On July 17, 1987, director Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi actioner hit theaters. By Duane Byrge On July 17, 1987, director Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop hit theaters. The Orion Pictures sci-fi actioner went on to ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook nancy allen and robert john burke in robocop 3 In an attempt to make the franchise financially ...

Here’s the deal in a nutshell – Robocop: Rogue City is, much like the film that inspires it, a work made by a brilliant creative team whose ambition frequently collides with the resources available to ...

1987’s RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven gives his brutally honest take on Sony‘s 2014 remake. “The problem there, I felt, was that he was really aware that he lost all his legs and arms. He knows it ...

The original 1987 "RoboCop," Dutch director Paul Verhoeven's first Hollywood film, isn't so much a movie to revere as a bit of brutalism to behold. It had a grim comic vibe, satirizing the savagery of ...

In the mid-’80s, the decline of Rust Belt cities was a big narrative in many movies. None were quite as over the top as RoboCop, set in the ‘80s poster-child for crime and decay, Detroit. Crime was ...

1987’s classic flick RoboCop, which I rewatched recently, is a rare example of a great action movie from the 1980s that makes a very overt political statement. I’m not here to discuss whether that ...