Starship Troopers
1997 · Movie · 2h 9m · R
The read
A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 72%, Metacritic 52/100. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. The highest scoring of the 5 titles in its series. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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."
Ratings
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
5,725 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul VerhoevenDirector
- Edward NeumeierScreenplay
- Basil PoledourisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Casper Van DienJohnny D. Rico
- Dina MeyerDizzy Flores
- Denise RichardsCarmen Ibañez
- Jake BuseyPrivate Ace Levy
- Neil Patrick HarrisColonel Carl Jenkins
- Clancy BrownCareer Sergeant Zim
- Michael IronsideLieutenant Jean Rasczak
- Patrick MuldoonZander Barcalow
- Seth GilliamPrivate Sugar Watkins
- Rue McClanahanBiology Teacher
- Blake LindsleyKatrina McIntire
- Steven FordLieutenant Willy
Stills
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