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RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller , Nancy Allen , Daniel O'Herlihy , Ronny Cox , Kurtwood Smith , and Miguel Ferrer .
RoboCop 2 is a 1990 cyberpunk action film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the sequel to the 1987 film, and pits RoboCop against another cyborg created with the intention of replacing him. [6] The film received mixed reviews from critics. [7]
Peter Francis Weller [1] (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director.. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1990), in which he played the titular character; The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984); and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). [2]
For fans of violent but clever action films, RoboCop 2 may be the sultry season's best bet: you get the gore of Total Recall and the satiric smarts of Gremlins 2: The New Batch in one high-tech package held together by modest B-movie strings. RoboCop 2 alludes to classics of horror and science-fiction (Frankenstein, Metropolis, Westworld), for ...
After the success of RoboCop, Allen starred in Abel Ferrara's The Gladiator (1987) and as Patricia Wilson-Gardner in Poltergeist III (1988). Allen reprised her role as Officer Lewis in RoboCop 2 (1990). To make her character tougher and more involved in the physical action, she studied martial arts and participated in police training.
It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name and the fourth installment of the RoboCop franchise overall. The film stars Joel Kinnaman as the title character , with Gary Oldman , Michael Keaton , Samuel L. Jackson , Abbie Cornish , Jackie Earle Haley , Michael K. Williams , Jennifer Ehle , and Jay Baruchel in supporting roles.
Daniel Peter O'Herlihy [1] (1 May 1919 – 17 February 2005) was an Irish [2] actor of film, television and radio. [3] O'Herlihy's best-known roles included his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the lead character in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), [4] Brigadier General Warren A. Black in Fail Safe (1964), Marshal Ney in Waterloo (1970), Conal Cochran in Halloween III: Season of the Witch ...
Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 [1] – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Bob Morton in the 1987 film RoboCop.Other film roles include Harbinger in Hot Shots!