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> Starship Troopers Country: USA, 1997 Runtime: 129 minutes Genre: Science-Fiction / Action Language: English Summary Paul Verhoeven mixes big budget bug bashing with twisted satire of old Hollywood movies in this adaptation of Robert Heinlein's classic sci-fi novel. It's the future, Earth is at war, and the kids are all going off to fight giant killer bugs on the remote planet of Klendathu. Casper Van Diem, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, and Patrick Muldoon play some of the blandly attractive young recruits who engage in soap-opera style love triangles as they toughen up and learn to fight (and die) like soldiers. Michael Ironside is their gung-ho, one-armed leader. The real stars though, are the superbly animated bugs. Packed to the rafters with jaw-dropping special effects and insane violence, the film managed to be a box office hit though it undoubtedly left some audiences confused at Verhoeven's slyly deadpan humor. By the time Neil Patrick Harris (TV's Doogie Howser) starts marching around in a Gestapo-style uniform, for example, it will be apparent this isn't STAR WARS. What it is however, is a rousing experience for mature viewers in the properly ironic frame of mind. Source: rottentomatoes.com Cast Casper Van Dien .... Lieutenant Johnny Rico Dina Meyer .... Private Dizzy Flores Denise Richards .... Captain Carmen Ibanez Jake Busey .... Private Ace Levy Neil Patrick Harris .... Colonel Carl Jenkins Clancy Brown .... Career Sergeant Zim Seth Gilliam .... Private Sugar Watkins Patrick Muldoon .... Cadet Zander Barcalow Michael Ironside .... Lieutenant Jean Rasczak Rue McClanahan .... Biology Teacher Marshall Bell .... General Owen Eric Bruskotter .... Breckinridge Matt Levin .... Kitten Smith Blake Lindsley .... Katrina McIntire Anthony Ruivivar .... Shujumi Crew Robert A. Heinlein (book) Edward Neumeier (screenplay) Original music by Basil Poledouris & Zoë Poledouris Cinematography by Jost Vacano Production Companies Big Bug Pictures Touchstone Pictures (us) TriStar Pictures (us) Information courtesy of The Internet Movie Database. |
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Taglines Prepare for Battle The paratroopers of the future are here... and their enemies aren't HUMAN. A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war. When you battle 6 trillion enemies that will eat you alive, there are only two rules... EVERYONE FIGHTS. NO ONE QUITS. The only good bug is a dead bug. Mankind just became an endangered species. Forget the insecticide, bring on the nukes! You can't step on these ones. In Every age their is a cause worth fighting for, but in the future the greatest threat to our survival will not be man at all. Now the youth of tomorrow must travel across the stars to face an enemy more devastating then any ever imagined. They Came to Our Planet, They destroyed our cities, But on November 7th, They'll learn, They messed, With the wrong species. This Fall, Tristar Pictures takes you to the front lines of the next frontier. Trivia Download the screenplay External links Official site IMDb.com View the trailer at IMDb Read the reviews at IMDb Read the one-liners Buy the movieposter Buy the soundtrack Buy the DVD (R1) Buy the DVD (R2) Buy the VHS |
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