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Starship Troopers
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Produced by Jon Davison
Alan Marshall
Written by Original Novel:
Robert A. Heinlein
Screenwriter:
Edward Neumeier
Starring Casper Van Dien
Denise Richards
Dina Meyer
Jake Busey
Neil Patrick Harris
Clancy Brown
Michael Ironside
Music by Basil Poledouris
Cinematography Jost Vacano
Editing by Mark Goldblatt
Caroline Ross
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s) United States:
November 7, 1997
United Kingdom:
January 2, 1998
Running time 129 min
Country United States
Language English
Budget $105,000,000
Followed by Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

Starship Troopers is a 1997 sci-fi-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Edward Neumeier, and starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer and Denise Richards. The movie is loosely based on the controversial novel of the same name by Robert A. Heinlein. Movie Poster for Starship Troopers This work is copyrighted. ... Paul Verhoeven (IPA: [pʌul vɛrhuvən]) (born July 18, 1938 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Jon Davison is a film producer. ... Alan Marshall (2 May 1902--21 January 1984) born in Noorat, Australia) was an Australian writer, story teller and social documentor, was . ... Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of hard science fiction. ... Edward Neumeier is a screenwriter best known for his work on the science fiction movies RoboCop (with Michael Miner) and Starship Troopers. ... Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. ... Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Starship Troopers and the Saw films. ... Jake Busey (born June 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California), is an American Actor/Film producer. ... Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Clarence J. Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. ... Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ... Basil Poledouris (Greek: Βασίλης Πολεδούρης) (August 21, 1945 - November 8, 2006) was an American film composer. ... Jost Vacano (* March 15, 1940) is a German cinematographer and director of photography. ... The father of Max Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt is an ACE (American Cinema Editor), and has edited well over thirty films, which include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Pearl Harbor (2001). ... The TriStar Pictures logo from 1993 to the present TriStar redirects here. ... Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... Science fiction film is a film genre that uses speculative, science-based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial lifeforms, alien worlds, and time travel, often along with technological elements such as futuristic spacecraft, robots, or other technologies. ... Look up Action film in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Paul Verhoeven (IPA: [pʌul vɛrhuvən]) (born July 18, 1938 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Edward Neumeier is a screenwriter best known for his work on the science fiction movies RoboCop (with Michael Miner) and Starship Troopers. ... Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. ... Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Starship Troopers and the Saw films. ... Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... For other uses, see Starship Troopers (disambiguation). ... Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of hard science fiction. ...

Contents

Synopsis

Starship Troopers tells the story of an interplanetary war between Earth and colonies of large insect-like aliens in the twenty-third century. It focuses on the experiences of John D. "Johnny" Rico (Casper Van Dien), one of three friends who sign up to the military one year before Earth declares war on the aliens. Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. ...


The film opens to a futuristic television viewing sequence. The news is dominated by an ongoing war with the aliens, called Arachnids or "Bugs". A live report from a battleground on the Bugs' home planet Klendathu shows humanity to be taking terrible losses.


A flashback takes the scene to the upper class Buenos Aires high school of Johnny Rico. One-armed history teacher Mr. Rasczak (Michael Ironside) forcefully quizzes his students about the efficacy of "naked force" in dispute resolution. When Rico's girlfriend, Carmen (Denise Richards), decides to join the Federal Service (military), Rico also decides to follow her into the Service out of love for her and his desire to achieve "citizen" status, instead of remaining an ordinary "civilian." His parents show immediate revulsion at his choice. Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ... Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. ...


Largely based on their academic test scores, Rico is assigned to Mobile Infantry, while Carmen is assigned to Flight School. His best friend Carl (Neil Patrick Harris) is assigned to the elite Games and Theory division, concerned with military intelligence. A girl from Rico's high school football team, "Dizzy" Flores (Dina Meyer), secretly joins the Mobile Infantry (MI) and successfully requests a transfer to Rico's training unit. Rico soon finds the gruelling boot camp more difficult than anticipated, with terrible injuries being inflicted by the officers and NCOs — particularly his drill sergeant, Zim (Clancy Brown) — in an effort to train the recruits quickly and efficiently. Rico excels at the training and eventually is promoted to squad leader. Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Military intelligence (abbreviated MI, int. ... Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Starship Troopers and the Saw films. ... Clarence J. Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. ...


Carmen decides to "go career" because of her love of piloting massive starships, which precludes getting back together with Rico after two years of service, so she breaks up with him. A high school football rival of Rico, Zander Barcalow (Patrick Muldoon) has intentionally placed himself as Carmen's instructor, and makes his romantic intentions known. She neither accepts nor rejects, seeming amused and remaining intent on her piloting. Patrick Muldoon (born William Patrick Muldoon III on September 27, 1968 in San Pedro, California) is an American actor. ...


