# Starship Troopers (1997)

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**Runtime**: 129 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Paul Verhoeven
**Written by**: Edward Neumeier
**Starring**: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown

> *A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Futuristic battlefield summer bugs buzzing 
High school graduates in military uniforms 
A Paul Verhoeven sci-fi action film.

**Mood tags**: neon-soaked, pitch-black, playful, unhinged

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.3/10 (343889 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 72% · Metacritic 52/100

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