Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) (V)

Director:

Phil Tippett

Writer (WGA):

Edward Neumeier (written by)

Release Date:

4 May 2004 (Hungary)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They're coming back to wipe us out!

Plot:

In the sequel to Paul Verhoeven's loved/reviled sci-fi film, a group of troopers taking refuge in an abandoned outpost after fighting alien bugs, failing to realize that more danger lays in wait.

Plot Keywords:

Bug | Starship | Outpost | Sequel | General

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Billy Brown	...	Pvt. Ottis Brick
Richard Burgi	...	Capt. V.J. Dax
Kelly Carlson	...	Pvt. Charlie Soda
Cy Carter	...	Pvt. Billie Otter
Sandrine Holt	...	Pvt. Jill Sandee
Ed Lauter	...	Gen. Jack Gordon Shepherd
J.P. Manoux	...	TSgt. Ari Peck
Lawrence Monoson	...	Lt. Pavlov Dill
Colleen Porch	...	Pvt. Lei Sahara
Drew Powell	...	Pvt. Kipper Tor
Ed Quinn	...	Cpl. Joe Griff
Jason-Shane Scott	...	Pvt. Duff Horton
Brenda Strong	...	Sgt. Dede Rake
Brian Tee	...	Cpl. Thom Kobe
David Wells	...	Recruiting Sergeant
Tim Conlon	...	Fleet Pilot (as Tim Conlin)
Bobby C. King	...	Smiling Lieutenant (as Robby C. King)
Stephen Stanton	...	FedNet (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Davison	...	Outpost (voice) (uncredited)
Sean Delon	...	Trooper (uncredited)
Heather Elizabeth	...	Trooper (uncredited)
Jesse Grce	...	Handsome Trooper (in photograph) (uncredited)
Oliver Keller	...	Trooper (uncredited)
Jonathan Passow	...	Lt. Spears, General's Guard (uncredited)
Ty Williams	...	Trooper (uncredited)

Directed by
Phil Tippett

Writing credits (WGA)
Edward Neumeier		(written by) (as Ed Neumeier)

Produced by
Jon Davison	....	producer
Glenn S. Gainor	....	executive producer
Edward Neumeier	....	co-producer
Phil Tippett	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John W. Morgan		(as John Morgan)
William T. Stromberg		(as William Stromberg)

Cinematography by
Christian Sebaldt		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Louise Rubacky

Casting by
Penny Ellers

Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone		(as Franco Carbone)

Art Direction by
John Zachary		(as John R. Zachary)

Set Decoration by
Michelle Ashley
Timothy Stepeck		(as Tim Stepeck)

Costume Design by
Jennifer L. Parsons		(as Jennifer Parsons)

Makeup Department
Deborah Rutherford	....	makeup department head (as Deborah Patino)
Don Rutherford	....	makeup artist
Randy Sayer	....	hair department head
Martie Schribner	....	makeup artist (as Martie Scribner)
Steven R. Soussanna	....	hair stylist (as Steve Soussana)

Production Management
Glenn S. Gainor	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sean Hobin	....	second assistant director
Jules Kovisars	....	second second assistant director
Mark Anthony Little	....	first assistant director
Barbara Lontkowski	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Damon Bard	....	sculptor
Eric Dennis	....	assistant props
Dupree Dial	....	set dresser
James L. Eddy	....	assistant props (as James Eddy)
Alberto Gonzalez-Reyna	....	assistant art director
John Hansen	....	set illustrator
Ron Holthuysen	....	special property maker
Wayne Lindholm	....	construction coordinator
Kristie Moore	....	set painter
David Napoli	....	lead man
Megan Oliver	....	painter
Richard Reynolds	....	set designer
Francis J. Roix	....	carpenter
Ronald Russom	....	set dresser
Mark Sakamoto	....	swing gang
Chris Schultz	....	assistant props
Brook Shafer	....	swing gang
Ashley Sibille	....	art department coordinator
Michelle Spears	....	property master
Bart Trickel	....	special property maker
Bob Warner	....	stand-by painter
Peter Flynn	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Jim Halsband	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Axinn	....	foley editor
Steve Boeddeker	....	sound designer
Steve Boeddeker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Boeddeker	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Chino	....	assistant supervising sound editor
Ben Conrad	....	foley mixer
Frank E. Eulner	....	sound designer (as Frank Eulner)
Frank E. Eulner	....	supervising sound editor (as Frank Eulner)
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	warrior bug sound effects created by (as Steve Flick)
Sue Fox	....	adr editor (as Suzanne Fox)
Anna Geyer	....	foley recordist
Bruce Lacey	....	adr editor
Kevin Maloney	....	boom operator
Shannon Mills	....	sound effects editor
Marnie Moore	....	foley walker
Margie O'Malley	....	foley walker
John Pospisil	....	warrior bug sound effects
Frank Rinella	....	foley mixer
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary A. Rizzo)
Daniel Sperry	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (as Dan Sperry)
Christopher Sposa	....	utility sound
David Weisberg	....	adr recordist
Ed White	....	production sound mixer
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Donald Elliott	....	special effects technician
Peter Konig	....	animation supervisor
Michael Lantieri	....	special effects supervisor
Dan Ossello	....	special effects technician
Frank Petzold	....	miniature cinematography
Tracey Roberts	....	model painter
Bart Trickel	....	miniatures

