43. Starship Troopers

Published: March 5, 2018, 7:18 a.m.

In this episode we're signing up for the mobile infantry with Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey and Neil Patrick Harris in Paul Verhoeven's 1997 satire Starship Troopers. Something of a dud upon its initial release, criticized for it's poor acting, fascist tendencies and seemingly pro-war story, recently Starship Troopers is being recognized for th film it actually is, a cold, hard satire of fascism. Having spawned three sequels and an animated series, just why does this film have such a cult following?