Starship Troopers is a movie directed by Paul Verhoeven in 1997 and based on the book of the same name by Robert A. Heinlein, first published in 1959. The movie features Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
In the 23rd century, while colonizing new planets, humans have encountered a hostile non-technological insectoid species known as Arachnids, but commonly referred to as Bugs. After graduating from high school in Buenos Aires, John Johnny Rico, his girlfriend Carmen Ibanez, and psychic best friend Carl Jenkins enlist in the Federal Service, despite Rico’s parents’ disapproval of military service.
Movie vs Book
Year
1997
Minutes
129
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Starship Troopers
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Country: USA
Year: 1997
Length: 2h9m
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Year
1959
Pages
280
Book Rate
8.00
S: Goodreads
Book
Starship Troopers
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Country: USA
First published in: 1959
Length: 280 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“As an author, it's a strange process to watch your novel turned into a movie. It's tremendously exciting but somewhat voyeuristic.”
MARCUS SAKEY (Writer)
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