Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers is a 1997 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert A. Heinlein and was written by Ed Neumeier. Set in the 23rd century, the film follows the story of teenager Johnny Rico and his friends as they serve in the military under the Earth world government, known as the United Citizen Federation. As humanity explores and colonizes outer space, they come into conflict with an alien species known as the Arachnids, leading to an interstellar war. The film stars Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon, and Michael Ironside.
Plot
In the 23rd century, Earth is governed by the United Citizen Federation, a military government founded generations earlier by "veterans" after democracy and social scientists brought civilization to the brink of ruin. Citizenship is gained only through federal service, which grants rights restricted from ordinary civilians such as voting and breeding. Now spacefaring, humans conduct colonization missions throughout the galaxy, bringing them into conflict with a race of highly evolved insectoid creatures dubbed "Arachnids" or, derisively, "bugs".
Cast
- Amy Smart
- Anthony Ruivivar
- Brenda Strong
- Bruce Gray
- Casper Van Dien
- Christopher Curry
- Clancy Brown
- Dale Dye
- Dean Norris
- Denise Dowse
- Denise Richards
- Dina Meyer
- Edward Neumeier
- Eric Bruskotter
- Greg Travis
- Jake Busey
- John Cunningham
- Julianna McCarthy
- Julie Pinson
- Lenore Kasdorf
- Marshall Bell
- Michael Ironside
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Patrick Muldoon
- Robert David Hall
- Rue McClanahan
- Seth Gilliam
- Steven Ford
- Timothy Omundson
- Zoë Poledouris