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Edward Neumeier

Edward Neumeier

Writer and producer, also director · Born August 24, 1957 (69)

Edward Neumeier (often credited as just Ed Neumeier) (born 1957) is a screenwriter best known for his work on the science fiction movies RoboCop and Starship Troopers. He wrote the latter's sequel, and most recently wrote and directed Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. Neumeier studied journalism at the University of California at Santa Cruz then attended the School of Motion Picture and Television at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). After completing his bachelor's degree at UCLA, Newmeier started work in the Hollywood film business, as a production assistant on the TV series Taxi, a proof-reader for Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures; and as a junior executive at the Universal Pictures company. Neumeier wrote his first outlines and film treatments for his first movie, RoboCop, as well as "spec" scripts. He declined an offer of a vice-presidency at Universal Pictures, to develop the screenplay for RoboCop, with Michael Miner. The rights to the screenplay were bought up by the Orion Pictures company, and was granted a budget of just under $15 million. Paul Verhoeven was assigned to make the movie. Neumeier also co-produced RoboCop, which was released in movie theaters in 1987 in North America and some other locations. This movie was a success, and it drew just over 50 million dollars' worth of ticket sales in the United States, alone. The success of RoboCop also motivated the production of two sequels, RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3, and also two TV series, one live-action and one animated. Most of the creators of RoboCop had left before the production of these sequels. The first sequel to RoboCop, RoboCop 2, was planned to have its screenplay written by Neumeier. He had written a first draft of a screenplay for RoboCop 2, when a screenwriters' strike occurred. It prevented Neumeier from writing any more of the screenplay. The Orion Pictures company next decided to hire the comic book artist Frank Miller to work on his own screenplay for RoboCop 2. A decade after the first RoboCop movie was produced, Neumeier rejoined Paul Verhoeven to work on Starship Troopers, which was adapted from the novel with the same name by Robert A. Heinlein in 1959. With violence and satire thrown into a story of efforts by the human race to insure its survival (in ways similar to RoboCop at times, Starship Troopers seemed to have been more successful in Europe, Asia, etc., than in North America where it drew gross ticket sales of about $54 million at theaters, although Artforum magazine selected this film as one of the "10 most artistic [film] achievements of 1997". Neumeier also appeared in this film in the brief role of a man convicted of murder and sentenced to immediate execution. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Neumeier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 24, 1957 (69)
Works as
Writer and producer, also director
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 48% in 30 days

What are Edward Neumeier's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
26%
Morality
23%
Power
21%
Self
12%
Ideas
8%
Society
6%
Bonds
5%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edward Neumeier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Neumeier's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Creative Consultant · as Self

  • Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars(2017)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Starship Troopers: Invasion(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Starship Troopers 3: Marauder(2008)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation(2004)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • RoboCop: Prime Directives(2001)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Rat Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • RoboCop: Alpha Commando(1998)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Starship Troopers(1997)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay · as Defendant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • RoboCop(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · Characters · Creator · Screenplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • RoboCop 3(1993)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop 2(1990)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop: The Animated Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show Creator

  • RoboCop(1987)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Robocop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Original Film Writer

  • RoboCop Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters · Executive Producer · Story

  • Young Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 16 of them dated from 1987 to 2023.

Biggest box office

RoboCop (2014)

$243M worldwide

Highest rated

RoboCop (1987)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 19: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting15 of 19: 7 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thProducing8 of 19: 1 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndOther crew4 of 19: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Edward Neumeier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998)

77th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

RoboCop (1987)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 37/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Edward Neumeier's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles67–95 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles8–56 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles45–88 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles27–72 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles51–85 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Edward Neumeier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward Neumeier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Miner shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers