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Starship Troopers
“A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.”
7.1 / 10• 1997• 2h 9m•R• English
AdventureActionThrillerScience Fiction
Storyline
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."
Cast & Crew
Casper Van Dien
Johnny D. Rico
Lead
Dina Meyer
Dizzy Flores
Denise Richards
Carmen Ibañez
Jake Busey
Private Ace Levy
Neil Patrick Harris
Colonel Carl Jenkins
Clancy Brown
Career Sergeant Zim
Michael Ironside
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Patrick Muldoon
Zander Barcalow
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Verhoeven's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Starship Troopers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
