In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
"Verhoeven strives for bloodcurdling, darkly comic eloquence. He gives us heart with the hardware. Savagery with smarts." - Washington Post
"Robocop still stands as one of the great action films that still works as a brilliant piece of satire, thanks to the script by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner which plays off the anxiety over the collapse of the inner city and the increasing reach of big business." - ScreenAnarchy
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