Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 7, 2024
Starship Troopers is a science fiction action film released on November 7, 1997. Directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier, it was based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein (shown). Set in the 23rd century, the story follows teenager Johnny Rico and his comrades as they serve in an interstellar war against aliens called the Arachnids. The film stars Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon, and Michael Ironside. Starship Troopers faced critical backlash, with reviewers seeing it as endorsing fascism, and disparaging its violent content. Despite initial box office success, negative reviews and unfavorable word of mouth made it only the 34th highest-grossing film of 1997. It has since been critically re-evaluated, and is now considered a cult classic and a satire of fascism and authoritarianism that has grown in relevancy. The film launched a multimedia franchise, video games, comics, and a variety of merchandise. (Full article...)