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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Paul Verhoeven |
| Stars: |
Denise Richards |
| Actors: |
Neil Patrick Harris |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Sex · War · Futuristic · Space Exploration · Blockbuster · Military · Big Battles · Aliens · Enemies · Campy · Bugs · Space Opera · Science-Fiction |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Closed Captioned; Subtitled Spanish |
| UPC: |
043396012271 |
| Release Date: |
1997 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 10min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: With Digital Copy, 2hr 9min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (August 05, 2008)
UPC: 043396269200 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Closed Captioned; Subtitled Spanish, 2hr 10min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 19, 1998)
UPC: 043396717114 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Ed Neumeier |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/1998, p.53-4, Andrew O'Hehir): "...Fascinating....Featuring astonishing effects and some of the most harrowing battle scenes in movie history..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Would you like to know more?"--a slogan that appears frequently in newreel clips
"Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is mearly wishful thinking at its worst!"--Rasczak (Michael Ironside) to his students
"Everyone fights, no one quits. If you don't do your job, I'll shoot you myself."--Rasczak to his troops
"You see a bug hole, you nuke it!"--Rasczak to his troops
"M.I. does the dying. Fleet just does the flying."--Rico (Casper Van Dien) referring to the downside of being in the mobile infantry |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (TOTAL RECALL, ROBOCOP) mixes big budget bug bashing with twisted satire of old Hollywood movies in this adaptation of Robert Heinlein's classic sci-fi novel. It's the future, Earth is at war, and the kids are all going off to fight giant killer bugs on the remote planet of Klendathu. Casper Van Diem, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, and Patrick Muldoon play some of the blandly attractive young recruits who engage in soap-opera style love triangles as they toughen up and learn to fight (and die) like soldiers. Michael Ironside is their gung-ho, one-armed leader. The real stars though, are the superbly animated bugs. Packed to the rafters with jaw-dropping special effects and insane violence, the film managed to be a box office hit though it undoubtedly left some audiences confused at Verhoeven's slyly deadpan humor. By the time Neil Patrick Harris (TV's Doogie Howser) starts marching around in a Gestapo-style uniform, for example, it will be apparent this isn't STAR WARS. What i... |
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