Overview:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".| Status: | Released (1997-11-07) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 16 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $54,814,377 |
| Screen: | Edward Neumeier, Robert A. Heinlein |
| Productions: | TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Jon Davison Productions, Big Bug Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 27763: Casper Van Dien - Johnny D. Rico
- 2133: Dina Meyer - Dizzy Flores
- 9205: Denise Richards - Carmen Ibañez
- 28410: Jake Busey - Private Ace Levy
- 41686: Neil Patrick Harris - Colonel Carl Jenkins
- 6574: Clancy Brown - Career Sergeant Zim
- 11086: Michael Ironside - Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Crews
- 7722: Edward Neumeier - Screenplay - Writing
- 7735: Ellen Mirojnick - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 7734: Steven Wolff - Art Direction - Art
- 7728: Basil Poledouris - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 7732: Allan Cameron - Production Design - Art
- 6880: Robert Gould - Set Decoration - Art
- 898: Mark Goldblatt - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Gimly
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A rare example of when a bad adaptation of a book winds up making a good standalone movie. Near Kubrick-ian in its wartime satire, _Starship Troopers_ is, before it is anything else, fun. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._
Continue reading ->Zamomin
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##No time for regrets in the fury of battle Again and again there are undertones in this movie that show us that the situation is not as simple as the leaders of the world portrayed in the film might want their underlings to believe. A reporter asks the question whether the humans w ....
Continue reading ->Kamurai
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Good watch, will watch again, and can recommend, possible for a Bad Movie Night. I'll start by saying the movie definitely isn't good, it's infamous for being a bad movie that people still love. Granted it was 1997, but the cg effects were horrendous. The practicals actually wer ....
Continue reading ->misubisu
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I remember when I watched this movie at the theatre in 1997. It was unlike any movie I had ever seen... dismemberment, blood & guts all over the place. But it was all in context. Verhoeven really had a way with deceptively smart satire and this movie is full of it (all the school c ....
Continue reading ->drystyx
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Almost a classic. Maybe it is a classic. Another semi classic or classic by Verhoeven. The "in your face" action is set to science fiction, this time with soldiers battling giant bugs from space. These are big bugs. I mean BIG BUGS! And they're mean and evil. The characters ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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You know, were this film maybe twenty minutes shorter then it would be quite a decent sci-fi action film. Sure, the cast is made up of pretty/handsome lightweight acting talent led by Casper Van Dien ("Rico”) but they do all gel quite well, providing us with quite a reasonable escapi ....
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