Fantastic action movie “Star Troopers” (actors:KV Dean, D. Richards, D. Meyer, N. P. Harris, D. Busey) - a film that resembles a suitcase with a secret double bottom, in which slyly grinning dissidents Verhoeven and Heinlein managed to push through the iron curtain into the stronghold of democracy doubtful ideas.
Like-minded people
Robert A.Heinlein managed to predict half a century ago the development of globalism and totalitarianism in a post-industrial society, and Paul Verkhoven boldly and with a fair amount of cynicism managed to film the novel that had not lost its relevance. However, it is impossible to unequivocally assert that the picture strictly corresponds to a literary source, it would be more correct to notice that the tape was created based on the novel's motives.
With a claim to super play
"Star landing" - a film whose actors are notthey resisted the offer to take part in the shooting of the author of the cult fiction action movies “Recall All”, “Robocop” and the “Basic Instinct” that had been acclaimed at the time. It is not surprising that the director meticulously examined the candidates for the actors, because he swung at the super-staging. As a true professional, realizing the hopelessness of the idea, Verhoeven turned to the science fiction subgenre that was familiar to him. Writing the screenplay Paul entrusted Edward Neumayer, who used only the main motive of the book, to a greater extent using the personal experience of writing scripts for futuristic action films. From Robocop, the director invited Phil Tippet, a leading visual effects specialist who realized his wild imagination, especially in scenes of bloody battles.
From the actor group “Recall All” Verhoeveninvited Michael Ironside, who was supposed to share his experience with the whole casting cast of the Star Trooper. The actors wondered why the director's favorite this time appeared before the viewer not in the usual noble guise.
Plot. Stamps and templates
Сюжетное повествование начинается со знакомства the viewer with the distant future of humanity, in which the united state is trying to resist the raids of nasty giant beetles. In the sequence of events, the director consciously uses the stamps that exist in many films of the military theme in building the picture structure. During the shooting of the film “Star Troopers”, the actors established correspondences between the earthly battles of the past years (the landing of the troops in Normandy, the tank battle on Malakhov Hill) and the space battles. In addition to transferring patterned situations, the director intentionally manipulates the characters of the characters, and quite ironically. There are among the heroes of the tape and an ambitious rookie, under the care of a seasoned sergeant, turning into a full-time warrior. And a sharp, tough, but fair lieutenant, dying in an unequal battle with the enemy. Front-line romance, love and the projected death of a fighting girlfriend. In general, for half of the viewers, the Verkhoven project “Star Troopers” (the actors also disagreed) looks like a real comic, for the other part - an ironic parody of all sorts of patriotic war films.
The cast. Leading roles
Casper Van Dien - American actor who receivedworldwide fame after the embodiment of the image of Johnny Rico. Thanks to this role, Wang Dien began to receive a lot of offers from directors and producers. Since 1998, he is a sought-after actor, his filmography is impressive: "Tarzan and the Lost City", "Sleepy Hollow" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". In 2008, he again had to become Johnny Rico in "Star Marine 3: Marauder." Although reviews of his work in the 1997 project were mixed, many criticized Van Dien's acting skills. In general, Casper is not the only one who was lucky after the release of the action movie “Star Troopers”. The actors, whose photos adorn all the posters, consider their participation in the Verhoeven project to be a significant career milestone.
Dina Meyer considers the image of Dizzy Flores in "The Starassault ”the best role in his career. It is difficult to agree with her, because her other heroines (Jane in Johnny Mnemonic, Cara in Dragon Heart, detective Kerry in Pyla) are no less juicy and colorful. The actress received her well-deserved reward only in 2003 as the best actress of the second stage of the film The State of the Mind.
Secondary, but no less bright
"Star landing" - the film, whose actorsperformed the role of exclusively positive characters. Unfortunately, even among the performers of secondary and episodic roles there is no characteristic and pronounced image of a negative character, the creators have given the role of antagonists to spiders.
Jake Busey, from early childhood, poking aroundfilm expeditions, played Private Levy. After were minor roles in the pictures "March Cats", "Identification" (2003). Today, the actor has changed his calling and realizes himself as a drummer and bass guitar player.
Michael ironside showed brilliantprofessionalism, earning positive reviews and film critics, and ordinary viewers, who saw him in the image of a positive character was unusual. Traditionally, the actor got the role of villains or violent military, it happened both at once. By the way, ironically, or the desire of the authors, all the heroes of the actor in almost every movie lose their limbs. In “Star landing”, the hero Michael had a prosthetic arm, and his legs were later eaten by a tanker beetle.
Denise Richards - ex-model and actress.Colleagues at the shooting noted not only the dazzling beauty of the girl, but also a pronounced charisma, a creative approach to work. Denise performed one of the significant roles in the Startaff film, the actors and roles in which, thanks to the efforts of the authors, they ideally fit each other.
