Starship Troopers

1997 · 2h09 · Film

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Patrick Muldoon, Seth Gilliam, Rue McClanahan

Ideal when you feel… Curious Bored Calm

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."

Original language

English

Screenplay

Edward Neumeier, Robert A. Heinlein, Giacomo G. Ghiazza, Jimmy Fusil

Music

Basil Poledouris

Cinematography

Jost Vacano, Scott Campbell

Cast

Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Patrick Muldoon, Seth Gilliam, Rue McClanahan, Blake Lindsley, Steven Ford

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