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Part man, part machine, all cop.
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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
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Directed by: Paul Verhoeven, Jost Vacano, Mark Goldblatt
Written by: Michael Miner, Edward Neumeier
Produced by: Arne Schmidt, Jon Davison, Phil Tippett
Composed by: Basil Poledouris
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