

A NEW KIND OF ENEMY. A NEW KIND OF WAR.
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."
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Casper Van Dien
Johnny D. Rico

Dina Meyer
Dizzy Flores

Denise Richards
Carmen Ibañez

Jake Busey
Private Ace Levy

Neil Patrick Harris
Colonel Carl Jenkins

Clancy Brown
Career Sergeant Zim

Michael Ironside
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Patrick Muldoon
Zander Barcalow

Seth Gilliam
Private Sugar Watkins

Rue McClanahan
Biology Teacher

Blake Lindsley
Katrina McIntire

Steven Ford
Lieutenant Willy

Ungela Brockman
Corporal Birdie

Bruce Gray
Sky Marshal Dienes

Denise Dowse
Sky Marshal Tehat Meru

Amy Smart
Cadet Lumbreiser

Tami-Adrian George
Djana'D

Julianna McCarthy
Expert

Dale Dye
General

Dean Norris
Commanding Officer

Marshall Bell
General Owen

Eric Bruskotter
Breckinridge

Matt Levin
Kitten Smith

Anthony Ruivivar
Shujimi

Brenda Strong
Captain Deladier

Christopher Curry
Mr. Bill Rico

Lenore Kasdorf
Mrs. Rico

Teo
Corporal Bronski
Curnal Achilles Aulisio
Sgt. Gillespie

Greg Travis
Net Correspondent

John Cunningham
Fed Net Announcer (voice)
Timothy McNeil
Expert

Robert David Hall
Recruiting Sergeant

Brad Kane
Lanny

Timothy Omundson
Psychic
Patrick Bishop
Engineering Officer

Hunter Bodine
Young Cap Trooper
Travis Lowen
Little Boy Trooper

Patrick Wolff
Late Cadet
Mara Duronslet
Communications Officer
Tyrone Tann
Student
Matt Entriken
Marco

Eric DaRe
Medic
Ronald L. Botchan
Jumpball Referee
Walter Adrian
Judge

Stephanie Erb
Young Mother
Alexi Lakatos
Stomping Kid
Nathaniel Marshall
Stomping Kid
Austin Sanderford
Stomping Kid
Rhiannon Vigil
Stomping Kid
Mylin Brooks
Female Trooper
Julie Pinson
Female Trooper
Armand Darrius
Male Trooper

Kai Lennox
Male Trooper

Brooke Morales
Cheerleader
Mike Stokey
Officer with Morita

Mary Ann Schmidt
Female Trooper (uncredited)

Aaron Stielstra
Trooper (uncredited)

Edward Neumeier
Defendant (uncredited)

Michael Papajohn
Dead Trooper (uncredited)
Michael A. Valenzano
Trooper (uncredited)

Mo Faisal
Trooper (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey
Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Matt Duggan
Wounded Soldier on Gurney (uncredited)
Whitney Hall
Judge (uncredited)
Betty Hankins
Sky Marshal (uncredited)

Kaius Harrison
Cpl. Allen (uncredited)

Bruce Holman
Jump Ball Referee (uncredited)

Michael Gerald
Football Quarterback (uncredited)
Jon Davison
Buenos Aires Survivor (uncredited)
Dawn E. Anderson
Female Trooper (uncredited)
Tony Nichols
Cadet 'Flipper' (uncredited)
Dan Olivo
Academy Soilder (uncredited)

Zoë Poledouris
School Prom Lead Singer (uncredited)
Ashley Prendergast
Hot Female Trooper (uncredited)
Ray Quiroga
Male Trooper Leader (uncredited)
David Rey
Trooper (uncredited)
Dennis Collins
Soldier (uncredited)
Farnaz Samiinia
Female Trooper (uncredited)
Joleen Sanders
Female Trooper (uncredited)

Julia Self
Female Trooper (uncredited)

Claude Stuart
Student / Male Trooper (uncredited)

Parry Shen
Student (uncredited)

