Starship Troopers
“A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.”
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."
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Part of Starship Troopers Collection
5 films
Cast
90 people
Casper Van Dien
Johnny D. Rico
Known for
Sleepy Hollow
The Pact
Dina Meyer
Dizzy Flores
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Saw
Johnny Mnemonic
Denise Richards
Carmen Ibañez
Known for
The World Is Not Enough
Blue Mountain State
Jake Busey
Private Ace Levy
Known for
Stranger Things
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Neil Patrick Harris
Colonel Carl Jenkins
Known for
How I Met Your Mother
Gone Girl
Clancy Brown
Career Sergeant Zim
Known for
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Shawshank Redemption
Michael Ironside
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak
Known for
Total Recall
Nobody
Patrick Muldoon
Zander Barcalow
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Spiders
Seth Gilliam
Private Sugar Watkins
Known for
The Walking Dead
Teen Wolf
Rue McClanahan
Biology Teacher
Known for
The Golden Girls
Mama's Family
Blake Lindsley
Katrina McIntire
Known for
Swingers
The Sessions
Steven Ford
Lieutenant Willy
Known for
When Harry Met Sally...
Escape from New York
Paul Verhoeven Director · Edward Neumeier Screenplay Robert A. Heinlein Author
Worldwide gross $121M · Budget $105M · United States release November 7, 1997
Box office
Budget
$105,000,000
Worldwide gross
$121,214,377
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Production
Jon Davison Productions
Production
Big Bug Pictures
Production
Digital Image Associates
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 4, 1997
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · November 7, 1997
Theatrical
United States · May 20, 1998
Physical · DVD
Argentina
January 1, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
February 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Austria
January 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 14, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Canada
November 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Chile
January 22, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
January 30, 1998 · Theatrical
France
January 21, 1998 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
January 31, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
January 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
August 26, 1999 · Physical · DVD premiere
Hong Kong SAR China
December 18, 1997 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
February 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
May 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Kuwait
October 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 8, 1998 · Theatrical
April 28, 1999 · Physical · DVD
September 14, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
September 28, 2007 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
February 5, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
March 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Poland
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Russia
January 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 20, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovenia
February 11, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
January 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
June 9, 1999 · Physical · VHS & DVD release
October 3, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray release
Switzerland
January 21, 1998 · Theatrical · French
January 30, 1998 · Theatrical · German
Thailand
December 30, 1997 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 6, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
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