We’d like to remind you that this film was nominated for an Oscar.
On November 7th, 1997, Paul Verhoeven’s big budget sci-fi flick Starship Troopers was unleashed upon the world. The film, which centered on a battle between a futuristic military unit and an insectoid species known as “Arachnids,” wasn’t very well received upon release, but one could say that the true measure of a movie’s success is how well it’s remembered in hindsight. And Starship Troopers, now 20 years later, is unquestionably one of the most beloved sci-fi movies of the 1990s.
As the 20th anniversary approaches, star Casper Van Dien must be feeling nostalgic because he just uploaded a handful of behind the scenes shots to Facebook that show him hanging around on set with co-stars such as Jake Busey, Denise Richards, Neil Patrick Harris and Seth Gilliam. Van Dien of course played the role of main character John “Johnny” Rico – a role that both Mark Wahlberg and James Marsden turned down!
Head behind the scenes of Starship Troopers below.
