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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Paul Verhoeven |
| Stars: |
Denise Richards |
| Actors: |
Walter Adrian |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Sex · War · Futuristic · Space Exploration · Blockbuster · Military · Big Battles · Aliens · Enemies · Campy · Bugs · Space Opera · Science-Fiction |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Superbit |
| UPC: |
043396717190 |
| Release Date: |
1997 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 10min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Keep Case; Multiple Formats; Closed Caption, 2hr 10min Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 19, 1998) UPC: 043396717190 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Widescreen Version; Closed Captioned, 2hr 10min Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (October 06, 1998) UPC: 043396019676 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Ed Neumeier |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/07/1997, p.2D, Mike Clark): "...Director Paul Verhoeven is back in his subversively nimble ROBOCOP groove with the uproariously cheeky STARSHIP TROOPERS" -- 4 out of 4 stars |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Would you like to know more?"--a slogan that appears frequently in newreel clips "Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is mearly wishful thinking at its worst!"--Rasczak (Michael Ironside) to his students "Everyone fights, no one quits. If you don't do your job, I'll shoot you myself."--Rasczak to his troops "You see a bug hole, you nuke it!"--Rasczak to his troops "M.I. does the dying. Fleet just does the flying."--Rico (Casper Van Dien) referring to the downside of being in the mobile infantry |
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| Details: |
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (TOTAL RECALL, ROBOCOP) mixes big budget bug bashing with twisted satire of old Hollywood movies in this adaptation of Robert Heinlein's classic sci-fi novel. It's the future, Earth is at war, and the kids are all going off to fight giant killer bugs on the remote planet of Klendathu. Casper Van Diem, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, and Patrick Muldoon play some of the blandly attractive young recruits who engage in soap-opera style love triangles as they toughen up and learn to fight (and die) like soldiers. Michael Ironside is their gung-ho, one-armed leader. The real stars though, are the superbly animated bugs. Packed to the rafters with jaw-dropping special effects and insane violence, the film managed to be a box office hit though it undoubtedly left some audiences confused at Verhoeven's slyly deadpan humor. By the time Neil Patrick Harris (TV's Doogie Howser) starts marching around in a Gestapo-style uniform, for example, it will be apparent this isn't STAR WARS. What i... |
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