Twenty-five years ago, this biting satire loosely based upon Robert Heinlein's military science fiction novel of the same name was released - there was much fanfare as it was a very expensive production co-financed by two different studios and was directed by Paul Verhoeven who had recently given us Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and Robocop. The problem was that most folks who initially saw it didn't seem to get the joke, not audiences nor critics. Much of that was due to a cast of absurdly attractive actors playing absurdly written characters - it starred Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, and Neil Patrick Harris among several others. Let's revisit this sci fi satire to see how it has held up....
Host: Geoff Gershon
Editors: Geoff and Ella Gershon
Producer: Marlene Gershon
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