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​

Directed

1. Total Recall (1990) — Director
2. RoboCop (1987) — Director
3. Starship Troopers (1997) — Director
4. Basic Instinct (1992) — Director
5. Hollow Man (2000) — Director
6. Elle (2016) — Director
7. Showgirls (1995) — Director
8. Black Book (2006) — Director
9. Benedetta (2021) — Director
10. Flesh + Blood (1985) — Director
11. Turkish Delight (1973) — Director
12. The 4th Man (1983) — Director
13. Soldier of Orange (1977) — Director
14. Spetters (1980) — Director
15. Tricked (2012) — Director
16. Katie Tippel (1975) — Director
17. Business Is Business (1971) — Director
18. The Hitchhiker (1983) — Director
19. Floris (1969) — Director
20. All Things Pass (1981) — Director
21. One Lizard Too Many (1960) — Director
22. Let's Have a Party (1963) — Director
23. The Hitchhikers (1962) — Director
24. The Wrestler (1971) — Director
25. Nothing Special (1961) — Director
26. The Royal Dutch Marine Corps (1965) — Director
27. For Queen and Country (1979) — Director
28. Portrait of Anton Adriaan Mussert (1970) — Director
29. Le court des grands (2005) — Director
30. Young Sinner — Director
31. Cups of Coffee (1959) — Director
32. The Kiss (1959) — Director

Also appeared in

1. RoboCop (1987) — Dancer at Disco (uncredited)
2. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Self
3. In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019) — Self
4. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) — Self
5. In Search of Tomorrow (2022) — Self - Interviewee
6. The Real History of Science Fiction (2014) — Himself
7. Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — Self
8. You Don't Nomi (2021) — Himself (archive footage)
9. Eurotrash (1993)
10. Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019) — Self
11. Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story (2020) — Self
12. RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023) — Self
13. Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven (2016) — Self - Filmmaker
14. Omnibus (1967) — Self
15. Hollywood Banker (2014) — Self
16. De Wereld Draait Door (2005) — Self
17. Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) — Self
18. Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone (2020) — Self
19. Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (2001) — Himself
20. Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009) — Self
21. Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (2001) — Self
22. Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002) — Himself
23. Imagining 'Total Recall' (2001) — Self
24. Like Tears in Rain (2024) — Self
25. Morgenmagazin (1992) — Self
26. Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood (1996) — Himself
27. Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood (2020) — Self
28. 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003) — Self
29. Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien (2026)
30. That's It! (2005) — Himself
31. Parradox (2010) — himself
32. Rond Floris (1969) — Self
33. De droomproducenten (1984) — Self
34. Hollywood by Bike (1993) — Himself
35. Zomergasten (1988)
36. Leçon de Cinéma (2004) — Self
37. Kulturplatz (2004) — Self
38. Pictures of Europe (1990) — Self
39. Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls — Self
40. Gottes Utopia (1955) — Marino