---
name: "Edward Neumeier"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-neumeier"
fi1m_id: "edward-neumeier"
imdb_id: "nm0627159"
tmdb_id: 7722
wikidata_id: "Q246321"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "24 August 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:56:33.409756+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Edward Neumeier

## Identity

Edward Neumeier

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/edward-neumeier
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** edward-neumeier
- **IMDb ID:** nm0627159
- **TMDB ID:** 7722
- **Wikidata ID:** Q246321
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Neumeier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246321, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627159/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7722

Writer and producer. Born 24 August 1957 in San Anselmo.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 24 August 1957, San Anselmo
- **Active:** 1987–1997
- **Also known as:** Ed Neumeier
- **Frequently works with:** [Paul Verhoeven](https://film.one/person/paul-verhoeven.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 91 (1), 1990s 79 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Neumeier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246321, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627159/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7722

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*RoboCop*](https://film.one/film/robocop.md) (91)
- **Netflix:** [*Starship Troopers*](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md) (79)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Edward Neumeier (also credited as Ed Neumeier) is an American screenwriter born on 24 August 1957. He is best known for his work on the science fiction films *RoboCop* (1987) and *Starship Troopers* (1997).

Neumeier studied journalism at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and film at the University of California, Los Angeles. He began his career in the film industry as a production assistant on the television series *Taxi*, later working as a proof-reader and junior executive before declining a vice-presidency at Universal Pictures to develop the screenplay for *RoboCop* with Michael Miner. He co-produced the 1987 film.

Neumeier wrote the sequels *Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation* (2004) and *Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars* (2017), and wrote and directed *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008). He has also received screenplay credit on *Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid* (2004).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Starship Troopers* (1997), Fi1m 79, as Defendant (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md)
- *RoboCop* (1987), Fi1m 91, Co-Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop* (2023), series, Creative Consultant
- *Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars* (2017), Executive Producer, Screenplay
- *RoboCop* (2014), Writer
- *Starship Troopers: Invasion* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008), Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- *Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid* (2004), Screenplay
- *Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation* (2004), Writer, Co-Producer
- *Rat Bastard* (2000), Writer
- *RoboCop: Alpha Commando* (1998), series, Creator
- *Starship Troopers* (1997), as Defendant (uncredited) · Screenplay, Co-Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md)
- *RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement* (1994), Writer
- *RoboCop: The Series* (1994), series, Writer, Screenplay, Characters, Creator
- *RoboCop 3* (1993), Characters
- *RoboCop 2* (1990), Characters
- *RoboCop: The Animated Series* (1988), series, Creator
- *RoboCop* (1987), Writer, Co-Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)
- *Robocop*, series, Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
- *RoboCop Returns*, Story, Executive Producer, Characters
- *Young Sinner*, Writer

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