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RoboCop (1987)

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Cinematography by Jost Vacano

R102 min224 frames

ActionThrillerScience Fiction

Part man, part machine, all cop.

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RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A dark corporate facade with illuminated windows frames a metallic armored figure at night. The cyborg holds a…RoboCop (1987) movie still: fullbody — A sterile white high-tech facility features white tiled floors and industrial equipment in background. A…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A residential home entrance features stone siding and a dark door with glass panels. A man stands in front of…RoboCop (1987) movie still: closeup — The interior of a high-tech aircraft cockpit with dark mechanical surfaces. A male pilot in a helmet looks…RoboCop (1987) movie still: fullbody — A dark, expansive room is filled with large, glowing holographic maps and data overlays. A man stands in the…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A public outdoor area features stone architecture and police officers in dark uniforms standing behind. A…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A modern police department office features glass partitions and monitors displaying digital data. A cybernetic…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A modern office space features a wall of bright red glass panels. A man in a blazer stands before the glass and…RoboCop (1987) movie still: wide — A dark clinical laboratory features a robotic figure resting on a complex metallic lift. Technicians work in the…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A dark industrial garage with a wet and dirty concrete floor. Two heavy armored vehicles roll slowly through…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A vast, sterile assembly plant features rows of workers dressed in matching pink uniforms. In the foreground, a…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A studio set with dark background and overlaid digital news graphics showing police activity. An older man in a…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A high-tech control room contains several people seated before large wall-mounted data monitors. The group…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A blur of motion captures a motorcyclist speeding through a bright urban street intersection. The rider leans…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A dark tactical environment is rendered through a digital red thermal imaging filter. Tactical figures in…RoboCop (1987) movie still: medium — A modern bar counter sits adjacent to an open window overlooking a brick building. Three men stand together…
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What is RoboCop about?

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.

RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit in the near future, RoboCop centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products as the cyborg law enforcer RoboCop. Unaware of his former life, RoboCop executes a campaign against crime while coming to terms with the lingering fragments of his humanity.

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What does the cinematography of RoboCop look like?

Across 200 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of RoboCop (55% of the sample). Cinematographer Jost Vacano keeps 40% of it in soft, low-key light. 44% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 68% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of RoboCop?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of RoboCop (1987) are #302f2f, #0f0f10, #4f4f4e, #f4f5f5, #d1d1cf, #adadac — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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