Starship Troopers
1997 · Movie · R · 129 min · ★ 7.1
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."
Based on Starship Troopers
Also known as Starship Troopers 1
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-11-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (5,499 votes)
- Box office
- $121,214,377
- Budget
- $105,000,000
Themes
- spacecraft
- space marine
- army
- moon
- based on novel or book
- asteroid
- intelligence
- dystopia
- buenos aires, argentina
- space battle
- satire
- giant insect
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew
Casper Van Dien
as Johnny D. Rico
Dina Meyer
as Dizzy Flores
Denise Richards
as Carmen Ibañez
Jake Busey
as Private Ace Levy
Neil Patrick Harris
as Colonel Carl Jenkins
Clancy Brown
as Career Sergeant Zim
Michael Ironside
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Patrick Muldoon
as Zander Barcalow
Seth Gilliam
as Private Sugar Watkins
Rue McClanahan
as Biology Teacher
Directed by Paul Verhoeven