Cari Vega
Student / Female Trooper (uncredited)
Jim Temple
Male Trooper (uncredited)
Justin Ward
Medic (uncredited)
Sam P. Whitehead
Trooper (uncredited)
Melissa J. Ward
Trooper (uncredited)
Johnny Mansbach
Marine (uncredited)
David Beckett
Businessman (uncredited)
Crew
Production Design
Costume Design
Director of Photography
Casting
Producer
Original Music Composer
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Director
Screenplay
Assistant Accountant
Costume Supervisor
Modeling
Martin MeunierBrent HeyningAlan GarberKim SmithAurore NightingayleChris ThorntonAaron HayeDave ChamberlainBill MillsapAlan PetersonBrian GernandJon ForemanMichael BorjaMichele AddeyBrian McFaddenDanny WagnerGeorge WillisDon MathesonFon H DavisJason KaufmanMykel DenisKittaya RobinsonSusan AlegriaChuck WileyGregg OlssonDon BiesGary CrosbyJoel SteinerMark FiorenzaTony PreciadoJon KearlLance ChikasawaSteve GawleyTrevor TuttleRandy CooperJeff BrewerChris GoeheBob DiepenbrockMelanie WalasMark BuckEddie TurnerRobyn JacobsMike JobeCarol BaumanPeter SteenolsenDavid WiezerShimpei KitamuraRick Hilgner
Set Production Assistant
Production Supervisor
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Designer
Steadicam Operator
Sound mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Script Supervisor
Boom Operator
Still Photographer
Novel
Production Manager
Visual Effects Supervisor
Set Medic
Stunts
Anita HartJesse V. JohnsonEugene CollierClarke ColemanTanner GillDonna EvansTim GilbertJoey BoxTony AngelottiMark De AlessandroPaul EliopoulosClint LilleyLeon DelaneyLisa DempseyMichael PapajohnDana Dru EvensonFelipe SavahgeErik StabenauGary RobertMike SmithJohnny MartinGarrett WarrenCazimir MilostanJim PalmerPaula WaytonRaliegh WilsonVinita McClennonFrancine MorrisCasey PierettiRobby RobinsonGilbert RosalesJill BrownLaura AlbertBruce Paul Barbour
Leadman
Driver
First Assistant Director
Sound Engineer
Visual Effects Art Director
Unit Publicist
Rigging Gaffer
Executive In Charge Of Production
First Assistant Camera
Systems Administrators & Support
Electrician
Special Effects Supervisor
Transportation Captain
Construction Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Transportation Co-Captain
Music Editor
Assistant Costume Designer
Key Hair Stylist
Set Dressing Artist
Craft Service
Visual Effects Editor
Rigging Grip
Digital Effects Supervisor
Property Master
Utility Stunts
3D Modeller
Digital Compositors
Storyboard
Art Department Manager
Carpenter
Visual Effects Producer
Art Department Assistant
Hairstylist
Projection
Makeup Artist
Sound Recordist
I/O Supervisor
Production Office Coordinator
Special Effects Coordinator
Foley Editor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Color Timer
Location Manager
Assistant Sound Editor
Assistant Art Director
Construction Foreman
Set Designer
Video Assist Operator
Propmaker
Animatronics Designer
Prosthetic Designer
Best Boy Electric
Project Manager
Best Boy Grip
Casting Assistant
ADR Voice Casting
Location Casting
Camera Operator
Key Makeup Artist
Negative Cutter
First Assistant "B" Camera
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Dolly Grip
Chief Lighting Technician
Second Assistant Camera
First Assistant Editor
Second Assistant Director
Production Assistant
Foley Artist
ADR Recordist
ADR Editor
In Memory Of
Wardrobe Assistant
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Production Coordinator
Assistant Production Coordinator
First Assistant Accountant
Technical Advisor
Scoring Mixer
Foley Mixer
Second Assistant Accountant
Thanks
Animation
Assistant Camera
Supervising ADR Editor
Digital Compositor
3D Animator
Administration
Camera Technician
Assistant Editor
Additional Director of Photography
Concept Artist
Storyboard Artist
Compositing Lead
Data Wrangler
VFX Editor
Lead Animator
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Head of Production
Matchmove Supervisor
Production Accountant
Manager of Operations
Pre-Visualization Coordinator
Post Production Supervisor
Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Rotoscoping Artist
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Special Effects Technician
Software Engineer
Animation Supervisor
Pyrotechnician
Visual Effects Camera
Compositing Supervisor
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
VFX Director of Photography
Conductor
Production Secretary
Digital Supervisor
Assistant Property Master
Construction Buyer
Set Painter
Music Consultant
Second Second Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Supervising Dialogue Editor
VFX Artist
Extras Casting Assistant
Dialogue Editor
Second Unit Director of Photography
Post Production Producer
Lighting Technician
Details
Release Date
1997-11-07
Runtime
129 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
TriStar Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Jon Davison Productions
Big Bug Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Adventure
Action
Thriller
Science Fiction