Starship Troopers (1997) | Ep. 40 - Part 1

Would you like to know more? John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the bug-blasting blockbuster that a lot of people completely misread, and the satire hiding in plain sight.In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Paul Verhoeven, the cast, and the second act — including the chiselled young cast, the deliberately fascistic propaganda interludes, and the war against the bugs ramping up.The big bug onslaught is still to come. Part 2 deploys: crew, finale, reception, legacy. Out now.Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron:⁠⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're available on any podcast platform:Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We're across all major social channels too:Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠alltherightmovies.com