In a dystopian future where crime has reached alarming levels, Detroit is a city on the brink of collapse. The corporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) has decided to take control, executing an ambitious project to privatize the police force. Amid this chaos, police officer Alex Murphy is brutally murdered by a gang of criminals. However, his story does not end there. OCP revives him as a cyborg with superhuman abilities, merging the best of technology with his human essence, although his memory has been erased and his identity nearly completely eliminated.
As Murphy, now transformed into an imposing guardian of order, fights to eradicate crime, he begins to recover fragments of his past. As he navigates between his new life as an artificial being and his memories as a human, he finds himself caught between the interests of the corporation and his own struggle to regain his humanity. Confrontations with heartless villains and his connection to his former colleagues trigger an internal conflict that will lead him to question his purpose and the true meaning of being a "hero."
With overflowing action, social criticism, and a provocative look at the ethics of artificial intelligence and privatization, this story becomes a classic of 80s action cinema. In the end, Murphy's fight for justice transcends his own programming, reminding the world that, despite technology, the human element can never be completely abolished.