Soldier is a 1998 science fiction-action film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film stars Kurt Russell as Sgt. Todd, a soldier trained from birth. The film also features Gary Busey, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee and Michael Chiklis in supporting roles. In the near future, as part of a new military recruitment and training program , a group of infants are selected at birth to be raised as soldiers. Undergoing extreme mental and physical training, they become virtual sociopaths, with no understanding of anything except military routine and war. A priority of the... conditioning is that these soldiers are forbidden to speak unless spoken to, and they address whomever they are speaking to, women included, as "sir". At age 38, Todd is a hardened veteran of many battles, but he and his unit are about to be replaced. Colonel Mekum introduces a new group of genetically-engineered soldiers, designed with superior physical attributes and a complete lack of emotions except aggression. Todd's unit's commander, Captain Church insists on testing the "new" soldiers' abilities against his own.
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| Release date: | October 23, 1998 |
| Directed by: | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 99 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jeremy Bolt, Susan Ekins, Fred Fontana, R.J. Louis, Jerry Weintraub, James G. Robinson |
| Music by: | Joel McNeely |
| Cinematography: | David Tattersall |
| Screenplay by: | David Peoples |
| Estimated budget: | $75,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Soldier |
| Genre: | Adventure, Science Fiction, Action |