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Starship Troopers (1997)

Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.

Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
R
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Release Date
November 7, 1997
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Runtime
2hr 9min
Main Genre
Action
Studio
TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Big Bug Pictures
Writers
Edward Neumeier , Robert A. Heinlein
Tagline
Genocide doesn't compare to this.

Summary

In a not-so-distant future, with the Earth governed by the militaristic United Citizen Federation and multitudes of highly evolved Klendathu Arachnids threatening the safety of our solar system, high-school athlete Johnny Rico and three of his hometown friends join up to do their part. And to ensure humankind's future, an all-out invasion has begun; however, in this far-off exoplanet hostile to life as we know it, brute force alone and conventional strategies won't cut it. Now, the unstoppable Bug Army is at the gates. Will Rico and his fellow Starship Troopers end up serving as cannon fodder?

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