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Starship Troopers

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• Sci-fi
• Action

• 1997
• Paul Verhoeven
• 129 mins
• 18

Summary

Sci-fi adventure starring Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards. In the distant future, Earth is involved in an intergalactic war with the Bugs, a vicious race of giant arachnids. As the conflict escalates, four high-school friends enlist with the military and embark on a journey that will take them into the heart of enemy territory on the far side of the galaxy.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This violent adaptation of writer Robert A Heinlein's classic 1959 novel about Earth battling alien bugs is popcorn exploitation at its lip-smacking, blood-spattered best. Whether portraying the chilling spectacle of millions of ugly giant insects swarming over the planet or the astonishing intergalactic warfare, the special effects are simply outstanding. It's when director Paul Verhoeven cuts to the teenage romance between young leads Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards that his sensational cartoon carnage comes unstuck. But the dull bits are never long enough to really matter or do too much damage to the sheer enjoyment of this absurdly apocalyptic satire.

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7.3/10

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Cast

rolenameJohnny RicoCasper Van DienDizzy FloresDina MeyerCarmen IbanezDenise RichardsAce LevyJake BuseyCarl JenkinsNeil Patrick HarrisSergeant ZimClancy BrownSugar WatkinsSeth GilliamZander BarcalowPatrick MuldoonJean RasczakMichael IronsideBiology teacherRue McClanahanGeneral OwenMarshall BellPilot Cadet Stack LumbreiserAmy SmartCommanding officerDean Norris

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rolenameDirectorPaul Verhoeven

Details

Theatrical distributor

Buena Vista International UK

Released on

1998-01-02

Languages

English | English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, a sex scene and nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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