Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

Poster for the movie "Starship Troopers"
© 1997 TriStar Pictures − All right reserved.

All hands on deck Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Paul Verhoeven’s “Starship Troopers” mixes fun, smarts, action, sex and satire into a star-studded sci-fi package.

However, a lot of people mistook it for cheeseball macho fluff. Let’s relive the terrifying Arachnids, quotable one-liners, Nazi-influenced propaganda pieces and — of course — the infamous co-ed shower scene.

Plot Summary: “Starship Troopers In the distant future, the Earth is at war with a race of giant alien insects. Little is known about the Bugs except that they are intent on the eradication of all human life. But there was a time before the war… A Mobile Infantry travels to distant alien planets to take the war to the Bugs. They are a ruthless enemy with only one mission: Survival of their species no matter what the cost…

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Director
Paul Verhoeven
Producer
Jon Davison, Frances Doel, Stacy Lumbrezer, Alan Marshall, Edward Neumeier
Production
TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Big Bug Pictures
Release Date
6 November 1997

Not rated yet!
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Producer
Jon Davison, Frances Doel, Stacy Lumbrezer, Alan Marshall, Edward Neumeier
Production
TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Big Bug Pictures
Release Date
6 November 1997