Summary: An extension of both the film and book versions of STARSHIP TROOPERS, this brilliantly rendered CGI series follows the adventures of new Space Marine recruit Johnny Rico, a member of an elite killing squadron known as Razak's Roughnecks. The Roughnecks are holding the line against a spacefaring alien-insect menace intent on destroying Earth. In this episode, the bugs have reached Earth, and Rico, Flores, Carl, and their squadron are brought home to do some exterminating.

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Inspired by Robert Heinlein's pulp classic and executive-produced by Paul Verhoeven, who made the big-screen version, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles is cutting-edge TV animation that's more for grown-ups than kids. The neat equipment, combat suits and weapons are as deadly as they are cool, and even though the extreme gore and violence of the movie has been toned down, the endless threat from all manner of nasty bugs is still pretty terrifying. Five roughly 20-minute episodes are spliced together into a movie-length feature, which makes for a satisfyingly lengthy story arc instead of the more usual self-contained individual episodes. Like all good war stories, at its heart Roughnecks celebrates that Band of Brothers-style bonding in extreme circumstances, which we viewers can only experience vicariously. --Mark Walker

Aspect Ratio:	1.33 Full Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary, Filmographies
Year:	2000
Release Date:	February 10, 2003
Runtime:	96 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R P 1028
Keywords:	Animated, General, Series, Fiction, Homefront, Starship, Chronicles, Science, Roughnecks, Volume, Troopers, Campaign, Animation, Horror, Vol, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Science Fiction