RoboCop 3 RoboCop 3 RoboCop 3 is a 1993 American cyberpunk action film directed by Fred Dekker and written by Frank Miller and Dekker. It is the second sequel to "RoboCop" (1987), after "RoboCop 2" (1990). Set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, the plot centers around RoboCop (Robert John Burke) as he vows to avenge the death of his partner Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen) and tries to save Detroit from falling into chaos. It was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the buildings seen in the film were slated for demolition to make way for facilities for
RoboCop 1000 Movies Ever Made". AMC Filmsite.org and Film.com rated it as one of the best films of 1987. The film was on the ballot for two of the American Film Institute's "100 Series" lists. These included "100 Years…100 Thrills", a list of America's most heart-pounding films, and AFI's "Ten Top Ten", a list of the best 10 films in 10 "classic" American film genres. "RoboCop" was a candidate in the science fiction category. At its release, British director Ken Russell said that this was the best science fiction film since Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927). In a 2013 interview, Edward Neumeier