Paul Verhoeven
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
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Movies (41)
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
2024
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022
Benedetta
Director (Directing)
2021
You Don't Nomi
as Himself (archive footage)
2021
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
as Self
2020
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
as Self
2020
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
as Self
2020
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2019
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as Self
2019
Gijs
as Self
2017
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven
as Self - Filmmaker
2016
Elle
Director (Directing)
2016
Hollywood Banker
as Self
2014
Lotgenoten
Writer (Writing)
2013
Tricked
Director (Directing)
2012
Parradox
as himself
2010
Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What
Associate Producer (Production)
2009
Black Book
Director (Directing)
2006
That's It!
as Himself
2005
Le court des grands
Director (Directing)
2005
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self
2003
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
2003
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
as Himself
2002
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
as Himself
2001
Imagining 'Total Recall'
as Self
2001
Hollow Man
Director (Directing)
2000
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
1999
Starship Troopers
Director (Directing)
1997
Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
as Himself
1996
Showgirls
Director (Directing)
1995
Hollywood by Bike
as Himself
1993
Basic Instinct
Director (Directing)
1992
Total Recall
Director (Directing)
1990
Pictures of Europe
as Self
1990
RoboCop
as Dancer at Disco (uncredited)
1987
Flesh + Blood
Screenplay (Writing)
1985
De droomproducenten
as Self
1984
The 4th Man
Director (Directing)
1983
All Things Pass
Director (Directing)
1981
TV Shows (9)
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self
2023
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself
2014
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self
2005
Kulturplatz
as Self
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self
2004
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Executive Producer (Production)
1999
Morgenmagazin
as Self
1992
Zomergasten
1988
The Hitchhiker
Director (Directing)
1983