Casper Van Dien said at New York Comic Con.
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“I said, youre gonna do this right-wing novel, Paul?
Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico in ‘Starship Troopers.'.TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett
“He said, ‘alright Ill answer your question one time.
I said oh cool, Im in!'”
Ironside continued, “it was not received this way in the United States.
Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards at the ‘Starship Troopers’ panel at New York Comic Con on Oct. 17, 2024 in New York City.Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock
I had people asking, why are you running around in this Nazi uniform?
But in Europe, they got the satire.”
Im like, ‘well, you guys have the internet, and people who showed you!’
Brown had a very specific memory of the films release.
“Just how great it was, and what a lousy reception it got.
I said, are you kidding me?
Its Paul Verhoeven and all these people and special effects.
Sure enough, he won.
But nobody remembers the movie we were betting would make more.
Everybody remembers this one.
