Robocop. Stop sniggering, I'm not proud. There's no way of knowing how many times I've seen it. Could be 50, could be 100. Maybe more. I used to share a place with a bunch of friends in a slum... project housing left to its own decay. Despite being on the top floor, somehow ours was the communal meeting ground. We subjected visitors, all and sundry to Robocop, often just left it playing in the background while we got on with other tasks. Some sort of mundane ritual for new people who had never been before or a signature dish for repeat offenders who would visit regularly. I can quote more parts of Robocop than I can remember anything I've ever said or written. And so many quotable moments. Something about the original that none of the sequels, shows or reboots even come close to touching. Now I'm going to find a copy and watch it this weekend.
It is Verheuven's best work, bar none. We had halfway built a fully-articulated ED209 before we gave up. One of my first "Hollywood" experiences was seeing Paul McCrane across the parking lot back in the '90s. My buddy - the guy with the ED209 - looked at me and said "We killed you! We killed you!" And then looked at me and asked "What do you think he'd do if we walked up to him and said that?" I told him he'd probably pepperspray us and then call 911, and rightly so.
I actually just re-watched this a couple of days ago, and I continue to love it. As I've gotten older, the satirical aspects have become more and more on point.