‘RoboCop’ 30th Anniversary: 12 Facts About Paul Verhoeven’s Gory Sci-Fi Satire (Photos)

In 1987, director Paul Verhoeven blew away audiences with an ultra-violent sci-fi film called “RoboCop,” which shows a cop in a dystopian Detroit who is killed and then brought back to life as a robot policemen. Beneath the ridiculous gore was a smart script that sharply satirized corporate America and the glorification of brute force to uphold public order. In honor of the film’s 30th anniversary, here’s some trivia you might not have known courtesy of TheWrap and IMDb.

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Screenwriter Edward Neumeier said he first came up with the idea for “RoboCop” while working on the Warner Bros.