After Rico makes an error as squad leader during a training exercise which results in the death of a squadmate, he is punished by public flogging and states his intention to quit. However, just as he is leaving the camp, a Bug asteroid destroys Buenos Aires, killing his parents and millions of people. He rejoins his unit and the newly-declared war against the perpetrators of the attack: the elephant-sized Arachnids of the distant planet Klendathu. For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...


The initial invasion of Klendathu is a complete disaster, with 300,000 dead including several of Rico's fellow boot-mates. Rico is one of the few wounded to survive. The Federation's new Sky Marshal, Tehat Meru, initiates altered and more intelligent battle plans. Rico, Dizzy and his friend from training, Ace Levy (Jake Busey), are reassigned to the super-tough MI unit, the "Roughnecks". Its soldiers are extremely loyal, most of whose lives have been saved by their commander, as has Rico's. He turns out to be Rico's old high school history teacher (fitted with an artificial, robot arm), now Lieutenant Rasczak, executing the lessons he formerly taught. After a spectacular and heroic battle on one of the Bug worlds, Tango Urilla, Rico is field-promoted to corporal and assigns Dizzy as squad leader. After a celebration later that night, Rico and Dizzy share an intimate moment in Rico's tent at the MI's makeshift camp. Jake Busey (born June 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California), is an American Actor/Film producer. ...


Their next mission plunges them into a trap, as they are assigned to investigate the silence of an outpost on one of the Bug worlds, Planet P. From the only survivor (and now a post-traumatic) General Owen (Marshall Bell), they discover that the bugs possess a high intelligence, and are "sucking" the brains out of humans to learn directly from them. As the troopers realize their situation, a massive swarm of bugs attacks. Rasczak, Dizzy and almost all of the Roughnecks are killed in the battle. The survivors barely evacuate in a ship piloted by Carmen. After a funeral service for Dizzy, Rico's old friend Carl, now a Colonel in intelligence, gives Rico and Carmen his unapologetic reason for the deaths of many of Rico's squad mates, stating that humans are vastly outnumbered. Military intelligence had ascertained that there might be a "brain bug" on Planet P, and the Roughnecks were used as bait. He tells Rico that the Mobile Infantry will return to Planet P and attempt to capture the brain bug for research. Rico accepts the mission and Carl gives him command of the Roughnecks, who are then reinforced by fresh soldiers (barely in their teens) sent directly from boot camp. Carmen's ship, the Rodger Young, is the one from which the Roughnecks operate. Marshall Bell (b. ...


In the offensive, the Rodger Young explodes when hit by Bug plasma, shot from giant Bug abdomens. Carmen and Zander barely survive, while the captain is killed when a door accidentally closes on her while getting to the lifeboat. Their escape pod lands deep underground in a Bug tunnel. They are captured, and Zander's brain is sucked out and ingested by the brain bug. As the brain bug is about to suck Carmen's brain out, Carmen pulls out a knife that Zander had handed her earlier and slices the brain bug's 'sucker'. Rico in the meantime organizes a rescue attempt and manages to save Carmen in the nick of time by threatening the brain bug with a miniature "nuke". A skirmish ensues and Watkins sacrifices himself to nuke the bug hole after being severely injured. Rico, Carmen and Ace escape to the surface safely, where the brain bug has been captured by Rico's former training sergeant Zim, voluntarily demoted to private in order to be allowed to transfer from training to combat. Rico, Carmen, and Carl renew their friendship,The brain bug is seen being studied by Federation scientists on earth. The film ends with an enlistment message, using Rico, Carmen, Lumbresier (a flight school friend of Carmen's), and Ace as examples of heroes of the military.


Cast

Actor/Actress Role
Casper Van Dien Pvt./Cpl./Sgt./Lt. Johnny Rico
Dina Meyer Pvt. Dizzy Flores
Denise Richards Lt./Capt. Carmen Ibanez
Jake Busey Pvt. Ace Levy
Neil Patrick Harris Col. Carl Jenkins
Clancy Brown Career Sgt./Pvt. Zim
Seth Gilliam Pvt. Sugar Watkins
Patrick Muldoon Lt. Zander Barcalow
Michael Ironside Lt. Jean Rasczak
Marshall Bell Gen. Owen
Eric Bruskotter Sgt. Breckinridge
Brenda Strong Capt. Deladier
Christopher Curry Bill Rico
Lenore Kasdorf Mrs. Rico

Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. ... Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Starship Troopers and the Saw films. ... Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Jake Busey (born June 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California), is an American Actor/Film producer. ... Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Clarence J. Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. ... Seth Gilliam is an American actor. ... Patrick Muldoon (born William Patrick Muldoon III on September 27, 1968 in San Pedro, California) is an American actor. ... Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ... Marshall Bell (b. ... Eric Bruskotter March 22, 1966 is an American actor who has appeared in such films as Major League II, Major League: Back to the Minors, Starship Troopers (film) and Cant Buy Me Love. ... Brenda Strong (born March 25, 1960 in Brightwood, Oregon, USA) is an American actress. ... Image:LenoreK.jpg Lenore Kasdorf Lenore Kasdorf (born July 23, 1948 in Fort Trotten, New York), is an actress perhaps best known for her role in the soap opera Guiding Light. ...

Reception

This movie polarized both popular audiences and critics, as did the original book. On one level, the movie tells a straightforward action-adventure science fiction story, but with plastic B-movie actors. A prominent theme of the film is the human practice of senseless violence without reflection or empathy, which parallels the senseless aggression of the "Bugs". As such, the movie attracted widely divergent responses. This is reflected by a mixed critical response (the film received a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes) [1]. Starship Troopers was nominated for a number of awards in 1998 and won Saturn Awards for Best Costumes and Best Special Effects at the 1998 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA Awards[2]. The movie earned over $22 million on its opening weekend. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


The film included visual allusions to propaganda films, such as Triumph of the Will, "The Battleship Potemkin", and wartime news broadcasts. However, this satire was embedded in slickly produced action sequences with clever special effects.[3][4]. Some wonder whether the satire went unnoticed by an audience who may have treated the movie as a simple gung-ho action movie[5]. For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). ... Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) is a propaganda film by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. ... The Battleship Potemkin (Russian: , ), sometimes rendered as The Battleship Potyomkin, is a 1925 silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...


Comparison with the novel

There is a vast divergence between the original book and film. A report in an American Cinematographer article around the same time of film's release states the Heinlein novel was optioned well into the pre-production period of the film, which had a working title of Bug Hunt at Outpost Nine; most of the writing team reportedly were unaware of the novel at the time. According to the DVD commentary, Paul Verhoeven never finished reading the novel, claiming he read through the first few chapters and became both "bored and depressed"[6]. For other uses, see Starship Troopers (disambiguation). ... American Cinematographer is a monthly journal published by the American Society of Cinematographers. ...


The film was also characterized by a conspicuous absence of anything resembling Heinlein's mechanized Mobile Infantry; troopers wore an unpowered ensemble which seemed to differ only slightly from modern-day army gear, possibly because the original suits of the novel would have obscured the view of the actors.[citation needed] Their weaponry was somewhat advanced, having the use of small tactical nukes which could be be fired as a projectile. The MI fought as light infantry for most of the movie being able to call on air support (such as when Lt. Jean Rasczak stated that they would be landing only AFTER air support had "glassed the planet"). Due to the rocky canyon like terrain, the MI was forced to move mainly under their own motive power - obviously being unable to use cars, tanks etc. Because the Bugs were so strong and lethal, a substantial portion of the soldiers' anatomy was left unprotected, as it was better for them to be lighter and more agile instead. Towards the end of the film, the infantry is sent towards the bugs, when the human race obviously presided over aircraft capable of taking out the same bugs with far fewer casualties - but this would have prevented them from being able to capture the "brain bug", a risky mission which ultimately turned the tide in the war.


As is common with most films, some dialogue is straight out of the book, or some variation of it, while much of the dialogue and many of the themes are not from Heinlein's story. Additionally, most of the characters have been significantly altered. In the novel the lead character's name is Juan Rico, and he speaks Tagalog at home and does not originate from Buenos Aires. Flores is female in the movie in order to add a love interest sub-plot. In the book, Dizzy Flores is male, has no relation to Rico save the fact they were soldiers in the same platoon, and is only mentioned in the first chapter, due to the fact that he dies at its conclusion. Additionally, Carl Jenkins serves an even lesser role in the book, with a one sentence mention about his death far away from the narrator halfway through the novel, while he survives the movie; Carl Jenkins is also not a psychic in the original story. In fact, the possible existence of psychic abilities was left vague in the novel; one minor character described as a "sensitive" who can map the Bug tunnels from aboveground, with Rico as narrator speculating on whether his abilities are nothing more than "good hearing". In the film, these abilities are expanded to full-blown telepathic communication between species. Tagalog (pronounced ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Telepathy from the Greek τηλε, tele, distant, and πάθεια, patheia, feeling, is the supposed ability to communicate information from one mind to another, and is one form of extra-sensory perception or anomalous cognition. ...


