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Out of the ashes of Buenos Airescomes first sorrowthen angerThe only good Bug is a dead BugIn Geneva the Federal Council convenesWe must meet the threat with our valor our bloodindeed with our very
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Starship Troopers

Out of the ashes of Buenos Aires comes first sorrow, then anger. In Geneva, the Federal...

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Out of the ashes of Buenos Aires comes first sorrow, then anger. In Geneva, the Federal Council convenes. Sky Marshal Dienes announces plans for an offensive against Klendathu, source of the bug meteor that destroyed Buenos Aires. Every day Federal scientists are looking for new ways to kill bugs. Would you like to know more? Everyone's doing their part? Are you? The war effort needs your effort at work, at home, in your community. We now break net and take you live to Fleet Battle Station, Ticonderoga, deep inside the Arachnid Quarantine Zone, where the men and women of The Federal Armed Services prepare to attack

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Out of the ashes of Buenos Aires
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comes first sorrow
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then anger
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The only good Bug is a dead Bug
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In Geneva the Federal Council convenes
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We must meet the threat with our valor our blood
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indeed with our very lives
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to ensure that human civilization not insect
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dominates this galaxy now and always
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Sky Marshal Dienes announces plans
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for an offensive against Klendathu
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source of the Bug meteor that destroyed Buenos Aires
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Every day federal scientists are looking for new ways to kill Bugs
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Your basic Arachnid warrior isn't too smart but you can blow off a limb
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and it's still 86 percent combat effective
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Here's a tip Aim for the nerve stem and put it down for good
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Everyone's doing their part Are you
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The war effort needs your effort at work at home in your community
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We now break net and take you live
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to Fleet Battle Station Ticonderoga deep inside
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the Arachnid Quarantine Zone where the men and women
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of the Federal Armed Services prepare to attack
Available in 8 languages
Duration
90 seconds
Views
629
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:49
Uploaded
Mar 02, 2026
Production
TriStar Pictures,Touchstone Pictures,Jon Davison Productions,Big Bug Pictures

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Movie Summary

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".

Actors

John Cunningham
Fed Net Announcer
Neil Patrick Harris
Carl Jenkins