
Paul Verhoeven
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1938-07-18
Place of birth: 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
Known for

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004Self
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019Self
RoboCop
1987Dancer at Disco (uncredited)That's It!
2005Himself
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999Self
Pictures of Europe
1990Self
Parradox
2010himselfPaul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
1996Himself
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004Self
Hollywood Banker
2014Self
Rond Floris
1969Self
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Self
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven
2016Self - Filmmaker
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002HimselfGottes Utopia
1955Marino
You Don't Nomi
2021Himself (archive footage)De droomproducenten
1984Self
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001Himself
In Search of Tomorrow
2022Self - Interviewee