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RoboCop was directed by Paul Verhoeven. He initially rejected the script twice, finding the satire unclear because English was not his first language. His wife Martine persuaded him to reconsider, telling him he had missed the "soul" of the story about a man losing his identity.
RoboCop was filmed primarily in Dallas, Texas, with additional filming in Las Colinas and Pittsburgh. Detroit was passed over because of its low buildings, Victorian-style architecture, and higher filming costs as a union city. Dallas City Hall stood in for the OCP exterior, modified with matte paintings.
RoboCop grossed approximately $53.4 million in North America during its theatrical run, making it the fourteenth-highest-grossing film of 1987. It opened on the 17th of July 1987 and earned $8 million in its first weekend across 1,580 theaters.
The Motion Picture Association of America initially gave the film an X rating due to its extreme violence, including scenes of Murphy's death and ED-209 killing an executive. Verhoeven said the film was refused an R rating eight times before scenes were shortened. He believed the cuts paradoxically made the remaining violence appear more intense.
The screenplay was written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. Neumeier conceived the idea while informally working on the set of Blade Runner (1982), and was influenced by his interest in comic books and 1980s corporate culture, including Reaganomics and the declining Detroit auto industry. A completed spec script was finished by December 1984.
RoboCop won a Special Achievement Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, awarded to Stephen Flick and John Pospisil, at the 60th Academy Awards. At the 15th Saturn Awards it won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director for Paul Verhoeven, Best Writing for Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, Best Make-up, and Best Special Effects.