Further, the movie was criticized in that many of the characters are described as just graduating high school, despite the fact that the actors who played them were in their late 20s/early 30s at the time the movie was filmed. The professor and leader of the "Roughnecks" in the novel are combined into one role played by Michael Ironside. Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ...


Militarism vs. satire on militarism

Heinlein's original novel depicted a strong, orderly, nationalistic traditionalist Earth in which conservative family values are touted as nearly universal, crime is rare and punished harshly, and serving a term of civil service is a prerequisite for full citizenship rights. Heinlein paints his version of the Earth government as a "Father Knows Best" state (benevolent dictatorship), which punishes/restricts its "children" harshly when deemed necessary, but only to ostensibly ensure the survival of the species and to make everyone better or happier in the long run. The values of this form of militaristic government are debated throughout the novel, but are consistently portrayed as being widely accepted as necessary by the (massively larger) future world population. The arachnids are presented as the prototypical monsters, mindlessly violent and hideous creatures inspiring nothing but fear and loathing in humans. It is deliberately not stated whether the bugs or the humans initiated the war, with the unspoken suggestion being that it is utterly unimportant from Juan Rico's point of view; he and his fellow soldiers are neither politicians nor sadists, merely honor-bound and dedicated professionals whose duty is to kill bugs. While the greater socio-political aims of the war are discussed to some extent, no effort is made to attempt to humanize the bugs or even detail their appearances beyond fragmentary descriptions (generally delivered shortly before they are killed by the protagonist). Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. ... Conservative may refer to: Conservatism, political philosophy A member of a Conservative Party Conservative extension, premise of deductive logic Conservativity theorem, mathematical proof of conservative extension Conservative Judaism britney spears Category: ... This article is about family values as a political concept. ... The benevolent dictator is a more modern version of the classical enlightened despot, being an undemocratic or authoritarian leader who exercises his or her political power for the benefit of the people rather than exclusively for his or her own self-interest or benefit, or for the benefit of only... Militarism or militarist ideology is the doctrinal view of a society as being best served (or more efficient) when it is governed or guided by concepts embodied in the culture, doctrine, system, or people of the military. ...


The film, by contrast, depicts a future state that is much less glorious in its tone; Verhoeven's Earth is dystopic: jingoistic and militaristic in nature. The military training is cruel: officers purposely wound recruits, and flogging is a mode of punishment, which (however) is mitigated by the fact that existing technology can heal such wounds immediately. This article is about the philosophical concept and literary form. ... Ten Thousand Miles From Tip to Tip, an 1898 political cartoon depicting the extension of the United States dominion Jingoism is chauvinistic patriotism, usually associated with a War Hawk political stance. ... Militarism or militarist ideology is the doctrinal view of a society as being best served (or more efficient) when it is governed or guided by concepts embodied in the culture, doctrine, system, or people of the military. ... Whipping on a post Flagellation is the act of whipping (Latin flagellum, whip) the human body. ...


Gender differences are portrayed as having become less important: Dizzy, a female, is the accomplished starting Quarterback of Rico's high school football team. The military accepts both men and women to serve on the front lines. In addition, the soldiers shower and quarter together and refrain from acting inappropriately.


As both forces are slaughtered in high numbers, they are being photographed by embedded television crews for the benefit of viewers at home (further illustrating the theatrical nature of the war). Also, as Verhoeven mentions in the DVD commentary, the humans are the aggressors and the bugs the victims: when the bugs bomb Buenos Aires, they are not attacking the human race but reacting to human colonists encroaching on bug planets.


Style

These include:

  • Verhoeven's trademark use of simulated media coverage of the film's events [7].
  • The symbols of the Federation and some of the clothing styles are greatly modeled on the Nazis' clothing styles (e.g., windbreaker, suits, cap, the military intelligence officer's uniforms bear a striking similarity to SS uniforms).

Spinoffs

Games

In 1997, Avalon Hill released Starship Troopers: Prepare For Battle!, a boardgame based on the film version rather than Heinlein's book. Its beer and pretzel gameplay focused on limited skirmishes rather than larger battles. The "Skinnies" do not appear, nor is there a political element.[1] For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in wargames and strategic board games. ...


Avalon Hill released a game called Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers in 1976.


