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Starship Troopers (1997)

Film · 1997 · 129 min · R · Adventure · Action · Thriller

A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.

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."

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Patrick Muldoon

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In cinemas7 November 1997
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release20 May 1998
First release anywhere7 November 1997

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