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Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Director · Born July 18, 1938 · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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Biography

Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States. Explicitly violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for directing the American feature films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). Turkish Delight (1973) received the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century at the Netherlands Film Festival. His films altogether received a total of nine Academy Award nominations, mainly for editing and effects. Both RoboCop and Total Recall won an Academy Special Achievement Award. In contrast, his film Showgirls (1995) was poorly received and won seven Golden Raspberry Awards, but has become a cult film over time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Verhoeven, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Directed 31

2010s

  1. 2016

    Elle

    Director

    78
  2. 2012

    Tricked

    Director

2000s

  1. 2006

    Black Book

    Director

    75
  2. 2005

    Le court des grands

    Director

  3. 2000

    Hollow Man

    Director

    45

1980s

  1. 1987

    RoboCop

    Director

    76
  2. 1985

    Flesh + Blood

    Director

    68
  3. 1983

    The Hitchhiker

    Director

    66

  4. The 4th Man

    Director

  5. 1981

    All Things Pass

    Director

  6. 1980

    Spetters

    Director

    71

1970s

  1. 1979

    For Queen and Country

    Director

  2. 1977

    Soldier of Orange

    Director

  3. 1975

    Katie Tippel

    Director

    66
  4. 1973

    Turkish Delight

    Director

    75
  5. 1971

    Business Is Business

    Director

  6. The Wrestler

    Director

  7. 1970

    Portrait of Anton Adriaan Mussert

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Floris

    Director

    79
  2. 1965

    The Royal Dutch Marine Corps

    Director

  3. 1963

    Let's Have a Party

    Director

  4. 1962

    The Hitchhikers

    Director

  5. 1961

    Nothing Special

    Director

  6. 1960

    One Lizard Too Many

    Director

1950s

  1. 1959

    Cups of Coffee

    Director

  2. The Kiss

    Director

Produced 11

2000s

  1. 2009

    Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What

    Associate Producer

  2. 2006

    Hollow Man II

    Executive Producer

    38
  3. 2003

    Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Zephyr Campaign

    Executive Producer

  4. 2002

    Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Homefront Campaign

    Executive Producer

  5. 2001

    Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign

    Executive Producer

  6. Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Hydora Campaign

    Executive Producer

  7. Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign

    Executive Producer

  8. Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign

    Executive Producer

  9. Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Klendathu Campaign

    Executive Producer

1960s

  1. 1964

    Slochteren aan de lijn

    Production Assistant

Wrote 7

2010s

  1. 2013

    Lotgenoten

    Writer

  2. 2012

    Tricked

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1977

    Soldier of Orange

    Screenplay

  2. 1971

    The Wrestler

    Writer

Acted in 5

2020s

  1. 2026

    Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien

    Movie

2010s

  1. 2018

    Bukan Cinta Aku

    Movie

Sound 1

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Lonely Dorymen

    Sound Effects

Created 1

1960s

  1. 1969

    Floris

    Creator

    79
Appearances38

2020s

  1. 2024

    Like Tears in Rain

    Self

  2. 2023

    RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

    Self · 4 episodes

  3. 2022

    In Search of Tomorrow

    Self - Interviewee

    74
  4. 2021

    You Don't Nomi

    Himself (archive footage)

  5. 2020

    Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone

    Self

  6. Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood

    Self

  7. Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story

    Self

    71

2010s

  1. 2019

    Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

    Self

  2. In Search of the Last Action Heroes

    Self

  3. 2017

    Gijs

    Self

  4. 2016

    Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven

    Self - Filmmaker

  5. 2014

    Hollywood Banker

    Self

  6. The Real History of Science Fiction

    Himself · 1 episode

    72
  7. 2012

    The Making of Jesus Christ

    himself

  8. 2010

    Parradox

    himself

2000s

  1. 2009

    Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema

    Self

  2. 2005

    De Wereld Draait Door

    Self · 1 episode

  3. 2004

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    Self

  4. Kulturplatz

    Self · 1 episode

  5. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Self

    82

  6. Leçon de Cinéma

    Self · 2 episodes

  7. 2003

    100 Greatest Sexy Moments

    Self

  8. Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

    Self

    60
  9. 2002

    Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

    Himself

  10. Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe

    Self

  11. The Starships of “Starship Troopers”

    Self

  12. 2001

    Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

    Himself

  13. Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'

    Self

  14. Imagining 'Total Recall'

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

    Self

  2. 1993

    Hollywood by Bike

    Himself

  3. 1992

    Morgenmagazin

    Self · 1 episode

  4. 1990

    Pictures of Europe

    Self

1980s

  1. 1984

    De droomproducenten

    Self

1960s

  1. 1969

    Rond Floris

    Self

  2. 1967

    Omnibus

    Self · 1 episode

No release date

  1. Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

    Self

  2. Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

    Self

Thanked in the credits1