A soldier trained from birth is deemed obsolete and dumped on a waste planet where he is reluctantly taken in by a community of defenseless, stranded wayfarers.
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Title: Soldier (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kurt Russell | ... | Todd 3465 | |
| Jason Scott Lee | ... | Caine 607 | |
| Jason Isaacs | ... | Colonel Mekum | |
| Connie Nielsen | ... | Sandra | |
| Sean Pertwee | ... | Mace | |
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Jared Thorne | ... | Nathan |
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Taylor Thorne | ... | Nathan |
| Mark Bringelson | ... | Rubrick | |
| Gary Busey | ... | Church | |
| K.K. Dodds | ... | Sloan | |
| James Black | ... | Riley | |
| Mark De Alessandro | ... | Goines | |
| Vladimir Orlov | ... | Romero | |
| Carsten Norgaard | ... | Green | |
| Duffy Gaver | ... | Chelsey | |
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In a futuristic society, some people are selected at birth to become soldiers, and trained in such a manner that they become inhuman killing machines. One of the most succesfull and older of these soldiers (Russell) is pitted against a new breed of soldiers, and after the confrontation is believed to be dead. His body is left behind in a semi-abandoned colonial planet, where everything is peaceful, and he is taught about the other aspects of life. But eventually he has to fight the new breed of soldiers again, this time to defend his new home... Written by Parca Mortem <icy_shadow@rocketmail.com>
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Left for dead on a remote planet for obsolete machines and people, a fallen hero has one last battle to fightMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Female Voice: [to audience of very young boys] A soldier does not speak until spoken to by a superior officer. A soldier shows no mercy. Mercy is weakness. Weakness is death. A soldier...
[squealing pig led in for slaughter]
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When first submitted to the MPAA, the movie got an NC-17 rating, and some of the violence had to be cut down for R-rating. The eye gouging scene in the fight between Todd and Caine in the beginning was the most heavily cut scene. See more »Goofs
In the initial attack, the three-man fire team consists of three soldiers carrying a flamethrower, a minigun, and an automatic rifle. But Todd kills two soldiers carrying flamethrowers. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Female Voice: [to audience of very young boys] A soldier does not speak until spoken to by a superior officer. A soldier shows no mercy. Mercy is weakness. Weakness is death. A soldier...
[squealing pig led in for slaughter]
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Although rated "Not under 18" by the FSK in Germany, this version still contains numerous cuts to reduce violence. The "Not under 16" version removes or shortens nearly every violent part. See more »Soundtracks
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 October 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$6,447,237, 25 October 1998Gross USA:
$14,594,226Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Kurt Russell is strong and (mostly) silent in this futuristic action-thriller from Paul Anderson (Event Horizon, Resident Evil.) Set on a garbage-dump planet, Soldier plays like a cross between Rambo and Shane, with Russell barely speaking as the title character, an "obsolete" genetic soldier left for dead. The supporting cast of colonists, including Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee and a surprisingly hirsute Michael Chiklis, is able. They spend most of the movie being scared of Russell, and the rest of it running for their lives. Russell's performance here is one of the best he's ever given. With almost no words to say, he conveys emotion, feeling and meaning with looks and glances. It is almost a mime performance. When the action sequences kick into gear, he kicks ass--and does so in a strong, silent, matter-of fact way. There are flaws. Jason Scott Lee is brutish as a "superior" genetic soldier. Jason Isaacs does a great impression of Frank Burns from M*A*S*H as a weaselly commanding officer, and Gary Busey busts a gut (and nearly busts his girdle) as Todd's mentor. This is an underrated, and excellent sci-fi flick, and recommended for anyone who wants a second visit to the universe of Blade Runner--David Webb Peoples wrote both screenplays.