Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
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| Written by | Edward Neumeier |
| Directed by | Phil Tippett |
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| Music by | John W. Morgan William T. Stromberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Jon Davison |
| Cinematography | Christian Sebaldt |
| Editor(s) | Louise Rubacky |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Distributor | TriStar Pictures |
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| Original network | Encore Action |
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation is the 2004 television film and a sequel to the 1997 feature film Starship Troopers. The film premiered on Encore Action on April 24, 2004 and released on DVD on June 1, 2004.
On a planet inhabited by Arachnids, a squad of soldiers find themselves pinned down and surrounded on all sides by Arachnid forces—even with their new laser gun technology and assistance from psychic soldiers, the Arachnid assault overwhelms them. General Jack Shepherd (Ed Lauter) decides to make a last stand with four of his best soldiers to allow the majority of his surviving troops to escape. The plan works and the soldiers escape, including Sergeant Dede Rake (Brenda Strong), psychic Lieutenant Pavlov Dill (Lawrence Monoson), Private Jill Sandee (Sandrine Holt) and her lover Private Duff Horton (Jason-Shane Scott), and Private Lei Sahara (Colleen Porch). Despite reaching relative safety, the team is whittled down by deadly storms and arachnid ambushes—including the only member of the platoon with a radio, Corporal Thom Kobe (Brian Tee). Lieutenant Dill is unable to command his soldiers as he receives traumatic visions of utter annihilation. He takes his anger out on Private Sahara, who is revealed to have been psychic but lost reliable control of her psychic abilities during puberty.
The remaining refugees find themselves sheltering within Hotel Delta 1-8-5, an old and abandoned structure containing Captain V. J. Dax (Richard Burgi), a disgraced soldier who killed his commanding officer and was sealed in a furnace. As a deadly dust storm kicks up, they find themselves without communications or back-up for a lengthy period of time and protect themselves with an electric pulse fence. Dax takes command, to the annoyance of Dill, and the two develop enmity. Dax sees Dill as an incompetent commander, while Dill sees Dax as a traitor to the Federation.
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