

Starship Troopers
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."
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $105M
- Box office
- $121.2M
- Language
- English
- spacecraft
- space marine
- army
- moon
- based on novel or book
- asteroid
- intelligence
- dystopia
- buenos aires, argentina
- space battle
- satire
- giant insect
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United StatesUS
- PremiereWestwood, California4 Nov 1997
- TheatricalR7 Nov 1997
- PhysicalRDVD20 May 1998
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical182 Jan 1998
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+5 Feb 1998
CanadaCA
- Theatrical7 Nov 1997
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical1 Jan 1998
AustriaAT
- Theatrical30 Jan 1998
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1614 Jan 1998
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1627 Feb 1998
BulgariaBG
- TheatricalD23 Jan 1998
ChileCL
- Theatrical22 Jan 1998
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+15 Jan 1998
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1529 Mar 1998
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Starship Troopers was released on 7 November 1997.
Audience reviews
7- G8/10
Gimly
8/29/2017
A rare example of when a bad adaptation of a book winds up making a good standalone movie. Near Kubrick-ian in its wartime satire, _Starship Troopers_ is, before it is anything else, fun. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._
- Z8/10
Zamomin
9/8/2018
##No time for regrets in the fury of battle Again and again there are undertones in this movie that show us that the situation is not as simple as the leaders of the world portrayed in the film might want their underlings to believe. A reporter asks the question whether the humans were the ones who started the war and whether the Arachnids are simply acting in self-defense. A talk show guest finds the idea that ther…
- K6/10
Kamurai
7/22/2020
Good watch, will watch again, and can recommend, possible for a Bad Movie Night. I'll start by saying the movie definitely isn't good, it's infamous for being a bad movie that people still love. Granted it was 1997, but the cg effects were horrendous. The practicals actually weren't so bad, but there are very few shots to actually appreciate them. Again, 1997, this movie is weirdly dated with its perception of …
- M10/10
misubisu
10/1/2022
I remember when I watched this movie at the theatre in 1997. It was unlike any movie I had ever seen... dismemberment, blood & guts all over the place. But it was all in context. Verhoeven really had a way with deceptively smart satire and this movie is full of it (all the school children stomping on cockroaches saying "I'm doing my part"). This is a Paul Verhoeven masterpiece. Probably the most watched movie in…
- D9/10
drystyx
4/18/2023
Almost a classic. Maybe it is a classic. Another semi classic or classic by Verhoeven. The "in your face" action is set to science fiction, this time with soldiers battling giant bugs from space. These are big bugs. I mean BIG BUGS! And they're mean and evil. The characters are especially likable. The comic relief in this one comes mostly from the fight scenes to anonymous characters in "commercials". Th…
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