Where is starship troopers set

Active 5 years, 5 months ago. Viewed 5k times. Improve this question. Rogue Jedi. Rogue Jedi Rogue Jedi Damn, I hate myself. I love the movies except the second one, that one sucks and I own the 4 of them and I cant answer this cuz I dont know LOL. At least I can give you a thumbs up. I saw mentions of 23rd century but no cites. DVK - Verhoeven says "23rd Century" in the commentary, apparently. There's also some dates listed in the comics serials.

Richard - ugh. Verhoeven didn't even read the book. I thought it was a reliable source. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. The film is probably set in the 23rd century. The slightly altered David Bowie lyrics for the song "I've not been to Paradise" used in the high school dance towards the end of the film contains the line: "All is well. Nelson and his RiffTrax co-stars Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett heckle the film with about as much insight and wit as they misperceive the film to have.

Troopers , of course, is far from the only instance of a film being popularly misinterpreted. Given enough distance even the most fervently reviled movie may one day find its legacy resuscitated, earning decades later its long overdue acclaim. Maybe that time is near for Troopers ; hopefully, at least a few RiffTrax listeners newly introduced to the film picked up what was really going on.

Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic. Popular Latest. The Atlantic Crossword. In the movie, it's clear that Earth considers itself the victims in the battle against the Arachnids.

The destruction of Buenos Aires was considered an unprovoked attack on Earth and the Bugs the aggressors. That's not actually true.

In the backstory of Starship Troopers , it was Earth that first sent colonists into Arachnid space. At first, the Arachnid region of space was quarantined to keep any humans from settling on it. However, unofficial colonies were formed on Arachnid planets, which ended up angering the bugs to the point where they began to attack Earth.

In other words, humans were the invaders, so they started the conflict. There were a lot of amazing special effects in Starship Troopers but there's a moment that most fans probably dismiss as a special effect that was real.

When Rico goes to the recruiting center, he meets a sergeant who's missing his legs. That was taken from the original novel, but it was no special effect. Rather than hire an actor with legs and edit them out digitally, the movie hired an actor who was actually missing his legs instead.

The sergeant was played by Robert David Hall. In , Hall had lost both of his legs in an accident where a semi truck crushed his car. One of the most powerful scenes in the movie was the destruction of Buenos Aires. After years of Earth colonies invading planets populated by the bugs, the Arachnids decided to strike back.

They launched a meteor towards Earth, and it landed on Buenos Aires, killing millions and wounding millions more. The attack on the city was the driving force behind Earth invading the home planet of Klendathu.

The footage of the aftermath on Buenos Aires was actually taken from a real tragedy. Six years before Starship Troopers was released, a devastating wildfire struck Oakland, California. The fire killed 25 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

The only good thing about it was that it made perfect footage for Starship Troopers. It's always difficult for actors to perform on the set when there's nothing there to act against. That was the case in Starship Troopers, where the alien bugs were mostly computer-generated.

While shooting, the actors had to get mad and fight huge beasts that didn't exist so the creatures could be added later on. That's why director Paul Verhoeven tried to make it easier. When the time came to shoot the scenes with the bugs, Verhoeven would personally serve as the stand-in for the Arachnids. He would wave a broomstick to simulate the towering Arachnids while cursing and shouting to get them to react.

In Starship Troopers , soldiers faced armies of mindless chomping bugs, flame-shooting bugs, and even worse creatures. In reality, it was the heat that took down most of the soldiers. The combat scenes on the alien planet Klendathu were filmed in the Hell's Half Acre gorge of Wyoming.

Along with the weird spires and desolate rock formations, the area also included degree heat. With the heavy armor, 25 people a day were being treated for heatstroke. When actor Jake Busey collapsed, production had to be shut down for a week. Since the loss of production cost the studio 1. One of the things even the haters of Starship Troopers can agree on is that the alien bugs look fantastic.

Using cutting-edge special effects for the time, the Arachnids were brought to life by a combination of physical models and computer-generated effects. There are a variety of insect aliens from spider-like soldiers to huge plasma-spitting tanks, and they were developed by Phil Tippett who created the dinosaurs for Jurassic Park.

The design of the Arachnids actually came from another movie, Tremors 2: Aftershocks. Stampede Entertainment designed the heat-seeking "shriekers" for Tremors 2 , and the design of the Arachnids came from their unused shrieker designs.

Rasczak was the high school teacher who went back to the military to lead the Roughnecks. It was never explained in the movie why Rasczak was missing an arm, but there was a heroic backstory for it. As a private, he was part of a mission to recover a lost probe.

When he and his team were attacked by a swarm of bugs, they retreated to a shuttle to escape. As he was getting inside, a bug grabbed his arm and wouldn't let go.