Soldier (1998/I)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer (WGA):

David Webb Peoples (written by)

Release Date:

23 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Left for dead on a remote planet for obsolete machines and people, a fallen hero has one last battle to fight

Plot:

After being defeated and left for dead by his genetically engineered replacements, Sergeant Todd must save a peaceful community from destruction by the same soldiers.

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Sergeant | Colony | Futuristic | Survivor

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 16

8:00 PM

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Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Todd
Jason Scott Lee	...	Caine 607
Jason Isaacs	...	Mekum
Connie Nielsen	...	Sandra
Sean Pertwee	...	Mace
Jared Thorne	...	Nathan
Taylor Thorne	...	Nathan
Mark Bringleson	...	Rubrick
Gary Busey	...	Church
K.K. Dodds	...	Sloan
James Black	...	Riley
Mark De Alessandro	...	Goines
Vladimir Orlov	...	Romero
Carsten Norgaard	...	Green
Duffy Gaver	...	Chelsey

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and brief language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1999) | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (cable rating) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Among the garbage on the planet is the USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the F-117X Remora from Executive Decision (1996), a spinner from Blade Runner (1982), and a piece of the Lewis & Clark from Event Horizon (1997).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As Todd is rising from the water ready to shoot, it is clear from the ripples, lack of water falling from his body, and the fire in the background that the shot was played in reverse.

Quotes:

Sandra: Sgt. Todd... what's it like? What's it like being a soldier? What do you think about?
[silence]
Sandra: You must think about something?
[silence]
Sandra: What about feelings then?
[silence]
Sandra: You must *feel* something?
[pause]
Todd: Fear.
Sandra: Fear?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Night Ride Across The Caucasus

They said it was bad I watched it and loved it

When I rented this movie to watch it, I knew that it was not going to be a mindbender movie. Instead I thought of it as a disbelief of reality where someone is going to get a serious beating. And you know what it worked. Kurt Russel did what I though was a remarkable role in showing the emotionless soldier that he was. I recommend this movie if your out with the boys and want to watch a good action film.