Starship Troopers (1997)

The Mother Bug

Rico (Casper Van Dien) hops onto the Mother Bug and blows it up with a grenade. For his courageous actions he is promoted to corporal by Rasczak (Michael Ironshide).

Directed by Paul Verhoeven.

Released in 1997 by Sony.

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  • character-type: Military Officer
  • character-type: Soldier
  • action: Blast
  • action: Explode
  • action: Kill
  • action: Jump
  • editors-choice: Alien Attacks
  • editors-choice: Action Sequences
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  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Alien Sci-Fi
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi Horror
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  • secondary-genre: Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Violent
  • mood: Imaginative
  • primary-occasion: Professional Events
  • secondary-occasion: Promotion
  • prop: Grenade
  • prop: Machine Gun
  • setting: Alien Planet
  • theme: War
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: Survival
  • actor: Casper Van Dien
  • actor: Michael Ironside
  • actor: Jake Busey
  • actor: Dina Meyer
  • director: Paul Verhoeven
  • producer: Stacy Lumbrezer
  • producer: Alan Marshall
  • producer: Frances Doel
  • producer: Edward Neumeier
  • producer: Phil Tippett
  • producer: Jon Davison
  • cinematographer: Jost Vacano
  • composer: Basil Poledouris
  • editor: Caroline Ross
  • editor: Mark Goldblatt
  • costume-designer: Ellen Mirojnick
  • production-designer: Allan Cameron
  • role-name: Ace Levy
  • role-name: Dizzy Flores
  • role-name: Jean Rasczak
  • role-name: Johnny Rico
  • screenwriter: Robert A. Heinlein
  • screenwriter: Edward Neumeier
  • year: 1997
  • studio: Sony