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'''''Starship Troopers''''' is an American military [[science fiction]] novel | {{Movie | ||
|Title = ''Starship Troopers'' | |||
|Producer = Jon Davison | |||
|Director = Paul Verhoeven | |||
|Writer = Edward Neumeier | |||
|Company = TriStar Pictures | |||
|ReleaseDate = 7 November 1997 | |||
|Image = [[File:Starship_troopers_poster.jpg|200px|center]] | |||
|Website = not determined }} | |||
[[File:Starship_troopers_cover.jpg|thumb|left]]'''''Starship Troopers''''' is an American military [[science fiction]] novel written by Robert A. Heinlein that was first published in 1959. It is a story about a young man who joins the military of a united Earth government, which is at war with a [[eusocial]] insectoid race referred to as the Arachnids or just the Bugs. The novel has some socio-political elements which are controversial, such as advocating corporal punishment and positively portraying a society in which voting rights are limited to those who complete at least one term of hazardous government service (such as military). | |||
A live-action movie with the same title and few other similarities was released in 1997; it has two dreadful direct-to-DVD sequels. | A live-action movie with the same title and few other similarities was released in 1997; it has two dreadful direct-to-DVD sequels. | ||
== Influence == | == Influence == | ||
Despite its more controversial elements, ''Starship Troopers'' is | Despite its more controversial elements, ''Starship Troopers'' is an influential work of military science fiction. It was one of the first science fiction novels to involve [[power armor]], as well as creating the cliche of rigorously trained, heavily armored infantry fighting against hordes of hostile aliens. Successors to this theme include the following: | ||
*The [[Space Marines]] from Warhammer 40,000 and to a lesser Degree, Elite Battlesuited [[Tau]] [[Tau Fire Caste|Firewarriors]] | *The [[Space Marines]] from Warhammer 40,000 and to a lesser Degree, Elite Battlesuited [[Tau]] [[Tau Fire Caste|Firewarriors]] | ||
*The Spartans from Halo | *The Spartans from Halo | ||
*Terran Marines from Starcraft | *Terran Marines from Starcraft | ||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
[[Category: Movies]] | |||
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Starship Troopers is an American military science fiction novel written by Robert A. Heinlein that was first published in 1959. It is a story about a young man who joins the military of a united Earth government, which is at war with a eusocial insectoid race referred to as the Arachnids or just the Bugs. The novel has some socio-political elements which are controversial, such as advocating corporal punishment and positively portraying a society in which voting rights are limited to those who complete at least one term of hazardous government service (such as military).
A live-action movie with the same title and few other similarities was released in 1997; it has two dreadful direct-to-DVD sequels.
Influence
Despite its more controversial elements, Starship Troopers is an influential work of military science fiction. It was one of the first science fiction novels to involve power armor, as well as creating the cliche of rigorously trained, heavily armored infantry fighting against hordes of hostile aliens. Successors to this theme include the following:
- The Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000 and to a lesser Degree, Elite Battlesuited Tau Firewarriors
- The Spartans from Halo
- Terran Marines from Starcraft