Rotten
Lacks the courage of the book's fascist conclusions.
Scott Rosenberg, Salon.com
Starship Troopers
A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.
1997 · 2h 9m · R
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
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Starship Troopers
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."
Director and cast
- Paul Verhoeven Director
- 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
- Clancy Brown as Career Sergeant Zim
- Michael Ironside as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
- Patrick Muldoon as Zander Barcalow
- Seth Gilliam as Private Sugar Watkins
- Rue McClanahan as Biology Teacher
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Lacking the sophistication of the average comic book, it compensates with panoramic attack sequences, reminiscent of the Japanese swarm attacks in American war movies.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh
A jaw-dropping experience, so rigorously one-dimensional and free from even the pretense of intelligence it's hard not to be astonished and even mesmerized by what is on the screen.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Flawed but fun.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
May just be the bug movie to end all bug movies.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
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