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{{Short description|1987 American science-fiction action film by Paul Verhoeven}}
{{About|the 1987 film|other uses|RoboCop (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = RoboCop
| image          = RoboCop (1987) theatrical poster.jpg
| alt            = The film's titular character, a cyborg clad in metallic armor, stands in front of his police car. The tagline reads "Part Man, Part Machine, All Cop."
| caption        = Theatrical release poster by Mike Bryan
| director       = [[Paul Verhoeven]]
| producer       = Arne Schmidt
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Edward Neumeier]]
* Michael Miner
 }}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster billing-->
* [[Peter Weller]]
* [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]]
* [[Dan O'Herlihy|Daniel O'Herlihy]]
* [[Ronny Cox]]
* [[Kurtwood Smith]]
* [[Miguel Ferrer]]
 }}
| music          = [[Basil Poledouris]]
| cinematography = [[Jost Vacano]]
| editing        = [[Frank J. Urioste]]
| studio         = [[Orion Pictures]]
| distributor    = Orion Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1987|07|17}}
| runtime        = 102 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $13.7{{nbsp}}million
| gross          = $53.4 million
}}
'''''RoboCop''''' is a 1987 American [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film]] directed by [[Paul Verhoeven]] and written by [[Edward Neumeier]] and Michael Miner. The film stars [[Peter Weller]], [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]], [[Dan O'Herlihy|Daniel O'Herlihy]], [[Ronny Cox]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], and [[Miguel Ferrer]]. Set in a crime-ridden [[Detroit]] in the near future, ''RoboCop'' centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and revived by the megacorporation [[RoboCop (franchise)#Omni Consumer Products|Omni Consumer Products]] as the [[cyborg]] law enforcer [[RoboCop (character)|RoboCop]]. Unaware of his former life, RoboCop executes a campaign against crime while coming to terms with the lingering fragments of his humanity.

The film was conceived by Neumeier while working on the set of ''[[Blade Runner]]'' (1982), and he developed the idea with Miner. Their script was purchased in early 1985 by producer [[Jon Davison (film producer)|Jon Davison]] on behalf of [[Orion Pictures]]. Finding a director proved difficult; Verhoeven dismissed the script twice because he did not understand its satirical content, until he was convinced of its value by his wife. Filming took place between August and October 1986, mainly in [[Dallas]], Texas. [[Rob Bottin]] led the special-effects team in creating [[practical effect]]s, violent gore and the RoboCop costume.

Verhoeven emphasized violence throughout the film, making it so outlandish that it became comical. Censorship boards believed that it was too extreme and several scenes were shortened or modified to receive an acceptable [[Motion picture content rating system|theatrical rating]]. ''RoboCop'' was a financial success upon its release in July 1987, earning $53.4{{nbsp}}million. Reviewers praised it as a clever action film with deeper philosophical messages and satire, but were conflicted about its extreme violence. The film was nominated for several awards, and won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and a number of [[Saturn Awards]].

''RoboCop'' has been critically reevaluated since its release, and it has been hailed as one of the best films of the 1980s and one of the [[List of films voted the best|greatest science fiction and action films ever made]]. The film has been praised for its depiction of a robot affected by the loss of humanity, in contrast to the stoic and emotionless robotic characters of that era. ''RoboCop'' has continued to be analyzed for its themes such as the nature of humanity, personal identity, corporate greed and corruption, and is seen as a rebuke of the era's [[Reaganomics]] policies. Its success created a [[RoboCop (franchise)|franchise]]: the sequels ''[[RoboCop 2]]'' (1990) and ''[[RoboCop 3]]'' (1993), children's animated series, live-action television shows, [[List of RoboCop video games|video games]], [[RoboCop (comics)|comic books]], toys, clothing and other merchandise. A [[RoboCop (2014 film)|remake]] was released in 2014.