Starship Troopers

Action-packed sci-fi movie with spectacular effects, monsters and gore galore, starring Casper Van Dien. When Earth is threatened by an alien foe, teenager John Rico (Van Dien) signs up for the military and prepares to fight for his country, leaving his high-school sweetheart and anxious parents behind. Put through vigorous and brutal basic training, Rico and his fellow troopers are primed for combat against their vicious enemy, the giant, bug-like aliens of the planet Klendathu, but nothing can fully prepare them for the harsh realities of war. They soon find themselves fighting not for Queen and Country, but for their very lives. Will the square-jawed heroes of Earth survive this gruesome intergalactic war, or will they become just another helping of human flavoured bug bait?, Ultraviolent futuristic thriller about coed infantry trainees preparing to wipe out mankind’s newest enemy: giant bugs from outer space., Humans in a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival., Ultra-violent futuristic thriller about infantry trainees preparing to wipe out mankind’s newest enemy: giant bugs from outer space., Gruesomely violent sci-fi satire in which the Earth is threatened by an enemy from outer space – regiments of giant insects. When an idealistic teenager enlists in the army, he is put through a brutal training programme to prepare him for the horrors of war. Sent to the distant planet Klendaathu, he finds himself fighting a brutal deadly enemy force. Featuring spectacular special effects., Ultraviolent futuristic thriller about coed infantry trainees preparing to wipe out mankind’s newest enemy: giant bugs from outer space. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer. Carmen: Denise Richards. Ace: Jake Busey. Zander: Patrick Muldoon. Paul Verhoeven directed., Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown. Science fiction adventure in which a futuristic, militarised Earth is threatened by regiments of giant insects from outer space. When an idealistic teenager enlists in the army in order to become a citizen, he is put through a brutal training programme to prepare him for the horrors of war. Sent to the distant planet Klendathu, he and his fellow troopers fight the deadly enemy force., Science fiction adventure in which a futuristic, militarised Earth is threatened by regiments of giant insects from outer space. When an idealistic teenager enlists in the army in order to become a citizen, he is put through a brutal training programme to prepare him for the horrors of war. Sent to the distant planet Klendaathu, he and his fellow troopers fight the deadly enemy force., Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Robocop) directed this science fiction action adventure, an adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s novel. This early press release described the film’s basic plot: “The heroes of the Starship Troopers story are Johnny Rico and Carmen Ibanez, high-school sweethearts who join the armed forces of the future. Separated in training, they are reunited on a crucial mission after Earth is attacked by an intelligent race of giant insects from across the galaxy. When Carmen is taken prisoner, Johnny saves her, and though the war is far from over, Johnny and Carmen will fight on together.” The story focuses on a group of military grunts, trained as a fighting unit. Relaxation time includes the futuristic sport jumpball (a type of indoor football). After alien insects attack, the lives of all the Troopers are altered forever. As the war escalates, the notion of human extinction becomes a possibility. With 90% of the alien bugs computer-created, a variety of creatures are depicted-from the brain bug and the queen bug down to breeder bugs (who activate anti-aircraft plasma bugs), and armored tanker bugs. Fanged warrior bugs use their fangs and claws to dig holes, halve humans, rip off arms and legs, and slice, dice and shred their other human victims. The film employed hundreds of extras and used 400+ special fx sequences. Filmed in California (LA and Long Beach, where Cal State’s pyramid gym was used for the jumpball game), New York, South Dakota, Wyoming (Casper, Hell’s Half Acre), and Utah (an abandoned Wendover airstrip where the Enola Gay WWII bomber crew trained). At Mile Square Park (an abandoned airfield in Fountain Valley, California), an elaborate set was constructed to resemble a military boot camp of the future-complete with an array of pup tents, gull-winged spaceship, hurdle obstacle course, and training facility buildings. In one on-set accident, Dina Meyer had to reach in a hole and pull actor Michael Ironside out, but instead, she fell in the hole and was flown to a hospital. Licensing included toys from Galoob., In the distant future, Earth and its off-world colonies become targets for swarms of alien insects, which leads to a massive intergalactic military campaign. Paul Verhoeven directed the action-packed spectacular, which is based on the award-winning novel by Robert Heinlein. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris., Violent yet lighthearted sci-fi satire in which the Earth is threatened by an enemy from outer space – regiments of giant insects. When an idealistic teenager enlists in the army, he is put through a brutal training programme to prepare him for the horrors of war. Sent to the distant planet Klendaathu, he soon finds himself fighting a deadly enemy force., In the distant future, high school graduate Johnny Rico joins the military to impress his childhood sweetheart but is soon shipped out to the front lines of a vicious war between mankind and enormous alien bugs. Action., In the distant future, high school graduate Johnny Rico joins the military to impress his childhood sweetheart but is soon shipped out to the front lines of a vicious war between mankind and enormous alien bugs., In the distant future, graduate Jonny joins the military to impress his childhood sweetheart. What he doesn’t expect is an army of mega alien bugs to descend on Earth. It’s a gory battle to the death in this sci-fi actioner.