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 Omni Consumer Products as the cyborg law enforcer RoboCop.
In a violent future in Old Detroit, murdered police officer Alex Murphy is resurrected as RoboCop, a powerful cyborg law enforcer. As he fights crime, he begins to recover memories of his past and seeks revenge on the gang who killed him.
RoboCop has found a permanent home in Detroit — all 11 feet and 3,500 pounds of him. A statue of the crime-fighting movie character has been welcomed by fans since it began standing guard over Detroit Wednesday afternoon in the Motor City's Eastern Market area.
Combining satire of excess consumerist culture with mega-city violence, RoboCop (1987) separated itself from other 1980s action movies with brains crunching behind its chrome dome, and the...
―Officer Anne Lewis [src] OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001, or better known as RoboCop, was a cyborg police officer, created by Omni Consumer Products with the remains of the brutally murdered police officer Alex Murphy.
In 1987, science-fiction action movie, RoboCop made its way into cinemas. The film - directed by Paul Verhoeven - followed the story of Detroit police officer, Alex Murphy, who is murdered in the line of duty and is resurrected as a cyborg law enforcer.
RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film [3][4] directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop".
RoboCop has found a permanent home in Detroit — all 11 feet and 3,500 pounds of him DETROIT -- RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit. A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters ...
―Officer Anne Lewis [src] OCP Crime Prevention Unit 001, or better known as RoboCop, was a cyborg police officer, created by Omni Consumer Products with the remains of the brutally murdered police officer Alex Murphy.