Cult 101: Starship Troopers (1997) 4K Restoration
- Fri, May 30
Fri, May 30 @ 9:00 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Paul Verhoeven Run Time: 129 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1997
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
“A spectacularly gung-ho sci-fi epic that delivers two hours of good, nasty fun.”
—-Todd McCarthy, Variety
Based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein. 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.”
About the filmmaker:
Paul Verhoeven is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violent and/or sexual content.
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