ROBOCOP

About this episode

Roger Crow reflects on the 1987 classic Robocop and its impact on film and media.

Roger Crow, with the AId of voice-over lady, looks back on 1987 classic Robocop, Paul Verhoeven’s blood-soaked blockbuster which spawned sequels, TV shows and more. (A version of this article first appeared in Infinity magazine; this is the longer version though cuts have been made for length). Confused? Don’t worry. It’s basically even more good stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Roger Crow

Topics covered

• 1987 films
• Robocop
• Paul Verhoeven
• cult films
• blockbusters

Keywords

• Robocop
• Paul Verhoeven
• 1987
• cult films
• blockbuster
• sequels
• TV shows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Infinity magazine

Books & works: Robocop

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