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Soldier: The Kurt Russell Cult Classic Gets a Solid 4K Release From Arrow
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While it was a huge flop in 1998, time has been kind to Kurt Russell's sci-fi action flick.
Soldier
- Theatrical - Wide 1998-11-06
- Cast Kurt Russell Connie Nielsen Michael Chiklis Gary Busey Sean Pertwee Jason Isaacs Jason Scott Lee
- Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
- Written by David Peoples
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Todd (Kurt Russell) is a veteran soldier of numerous galactic conflicts and, although he is one of the best, his days are drawing to a close. A new breed of “engineered” soldiers, unmatched in their battle expertise, stamina and ruthless capacity... See more for killing wipe out both of Todd’s squad members and severely wounds Todd in a government ordered test.
Assumed dead, Todd is dumped on a remote planet-a garbage outpost-peopled only by a group of lost and forgotten pioneers who gradually nurse him back to health and teach him about life beyond the battlefield. When a battalion of the new soldiers attack the outpost, Todd is called to defend his adopted home with the help of the other inhabitants.
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Arrow Video bringing Joe Dante’s Innerspace and Paul Anderson’s Soldier to 4K
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The Black Sheep series looks back at the 1998 sci-fi action movie Soldier, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Kurt Russell
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Review Date: Director: Paul Anderson Writer: David Webb Peoples Producers: Jerry Weintraub Actors: Kurt Russell as Todd Jason Scott Lee as Caine Gary Busey as Captain Church Plot: A boy is born and bred to become a cold-hearted, man-killing machine...
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Soldier: The Kurt Russell Cult Classic Gets a Solid 4K Release From Arrow
While it was a huge flop in 1998, time has been kind to Kurt Russell's sci-fi action flick.
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Arrow Video bringing Joe Dante’s Innerspace and Paul Anderson’s Soldier to 4K
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The Black Sheep series looks back at the 1998 sci-fi action movie Soldier, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Kurt Russell
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