Paul Verhoeven

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 andor 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia