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Overview
Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Genocide doesn't compare to this. morePlot:
Humans of a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations moreUser Comments:
The negative buzz kept me from watching this film for awhile, but I'm glad I've seen it now! moreUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. May 20 | 3:30 AM | TBS | |||
| Tue. May 20 | 10:00 AM | TBS |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Casper Van Dien | ... | Johnny Rico | |
| Dina Meyer | ... | Dizzy Flores | |
| Denise Richards | ... | 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 | ... | Zander Barcalow | |
| Michael Ironside | ... | Lieutenant Jean Rasczak | |
| Rue McClanahan | ... | Biology Teacher | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | General Owen | |
| Eric Bruskotter | ... | Sergeant Breckinridge | |
| Matt Levin | ... | Kitten Smith | |
| Blake Lindsley | ... | Katrina McIntire | |
| Anthony Ruivivar | ... | Shujumi (as Anthony Michael Ruivivar) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Starship Troopers (Austria) (Germany) [de]Infanteria stelara (Romania) [ro]
Invasión (Starship Troopers) (Argentina) [es]
Patrouilleurs de l'espace, Les (Canada: French title) [fr]
Soldados do Universo (Portugal) [pt]
Starship Troopers (France) [fr]
Starship Troopers - Fanteria dello spazio (Italy) [it]
Starship troopers - Universumin sotilaat (Finland) [fi]
Starship troopers: Las brigadas del espacio (Spain) [es]
Svemirski marinci (Croatia) (TV title) [hr]
Svemirski vojnici (Serbia) [sr]
Tropas Estelares (Brazil) [pt]
Vesoljski bojevniki (Slovenia) [sl]
Yildiz gemisi askerleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic sci-fi violence and gore, and for some language and nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
129 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-15 (DVD version) (uncut) | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (video rating) (uncut) | Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | USA:RMOVIEmeter: 
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The scenes involving explosions and fire after the destruction of Buenos Aires were actually videos taken from the Oakland Hill fires in October of 1991. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the second scene where the MI are going to kill the bug that has just killed the reporter. Just before the first fires on the bug, the shadow of the camera can be seen on his leg. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Newsreel announcer: Young people from all over the globe are joining up to fight for the future.
Soldier #1: I'm doing my part.
Soldier #2: I'm doing my part.
Soldier #3: I'm doing my part.
Young kid dressed up as a soldier: I'm doing my part too.
[Soldiers laugh]
Newsreel announcer: They're doing their part. Are you? Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world. Service guarantees citizenship.
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Into It moreFAQ
What are the songs played during the high school prom dance?What is the song played during Rico and Zander's brawl?
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Based on the famous Robert A. Heinlein novel, Starship Troopers is set in a world of the future where militarism is the norm, largely because we've discovered alien civilizations of huge insect-like creatures and we're at war with them. The film follows a quartet of high school friends as they make their varied ways through the military.
Starship Troopers is both a tongue-in-cheek satire of society and an intense sci-fi/action/war film filled with horror-like insect monsters and a healthy dose of graphic gore. That's a genre combination that will not please all viewers, especially if the tongue-in-cheek humor goes over their heads. For those more in tune with the genre melding, Starship Troopers promises a quick, edge-of-your-seat ride from the first moments to the last.
The film can be looked at in three sections, with slight crossovers from one section to another. The first is focused on the social satire. The cultural differences of the future are given in mostly indirectly, and occasionally, the point is what hasn't changed, or perhaps what is currently (per the film's setting) in vogue as a retro element. The second and third sections could be seen as a sci-fi Platoon (1986), with the second section focused on military basic training and the third focused on wartime. Like Platoon, the basic training scenes show order and a clear sense of purpose, while the wartime scenes show comparative chaos.
That the film could be compared to something like Platoon shows that although director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Edward Neumeier are aware that the material could easily be seen as absurd, they have the chops to make it believable and suspenseful at the same time.
This is not to say that Starship Troopers is a rip-off of any other movie. The film-making here is highly original, and we could almost see the entire film as a computer-based CNN-styled collection of wartime newsreels of the future. It remains quick, witty and intense throughout. My only regret is that they didn't incorporate Yes' song Starship Troopers in the score somehow.