In 2000, a real-time tactics video game titled Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy was released. This game also incorporated the powered suits in Heinlein's novel into the Verhoeven version of the Mobile Infantry. It was developed by Australian software company Blue Tongue Entertainment. The game is currently considered abandonware and as such can be found at numerous abandonware sites. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A destroyer patrols local space around its attached carrier in Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Blue Tongue Entertainment company logo. ... Abandonware is widely thought to be computer software that is no longer current. ...


A first-person shooter game also titled Starship Troopers was released 15 November 2005. This version was developed by Strangelite Studios and published by Empire Interactive. Set five years after the events of the movie, the game also featured Casper van Dien voicing the in-game version of Johnny Rico. This article is about video games. ... Starship Troopers is a First Person Shooter developed by Strangelite Studios and published by Empire Interactive based upon the film of the same name by Paul Verhoeven. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In addition, Sega Pinball released a pinball machine based on this movie. [2]


Comic books

The movie was released simultaneously with a graphic novelization, which retold events from the movie. There were also additional series that were released based in the Verhoeven universe, though not directly related to the movie. Further series were published by Dark Horse Comics and Markosia. Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Markosia is a British comic book publishing company. ...


Sequels

The film was followed by the CGI animated television series Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, which is loosely set inside the events of the movie just after Rico and Diz join the Roughnecks but before Rico gets promoted (though the events and tone of the show differ from those of the film), along with a direct-to-video sequel Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation in 2004. The sequel was not as popular as the first, mostly due to its low budget and the fact it was more in the horror genre than the sci-fi/action original. A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ...


In May 2006, MovieHole.net reported that Ed Neumeier returned to write the script for a second sequel, Starship Troopers 3, and also stated that original cast members would be returning, including Casper Van Dien.[3] Van Dien had this to say on the script: "The script is along the same line as the first. "[4] Starship Troopers 3 is an upcoming science fiction film written and directed by Edward Neumeier. ...


It had been announced that Starship Troopers 3: Marauder was going to start filming in South Africa in March 2007 before being pushed back to May 2007.[citation needed]


In February 2008, the trailer appeared online on YouTube, StarshipTroopers3.com and on the official website. YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...


Costumes

  • Much of the non-combat military dress seen in the film appears to be adapted from the designs of World War II German Army uniforms and East German uniforms, most prominently amongst the fleet personnel (like the character Ibanez) and the intelligence officers (like the character Carl). The use of the same grey color scheme, seen in almost all the uniforms, is also prominent.
  • The Troopers' combat uniforms (shown in the movie poster above) were later reused on the Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy series for military personnel aboard the colony ship Terra Venture. The uniforms were also repainted and reused in episodes of the TV series Firefly as Alliance soldiers' uniforms. The helmets were repainted again and used by the SWAT team at the end of the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes. The uniforms, along with footage from numerous sci-fi films including Starship Troopers itself, were used in the sci-fi movie Impostor, starring Gary Sinise, and the live action Gundam film G-Saviour.[citation needed]

Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy is a Power Rangers television series, the seventh to air, and features many familiar elements from previous incarnations. ... Alliance Flag Alternate Alliance Flag In the Firefly television series, the Alliance is a powerful government and law-enforcement organization that controls a large sector of colonized core planets. ... This article is about the 2001 film. ... Impostor is based upon a short story written by Philip K. Dick in 1953. ... Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning, Golden Palm- and Academy Award-nominated American actor and film director. ... This article is about the anime series. ... G-Saviour is a Gundam movie that uses live actors as opposed to animation. ...

References

  1. ^ Starship Troopers: Prepare For Battle!. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/. Retrieved on December 3, 2006.
  2. ^ Internet Pinball Machine Database: Sega 'Starship Troopers'. Internet Pinball Machine Database. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
  3. ^ Morris, Clint. Sony Debugs Starship Troopers. http://www.moviehole.net/. Retrieved on February 19, 2007.
  4. ^ http://caspervandien.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=248&highlight=starship+troopers

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Starship Troopers for PC Review - PC Starship Troopers Review (1166 words)
Starship Troopers has little dedication to faithfully re-creating the things that made the film unique, and it's a pretty lousy and technically deficient shooter to boot.
Starship Troopers takes place five years after the events of the movie, and humanity is still very much at war with the Klendathu, a race of nasty bug aliens that may or may not actually be the bad guys, depending on how much you want to read into the film's subtext.
On the gameplay front, Starship Troopers is an achingly generic FPS that revolves almost exclusively around the concept of throwing lots of enemies at you at once.
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