RoboCop (1987) - The Criterion Collection

Synopsis

Called by Ken Russell “the greatest science-fiction film since Metropolis,” controversial director Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop is a special effects-laden cult phenomenon. The film features a resurrected and roboticized hero (Peter Weller) in a new, supercharged cyborg body, struggling to reclaim his memory and avenge his own death. Written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, this film is a grown-up superhero fantasy come to vivid, bloody life.

Cast

Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop	Peter Weller
Anne Lewis	Nancy Allen
The Old Man	Dan O'Herilhy
Richard "Dick" Jones	Ronny Cox
Clarence J. Boddicker	Kurtwood Smith
Robert Morton	Miguel Ferrer
Sergeant Reed	Robert Doqui
Leon Nash	Ray Wise
Johnson	Felton Perry

Credits

Director	Paul Verhoeven
Screenplay	Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner
Editing	Frank J. Urioste,
Production Design	Jost Vacano
Cinematography	William Sandell
Executive producer	Jon Davison
Music	Basil Poledouris
Robocop designed and created by	Rob Bottin
Costumes	Erica Edell Phillips
Special effects	Dale Martin, Craig Davies, Rob Bottin and Peter Ronzani

Disc Features

The unrated director’s cut, including “excessively violent” shots cut from the theatrical release to avoid an X rating
Audio commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, co-writer Edward Neumeier, executive producer Jon Davison, and RoboCop expert Paul M. Sammon
Film-to-storyboard comparison
Storyboards
An illustrated essay on the making of RoboCop
Theatrical and teaser trailers
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

From the Current

RoboCop

by Carrie Rickey Sep 8, 1998

Tooled from spare hardware—the trunk and limbs of a forklift, the rubberized joints of a vacuum cleaner, and the brain of a police officer—Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop character is a Terminator with the conscience of a constable, a Frankenstein gone cyberpunk. Like the hero (or do you . . .