RoboCop - Watch Order: Classic Trilogy

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1987 - 19933 Films5h 23m3.3 Average

This watch order focuses on the original RoboCop trilogy that established the franchise's cyberpunk legacy. Beginning with Verhoeven's acclaimed original, the trilogy follows the complete arc of Alex Murphy's transformation and his ongoing battle against crime and corruption in dystopian Detroit.

While the sequels shifted in tone from the original's satirical edge, they maintain narrative continuity and expand the RoboCop mythology within the same universe.

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RoboCop

19871h 42m4.3
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

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RoboCop 2

19901h 57m3.2
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer, Willard E. Pugh

After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.

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RoboCop 3

19931h 44m2.3
Director: Fred Dekker
Cast: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn, John Castle, Jill Hennessy

The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the area have no intention of abandoning their homes simply for desires of the company. To this end, OCP have decided to force them to leave by employing a ruthless mercenary army to attack and harass them. An underground resistance begins and in this fight, RoboCop must decide where his loyalties lie.

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