Soldier (1998)
Written by David Webb PeoplesDirected by Paul W.S. AndersonAlso known as "El Último Soldado", "O Soldado do Futuro", "Soldado", "Soldat"Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)Production Year: 1998Rating: 18 CertificateProduction Country: UK/USAFilmed in ColourIn this futuristic thriller we see that society have come to the point that they select their future soldiers at birth and train them up to be merciless killing machines. Sergeant Todd (Kurt Russell) is one of the oldest and most successful of these soldiers. However, a new generation of super warriers have been created through the science of genetic engineering and threaten the careers and lives of Todd and his fellow warriors. When forced to battle against this new breed of warriors, Todd is believed to have been killed in the battle with Caine 607 (Jason Scott Lee) and his body dumped on a near abandoned waste, colonial planet. Here he is nursed back to health by the very attractive, Sandra (Connie Nielson). He soon meets and interacts with the planets civilisation, a group of crash survivors. This new civilisation lead out a totally peaceful existence on the planet and Todd is taught to lead this way of life as well. However their peace is soon torn from them as the new breed of soldiers land on the planet with the mission to eliminate the entire colony, there only chance of survival is Sergeant Todd who must defend his new found life. Cast
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