Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)
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Cast & Crew.
Rider Strong
Pvt. Carl Jenkins (voice)
Irene Bedard
Gen. Miriam Redwing (voice)
Steve Staley
T'Phai (voice)
James Horan
Cpl. Richard 'Doc' LeCroix (voice)
Nicholas Guest
Maj. Zander Barcalow (voice)
David DeLuise
Sgt. Francis Brutto (voice)
Elizabeth Daily
Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores (voice)
Rino Romano
Johnnie Rico (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke
Cpl. Jeff Gossard (voice) / Creator
Alexander Polinsky
Pvt. Robert Higgins (voice)
R. Lee Ermey
Sky Marshall Sanchez (voice)
Duane Capizzi
Creator / Writer
Roger Injarusorn
Digital Effects Supervisor
James W. Brown
Animation
Jamie Hanes
Lt. Jean Razak
Audu Paden
Producer
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Release DateAugust 30, 1999
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes40
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
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Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles is an American animated television series based on the 1959 novel Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein and the 1997 Starship Troopers movie adaptation. The film's director, Paul Verhoeven, served as executive producer. It follows the exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, "Razak's Roughnecks," during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the "Bugs," also sometimes referred to as Arachnids. The show focuses mainly on the Roughnecks' missions, rather than addressing the larger war.
The series aired for one season in the syndicated Bohbot Kids Network block beginning in August 1999 in the United States and Canada. It was later picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S. (along with the rest of the BKN block) and Teletoon in Canada. The entire series was available on Crackle in the U.S. included several Minisodes.
The show combines elements of Verhoeven's film and the original novel, such as the extraterrestrial race known as the Skinnies, powered armor suits and drop pods. The series also adds some original elements (e.g., the war starts on Pluto), while omitting the political aspects of the original work and film.