Film
Starship Troopers (1997)
A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller· Directed by Paul Verhoeven· 129 min
Overview
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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- Genocide doesn't compare to this.
- Since the dawn of his existence, Humankind has ruled the earth. But now the rules are about to change.
- The paratroopers of the future are here... and their enemies aren't HUMAN
- When you battle 6 trillion enemies that will eat you alive, there are only two rules... EVERYONE FIGHTS. NO ONE QUITS.
- The only good bug is a dead bug
- Mankind just became an endangered species
- Forget the insecticide, bring on the nukes!
- You can't step on these ones
- They Came to Our Planet, They destroyed our cities, But on November 7th, They'll learn, They messed, With the wrong species.
- Prepare for Battle
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- This Fall, Tristar Pictures takes you to the front lines of the next frontier.
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- In Every age there is a cause worth fighting for, but in the future the greatest threat to our survival will not be man at all. Now the youth of tomorrow must travel across the stars to face an enemy more devastating than any ever imagined.
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Connections
Starship Troopers
- Starship Troopers (1997) — this film
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
They're coming back to wipe us out!
- Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
Do you have what it takes to be a Citizen?
- Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)
Everyone fights. No one quits.
- Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017)
Top billing
- 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