Visual Effects by
Damon Bard	....	sculptor
Renee Binkowski	....	texture painter: Tippett Studio
Jeremy Bolan	....	character animator
Kane Brassington	....	roto artist
Daniel Bryant	....	digital compositor
Howard R. Campbell	....	lighting technical director
Michael Clemens	....	visual effects producer
Russell Darling	....	programming: Tippett Studio
Colin Epstein	....	digital compositor
Aaron Florez	....	lead painter
Jesse Grce	....	bug wrangler
Scott Hale	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Tyler Ham	....	matchmove artist: Tippett Studio
Joseph Hamdorf	....	effects animator: Tippett Studio
Craig Hayes	....	designer: bugs
Mariah Howard	....	visual effects production assistant
Jennifer Hutcheon	....	visual effects editor
Michael Kirylo	....	digital effects artist
Jonathan Knight	....	digital compositor
Ken Kokka	....	visual effects plate producer
Peter Konig	....	concept artist
Peter Kuran	....	visual effects
Kirk Larkins	....	survey crew/match move artist: Tippett Studio
Michael Leonard	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
Eric Leven	....	visual effects supervisor
David A. Link	....	film I/O technician: Tippett Studio
Dan McNamara	....	head of operations: Tippett Studio
Jim McVay	....	digital compositor
Chris Morley	....	lead digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Stephen Moros	....	matchmove artist: Tippet Studio
Guido Muzzarelli	....	match move artist
Zoe Peck-Eyler	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
John Rader	....	visual effects
Nate Reid	....	render wrangler
Daniel Riha	....	rotoscoper
Tracey Roberts	....	character set up
Jules Roman	....	president: Tippett Studio
Ari Rubenstein	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Alonzo Ruvalcaba	....	head of production: Tippett Studio
David Schnee	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Ariel Tal	....	visual effects rotoscope artist
Jon Terada	....	digital compositor
Deborah Thomas	....	rotoscoper
Matthew Tomlinson	....	digital imaging supervisor: Tippett Studio
Jess Vickery	....	character animator
Robert Vignone	....	model maker: Tippett Studio
Vicki Wong	....	digital film I/O manager: Tippett Studio
Salvatore Catanzaro	....	assistant effects editor: Tippett Studio (uncredited)
Matthew M. Robinson	....	technical director (uncredited)

Stunts
Sita Acevedo	....	stunts (as Sita Blasa Acevedo)
Talia Botone	....	stunts
Steve Boyles	....	stunts
Eliza Coleman	....	stunts
Andy Dylan	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Heather Elizabeth	....	stunts (as Elizabeth Keller)
Michael Gaines	....	stunts (as Michael R. Gaines)
Michael Gaines	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunt performer
Zac Henry	....	stunts
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Oliver Keller	....	stunts
Bobby C. King	....	stunt coordinator
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
April Littlejohn	....	stunts
Mike Massa	....	stunts
Johnny Nguyen	....	stunts
Monica Staggs	....	stunt double: Sandrine Holt
Scott Waugh	....	stunts
Cheryl Lynn Albrecht	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly Clear	....	electrician
Mark Doering-Powell	....	additional camera operator
Casey Ellison	....	electrician
Steve Galvin	....	key rigging gaffer
Ken Glassing	....	camera operator
Chris Goe	....	grip
Mitch Gulbin	....	key rigging grip
Billy Gunn	....	electrician
John Hankammer	....	camera operator
Chris Hathaway	....	electrician (as Chris Hathoway)
Matthew Hawkins	....	grip (as Matt Hawkins)
George Hesse	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Janossy	....	first assistant camera
Joel Jaspan	....	dolly grip
Daniel Kauahi	....	grip
Brett Lood	....	grip
Marc Meisenheimer	....	gaffer
Scott Moody	....	best boy electric
Scott Robison	....	grip
Paul Sammon	....	still photographer (as Paul M. Sammon)
Ryan Sheridan	....	technician: high definition camera
Tim Speed	....	dimmer operator
Mick Spitalnick	....	best boy grip
Bruce Swift	....	key grip
Conner Vandeer	....	electrician (as Connor Vandeer)
Eric West	....	electrician
Ken Glassing	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Peter Konig	....	animation supervisor
Eric Lees	....	animator
Brian Mendenhall	....	animator

