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Topic: Paul Verhoeven

American actor Peter Weller on the set of "RoboCop," directed by Paul Verhoeven. (Orion Pictures Corporation/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Weller on "RoboCop" to Renaissance man

Chauncey DeVega
Casper Van Dien and Mickey Rourke in "Hunt Club" (Uncork'd Entertainment)

Casper Van Dien enters his "creepy" era

Gary Kramer
Former Rep. Beto ORourke (D-TX); Casper Van Dien in "Starship Troopers" (Getty/Sean Rayford/TriStar Pictures)

Beto's "Starship Troopers"-esque war tax

Keith A. Spencer
Director Paul Verhoeven and actress Elizabeth Berkley at the 21 September premiere of "Showgirls" in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty/Vince Bucci)

Was "Showgirls" actually a failure?

Gary M. Kramer
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Peter Weller as RoboCop in "RoboCop" (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios)

"RoboCop" is 30

John Semley
(SBS Distribution)

a maligned director labors on

Nico Lang
Joel Kinnaman in "RoboCop" (Kerry Hayes/Columbia Pictures)

"RoboCop" rebuilt: Why bother?

Andrew O'Hehir
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