Starship Troopers

1997 "A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war."

Starship Troopers

7.3 | 2h9m | R | en | Adventure

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".

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Released: November. 07,1997 | Released Producted By: TriStar Pictures , Touchstone Pictures Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Casper Van Dien , Dina Meyer , Denise Richards

Director

Melanie S. Chretin

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TriStar Pictures , Touchstone Pictures

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Reviews

adonis98-743-186503 Humans in a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival. Starship Troopers is no Robocop (1987) or Total Recall (1990) but it certainly packs the same energy and brutality of those 2 R-Rated Flicks plus the cast was terrific i mean Dean Norris, Michael Ironside, Denise Richards and more and more. The special effects also looked pretty believable (not always of course but way better than the later entries for sure). Director Paul Verhoeven's style is also shown in some scenes and it's pretty damn awesome, great 90's flick. (8/10)

jamesgandrew A group of futuristic soldiers are sent to a planet to attack bug-like aliens called Arachnids after a meteorite hits Earth. Loosely based on Robert Heinlein's novel of the same name, the film goes with a satirical approach to highlight the militaristic fascism of soldiers attacking aliens.The film is directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeir, who previously collaborated with each other for the sci-fi classic Robocop. What Robocop is for yuppy consumerist culture, Starship Troopers is for the war on terror.There's an excellent use of satire with an information based advertising system which shows hilariously cheesy propaganda against the bug like creatures. The film follows Johnny Rico who joins the military to become a 'citizen' and also to impress a beautiful girl. However, another girl is also attracted to Rico and she joins the infantry with him, which creates a love triangle between the characters. This storyline is intentionally hammy and it's all done to satirise how youth is a cog in the machine when it comes to military recruitment.This is an excellent sci-fi satire that's rather under appreciated although I believe it has become increasingly popular over the years.

bryanf-85728 Paul Verhoevan's Starship troopers is a fantastic dark comedy masquerading as a cheesy science fiction movie. It is tragic that no one- not the critics or the audience gave this film a chance because the underlying theme is deep and worth debating. Much like all of Verhoevn's films this one contains everything from nudity (both male and female) and extreme gore and violence. Time will probably be more considerate to this movie as it is nowhere as bad as its ratings or box office performance imply. (Rico and space bugs are a treat for those who like layered satire)

Osmosis Iron A very misunderstood movie, it's a satire and a very good one! It has a very nice look to it, and the effects were awesome at the time. If you "get it" it's a really funny and enjoyable ride, while also being a good sci-fi action movie.