: Initially, Paul Verhoeven dismissed the script as "dumb," but he was persuaded by his wife, who pointed out the layered satire and the "soul" of the story regarding a man losing his identity.
: Although set in a futuristic, crime-ridden Detroit , the movie was primarily filmed in Dallas, Texas , using modern landmarks like Dallas City Hall to represent the headquarters of the mega-corporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) . RoboCop 1
The story follows ( Peter Weller ), a dedicated policeman in Old Detroit who is brutally executed by a gang led by Clarence Boddicker ( Kurtwood Smith ). Murphy is "resurrected" by OCP as a cybernetic law enforcer. : Initially, Paul Verhoeven dismissed the script as