Paul Verhoeven
Born July 18, 1938 (Age: 87)
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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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
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.
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Filmography
Gijs
2017
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as Self
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Age: 79
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
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as Self
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Age: 66
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
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as Himself
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Age: 63
No Image
Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
1996
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as Himself
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Age: 57
Hollywood by Bike
1993
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as Himself
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Age: 54
Pictures of Europe
1990
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as Self
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Age: 51
RoboCop
1987
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as Dancer at Disco (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Rond Floris
1969
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as Self
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Age: 31
No Image
Gottes Utopia
1955
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as Marino
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Age: 17