

07/11/1997
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."

Casper Van Dien
as Johnny D. Rico

Dina Meyer
as Dizzy Flores

Denise Richards
as Carmen Ibañez

Jake Busey
as Private Ace Levy

Neil Patrick Harris
as Colonel Carl Jenkins

Clancy Brown
as Career Sergeant Zim

Michael Ironside
as Lieutenant Jean Rasczak

Patrick Muldoon
as Zander Barcalow

Seth Gilliam
as Private Sugar Watkins

Rue McClanahan
as Biology Teacher

Blake Lindsley
as Katrina McIntire

Steven Ford
as Lieutenant Willy

Ungela Brockman
as Corporal Birdie

Bruce Gray
as Sky Marshal Dienes

Denise Dowse
as Sky Marshal Tehat Meru

Amy Smart
as Cadet Lumbreiser

Tami-Adrian George
as Djana'D

Julianna McCarthy
as Expert

Dale Dye
as General

Dean Norris
as Commanding Officer

Marshall Bell
as General Owen

Eric Bruskotter
as Breckinridge

Matt Levin
as Kitten Smith

Anthony Ruivivar
as Shujimi

Brenda Strong
as Captain Deladier

Christopher Curry
as Mr. Bill Rico

Lenore Kasdorf
as Mrs. Rico

Teo
as Corporal Bronski

Curnal Achilles Aulisio
as Sgt. Gillespie

Greg Travis
as Net Correspondent

John Cunningham
as Fed Net Announcer (voice)

Timothy McNeil
as Expert

Robert David Hall
as Recruiting Sergeant

Brad Kane
as Lanny

Timothy Omundson
as Psychic

Patrick Bishop
as Engineering Officer

Hunter Bodine
as Young Cap Trooper

Travis Lowen
as Little Boy Trooper

Patrick Wolff
as Late Cadet

Mara Duronslet
as Communications Officer

Tyrone Tann
as Student

Matt Entriken
as Marco

Eric DaRe
as Medic

Ronald L. Botchan
as Jumpball Referee

Walter Adrian
as Judge

Stephanie Erb
as Young Mother

Alexi Lakatos
as Stomping Kid

Nathaniel Marshall
as Stomping Kid

Austin Sanderford
as Stomping Kid

Rhiannon Vigil
as Stomping Kid

Mylin Brooks
as Female Trooper

Julie Pinson
as Female Trooper

Armand Darrius
as Male Trooper

Kai Lennox
as Male Trooper

Brooke Morales
as Cheerleader

Mike Stokey
as Officer with Morita

Mary Ann Schmidt
as Female Trooper (uncredited)

Aaron Stielstra
as Trooper (uncredited)

Edward Neumeier
as Defendant (uncredited)

Michael Papajohn
as Dead Trooper (uncredited)

Michael A. Valenzano
as Trooper (uncredited)

Mo Faisal
as Trooper (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Matt Duggan
as Wounded Soldier on Gurney (uncredited)

Whitney Hall
as Judge (uncredited)

Betty Hankins
as Sky Marshal (uncredited)

Kaius Harrison
as Cpl. Allen (uncredited)

Bruce Holman
as Jump Ball Referee (uncredited)

Michael Gerald
as Football Quarterback (uncredited)

Jon Davison
as Buenos Aires Survivor (uncredited)

Dawn E. Anderson
as Female Trooper (uncredited)

Tony Nichols
as Cadet 'Flipper' (uncredited)

Dan Olivo
as Academy Soilder (uncredited)

Zoë Poledouris
as School Prom Lead Singer (uncredited)

Ashley Prendergast
as Hot Female Trooper (uncredited)

Ray Quiroga
as Male Trooper Leader (uncredited)

David Rey
as Trooper (uncredited)

Dennis Collins
as Soldier (uncredited)

Farnaz Samiinia
as Female Trooper (uncredited)

Joleen Sanders
as Female Trooper (uncredited)

Julia Self
as Female Trooper (uncredited)

Claude Stuart
as Student / Male Trooper (uncredited)

Parry Shen
as Student (uncredited)

Cari Vega
as Student / Female Trooper (uncredited)

Jim Temple
as Male Trooper (uncredited)

Justin Ward
as Medic (uncredited)

Sam P. Whitehead
as Trooper (uncredited)

Melissa J. Ward
as Trooper (uncredited)

Johnny Mansbach
as Marine (uncredited)

David Beckett
as Businessman (uncredited)
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