The only good bug is a dead bug.
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".
Director
Paul Verhoeven
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Screenplay
Edward Neumeier
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Release date
November 7, 1997
Country
United States of America
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Top billed cast
Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris
Production companies
Touchstone Pictures, Big Bug Pictures, Digital Image Associates
Keywords
moon, based on novel or book, asteroid, spacecraft, space marine, intelligence, buenos aires, argentina, space battle, dystopia, army, giant insect, satire, creature, soldier, drill instructor, military, bugs
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