"A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war."

1997

2h 9m

7.1(5172 votes)

Adventure

Action

Thriller

Science Fiction

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

90 members

Acting

Casper Van Dien

Johnny D. Rico

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Dina Meyer

Dizzy Flores

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Denise Richards

Carmen Ibañez

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Jake Busey

Private Ace Levy

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Neil Patrick Harris

Colonel Carl Jenkins

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Clancy Brown

Career Sergeant Zim

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Michael Ironside

Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

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Patrick Muldoon

Zander Barcalow

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Seth Gilliam

Private Sugar Watkins

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Rue McClanahan

Biology Teacher

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Blake Lindsley

Katrina McIntire

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Steven Ford

Lieutenant Willy

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Ungela Brockman

Corporal Birdie

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Bruce Gray

Sky Marshal Dienes

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Denise Dowse

Sky Marshal Tehat Meru

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Amy Smart

Cadet Lumbreiser

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Tami-Adrian George

Djana'D

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Julianna McCarthy

Expert

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Dale Dye

General

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Dean Norris

Commanding Officer

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Marshall Bell

General Owen

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Eric Bruskotter

Breckinridge

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Matt Levin

Kitten Smith

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Anthony Ruivivar

Shujimi

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Brenda Strong

Captain Deladier

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Christopher Curry

Mr. Bill Rico

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Lenore Kasdorf

Mrs. Rico

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Teo

Corporal Bronski

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Curnal Achilles Aulisio

Sgt. Gillespie

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Greg Travis

Net Correspondent

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John Cunningham

Fed Net Announcer (voice)

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Timothy McNeil

Expert

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Robert David Hall

Recruiting Sergeant

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Brad Kane

Lanny

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Timothy Omundson

Psychic

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Patrick Bishop

Engineering Officer

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Hunter Bodine

Young Cap Trooper

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Travis Lowen

Little Boy Trooper

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Patrick Wolff

Late Cadet

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Mara Duronslet

Communications Officer

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Tyrone Tann

Student

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Matt Entriken

Marco

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Eric DaRe

Medic

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Ronald L. Botchan

Jumpball Referee

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Walter Adrian

Judge

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Stephanie Erb

Young Mother

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Alexi Lakatos

Stomping Kid

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Nathaniel Marshall

Stomping Kid

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Austin Sanderford

Stomping Kid

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Rhiannon Vigil

Stomping Kid

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Mylin Brooks

Female Trooper

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Julie Pinson

Female Trooper

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Armand Darrius

Male Trooper

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Kai Lennox

Male Trooper

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Brooke Morales

Cheerleader

Writing

Mike Stokey

Officer with Morita

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Mary Ann Schmidt

Female Trooper (uncredited)

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Aaron Stielstra

Trooper (uncredited)

Writing

Edward Neumeier

Defendant (uncredited)

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Michael Papajohn

Dead Trooper (uncredited)

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Michael A. Valenzano

Trooper (uncredited)

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Directing

Mo Faisal

Trooper (uncredited)

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R. Lee Ermey

Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Writing

Matt Duggan

Wounded Soldier on Gurney (uncredited)

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Whitney Hall

Judge (uncredited)

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Betty Hankins

Sky Marshal (uncredited)

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Kaius Harrison

Cpl. Allen (uncredited)

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Bruce Holman

Jump Ball Referee (uncredited)

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Michael Gerald

Football Quarterback (uncredited)

Production

Jon Davison

Buenos Aires Survivor (uncredited)

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Dawn E. Anderson

Female Trooper (uncredited)

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Tony Nichols

Cadet 'Flipper' (uncredited)

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Dan Olivo

Academy Soilder (uncredited)

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Zoë Poledouris

School Prom Lead Singer (uncredited)

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Ashley Prendergast

Hot Female Trooper (uncredited)

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Ray Quiroga

Male Trooper Leader (uncredited)

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David Rey

Trooper (uncredited)

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Dennis Collins

Soldier (uncredited)

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Writing

Farnaz Samiinia

Female Trooper (uncredited)

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Joleen Sanders

Female Trooper (uncredited)

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Julia Self

Female Trooper (uncredited)

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Claude Stuart

Student / Male Trooper (uncredited)

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Parry Shen

Student (uncredited)

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Cari Vega

Student / Female Trooper (uncredited)

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Jim Temple

Male Trooper (uncredited)

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Justin Ward

Medic (uncredited)

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Sam P. Whitehead

Trooper (uncredited)

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Melissa J. Ward

Trooper (uncredited)

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Johnny Mansbach

Marine (uncredited)

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David Beckett

Businessman (uncredited)

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