RoboCop (franchise) The franchise has made over US$100 million worldwide and a fourth installment, a remake serving as a reboot titled "RoboCop," was released in February 2014. RoboCop is a 1987 American cyberpunk action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, "RoboCop" centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop". The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Miguel Ferrer, and Ronny Cox. In addition to being an action film, "RoboCop" includes larger themes regarding the media, resurrection, gentrification, corruption,
RoboCop: The Series KC & the Sunshine Band. The complete series including the pilot episode is available on Amazon Instant Video (UK only). RoboCop: The Series RoboCop aka RoboCop: The Series is a 1994 Canadian television series based on the "RoboCop" film series. It stars Richard Eden as the title character. Made to appeal primarily to children and young teenagers, it lacks the graphic violence that was the hallmark of "RoboCop" (1987) and its sequel "RoboCop 2" (1990). The television series ignores the events of "RoboCop 3" and many character names are changed from the movie series. The RoboCop character has several non-lethal