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Starship troopers, TriStar Pictures and Touchstone Pictures present a Jon Davison production, a Paul Verhoeven film ; produced by Alan Marshall, Jon Davison ; screenplay by Ed Neumeier ; directed by Paul Verhoeven

Label
Starship troopers, TriStar Pictures and Touchstone Pictures present a Jon Davison production, a Paul Verhoeven film ; produced by Alan Marshall, Jon Davison ; screenplay by Ed Neumeier ; directed by Paul Verhoeven
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for graphic sci-fi violence and gore, and some language and nudity
Main title
Starship troopers
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
256500467
Responsibility statement
TriStar Pictures and Touchstone Pictures present a Jon Davison production, a Paul Verhoeven film ; produced by Alan Marshall, Jon Davison ; screenplay by Ed Neumeier ; directed by Paul Verhoeven
Runtime
129
Summary
Set on the future earth. Johnny Rico is a young student dating a girl named Carmen. When Carmen decides she wants to become a citizen by joining the military, Johnny follows and joins as well. He soon realizes that he joined for the wrong reasons. Just as he is about to quit, an asteroid that originated from the orbit of planet Klendathu hits Buenos Aires and kills his family. From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga to the descolate terrain of the alien planet, they must battle shrieking, fire-spitting, brain-sucking, large-scaled space bugs
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
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