Casting Department
Jan Powell	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathleen Brodbeck	....	costume supervisor
Florence Gan	....	set costumer
Shirley Kurata	....	set costumer
Laura E. Little	....	set costumer (as Laura Little)
Janice Zeller Ryan	....	set costumer (as Janice Zeller)

Editorial Department
Rob Bonz	....	assistant editor
Matthew W. Johnson	....	on-line editor
Kevin Rose-Williams	....	assistant editor (as Kevin Rose Williams)

Music Department
Anna Bonn	....	orchestrator
Christine H. Luethje	....	music editor (as Christine Luethje)
John W. Morgan	....	orchestrator (as John Morgan)
William T. Stromberg	....	conductor (as William Stromberg)
William T. Stromberg	....	orchestrator (as William Stromberg)

Transportation Department
Jerry Drake	....	transportation co-captain
Ray Joyce	....	driver
Jody Kreinbrink	....	driver
Dennis Milliken	....	transportation captain
Brenda Ryan	....	driver
Marshall Taylor	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Chris Baugh	....	location manager
David C. Bernat	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jeanne Bertsch	....	craft service
Monica Brinn	....	production assistant
Damon E. Burke	....	key set production assistant
Faith Conroy	....	script supervisor
Mykel Denis	....	production coordinator
Eileen M. Dennis	....	first assistant accountant
Kelvin Garvanne	....	stand-in
Arkadiusz Grzegorzak	....	creator: starshiptroopers2.net
Lee Hahn	....	facilities assistant
Stephanie James	....	production assistant (as Stephanie Fike)
David Kessler	....	set medic
Patrice King	....	set medic
Shawn Marchetti	....	production office assistant
Rob McCabe	....	stand-in: key utility
Ryan Sheridan	....	HDTV technician
Darius Siwek	....	production assistant
Lora Umphress	....	payroll accountant
Kenny Vasquez	....	production assistant
Sophia N. von Bülow	....	production accountant

Thanks
Phil Benson	....	special thanks
Alec Gillis	....	special thanks
Alan Marshall	....	special thanks
Cheryl Nardi	....	special thanks
Gary Rydstrom	....	special thanks
Paul Verhoeven	....	special thanks
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	special thanks (as Tom Woodruff)

Production Companies

• Startroop Pictures Inc.
• Tippett Studio

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Prooptiki (2004) (Greece) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Tippett Studio
• Scientific Art Studio
• Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)

Other Companies

• Alex Gourmet Catering  catering (as Alex's Gourmet Catering)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Fantasy Studios  foley recorded at
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Moscow Symphony Orchestra  music performed by
• Skywalker Sound  mixed at
• Sony Pictures Studios  adr recorded at
• SpectSoft  Rave HD DDRs provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual content and brief language

Runtime:

USA:88 min | 92 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Manhattan Beach Studios - 1600 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Company:

Startroop Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

The statue of Dax was six inches tall.

Goofs:

Continuity: Countless bugs are destroyed by the perimeter burn, yet in later scenes there are none.

Quotes:

[first lines]
FedNet:Our war's going better than ever, but we need heroes! We need you!
Smiling Lieutenant:Come on, you apes... You wanna live forever?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Inside the Federation (2004) (V)

Dripping with Low-Budget Feel.

I mean, really now. Flood the market with a good name... 2 Million people each spending 3 dollars to rent this movie, and you have made your budget. Easy right. Easy for the filmmaker. This movie was the equivalent of putting out a LOTR movie made with stick figures. Just terrible. I'm sorry, but there is something seriously unethical about doing this sort of thing to the consumer... But they don't care, all they want is stupid money.

And that's a good hour and 20 minutes of my life I'll never get back... Thanks. Seriously consider not buying, or renting this movie. This movie was quite possibly one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. Yet because of this it still lingers in my mind. Not cool. And I will forever remember the horridness of it. Unnecessarily gory, horribly dark action scenes where you can not see more than 3 bugs at a time, and really, really, really cheesy guns... "Hey, let's fire light at the bugs, maybe that will scare them!!!" "OK!!!11!!1!" Like really, are blanks that expensive?