Dead or alive, you’re coming with me! In the near future, a dystopian Detroit is ruled by criminals and killers. When a police officer is gunned down in the line of duty, he returns to the force as a crime-fighting cyborg, part man, part machine, all cop. Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop is one of the great genre films of the ‘80s, working equally as ultra-violent exploitation, subversive black comedy, and politically charged science fiction.
“Most thriller and special-effects movies come right off the assembly line. You can call out every development in advance, and usually be right. RoboCop is a thriller with a difference.” – Roger Ebert
“Despite a level of lurid violence that may offend many, this movie has a motor humming inside. It’s been assembled with ferocious, gleeful expertise, crammed with humor, cynicism and jolts of energy. In many ways, it’s the best action movie of the year.” – Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
“Vile, violent, and very funny. The pace is breakneck, and when the wit does run out, way-out weaponry and whole-scale destruction keep the appalled excitement burning.” – Mark Salisbury, Time Out
“RoboCop is a comic book movie that’s definitely not for kids. The welding of extreme violence with four-letter words is tempered with gut-level humor and technical wizardry. RoboCop is as tightly worked as a film can be, not a moment or line wasted.” – Variety
