoeven in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Paul Verhoeven
Monica with Paul Verhoeven at Netherlands Film Festival (1992).
Paul Verhoeven and Karl Walter Lindenlaub in Black Book (2006)
Director Paul Verhoeven with Patrick Muldoon
Director Paul Verhoeven
Director Paul Verhoeven

Known for

Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
RoboCop
7.6
  • Director
  • 1987
Carice van Houten, Michiel Huisman, and Sebastian Koch in Black Book (2006)
Black Book
7.7
  • Director
  • 2006
Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, and Elise Lahouassa in Elle (2016)
Elle
7.1
  • Director
  • 2016
Hollow Man (2000)
Hollow Man
5.8
  • Director
  • 2000

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Director

  • Het geheim van een goed huwelijk
    • Director
    • In Production
  • Young Sinner
    • Director
    • In Development
  • Bel Ami
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Lambert Wilson and Virginie Efira in Benedetta (2021)
    Benedetta
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, and Elise Lahouassa in Elle (2016)
    Elle
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Robocop: Deleted Scenes (2014)
    Robocop: Deleted Scenes
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2014
  • Gaite Jansen in Tricked (2012)
    Tricked
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Carice van Houten, Michiel Huisman, and Sebastian Koch in Black Book (2006)
    Black Book
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Hollow Man (2000)
    Hollow Man
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers: Deleted Scenes (1998)
    Starship Troopers: Deleted Scenes
    • Director
    • Video
    • 1998
  • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls (1995)
    Showgirls
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1995
  • Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
    Basic Instinct
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1992
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)
    Total Recall
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
    RoboCop
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Page Fletcher in The Hitchhiker (1983)
    The Hitchhiker
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • nm0000442, nm0000492, and Tom Burlinson in Flesh+Blood (1985)
    Flesh+Blood
    • Director
    • 1985

Producer

  • Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What (2009)
    Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What
    • associate producer
    • 2009
  • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)
    Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2000
  • Feest! (1963)
    Feest!
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1963

Writer

  • RoboCop Returns
    • creator
    • In Development
  • Lambert Wilson and Virginie Efira in Benedetta (2021)
    Benedetta
    • screenplay
    • 2021
  • Alfred Heppener and Marleen Mathews in Lotgenoten (2013)
    Lotgenoten
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Gaite Jansen in Tricked (2012)
    Tricked
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Carice van Houten, Michiel Huisman, and Sebastian Koch in Black Book (2006)
    Black Book
    • written by
    • 2006
  • nm0000442, nm0000492, and Tom Burlinson in Flesh+Blood (1985)
    Flesh+Blood
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • nm0000442 in Soldier of Orange (1977)
    Soldier of Orange
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • De worstelaar (1971)
    De worstelaar
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1971
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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • July 18, 1938
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  • Spouse
    • Martine VerhoevenApril 7, 1967 - present (3 children)
  • Children
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  • Parents
      Wim Verhoeven
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    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 21 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Became the first nominee ever to actually show up at the Razzie Awards. He personally accepted the 'Worst Director' and 'Worst Picture' awards for Showgirls (1995).
  • Quotes
    People seem to have this strange idea that films can influence people to be violent, but in my sincere opinion film only reflects the violence of society.
  • Trademarks
      Famous for his extremely violent, yet intelligent, science fiction films (RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Starship Troopers (1997) and Hollow Man (2000)).
  • Salaries
      Showgirls
      (1995)
      $2,000,000

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