Soldier

1998
R
1h 39m

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6.0/10

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Action Drama Sci-Fi

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.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.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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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

60K

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
Kurt Russell's son Wyatt Russell plays him as an eleven year old.

Goofs
Seventeen soldiers should be left after the first 3-man team is eliminated, but Todd kills a total of 24 soldiers.

Quotes
Sandra: How do you know they'll be back?
Todd: Because they're soldiers, Sir. Like me.
Sandra: Why are they doing this?
Todd: They're obeying orders, Sir. It's their duty.
Sandra: Do you know how many there will be?
Todd: Seventeen more, Sir.
Sandra: Oh my God, you can't fight seventeen more on your own, you have to organize us. We're not cowards, we'll do as you tell us, we'll fight.
Todd: No.
Sandra: Why not?
Todd: Soldiers deserve soldiers, Sir.
Sandra: But one soldier, against seventeen. What are you going to do?
Todd: I'm going to kill them all, Sir.

Alternate versions
Although despite being rated "Not under 18" by the FSK in Germany, this version still contains numerous cuts to reduce violence. The "Not under 16" rated version is further cut to remove or shorten nearly every violent part. Only in 2018 was the uncut version granted a "Not under 18" rating from the FSK.

Connections
Featured in Celebrated: Kurt Russell (2015)

Soundtracks
Power Trip
Written by David Wyndorf
Produced by David Wyndorf and Matthew Hyde (as Matt Hyde)
Performed by Monster Magnet
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

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Featured review

8/10

A Fusion of Family Drama and Military Action Genres

17 August 2009. Kurt Russell excels in this military action adventure sci fi movie with a brevity of dialogue and solid acting. The polar dynamics operating here between an extreme version of a brainwashed, brutalized military soldier and the rudimentary cobbled together tribe of families forgotten in the backwash of a garbage heap of a world is fascinating to watch. This mainstream movie is a clear step above the average action movie by highly acting over-exaggerated drama. The martial art scenes aren't fancy, but gritty, raw and well-photographed fighting sequences. The movie delicately dances through the obvious stereotypes but with a sensitive undertone, avoiding the obnoxious tendency towards syrupy overplay. An entertaining, meaningful, and emotionally connecting movie. 8/10. (The story of Soldier was written by Daniel Webb Peoples who originally wrote the screenplay for the sci fi classic Blade Runner (1982). 7/21/022).