The idea for the filming of this film originated from "Robocop" producer Jon Davidson and screenwriter Ed Neumeier. The film is adapted from the science fiction novel "Starship Paratrooper" by Robert Heinlein. Davidson read this novel in his childhood, and he still clearly remembers the fierce controversy that the novel caused in the following years. They hope to maintain the political characteristics of the original text in the script-an ideal country of fascism. In 1991, Ed Neumeier approached Davidson with a script called "Bug Hunt". The story soon attracted Davidson. On Davidson’s suggestion, Samsung purchased Heinlein’s novel "Star Wars". Adapted filming rights.
The film used government "Infomercial" (Infomercial) to pave the way for the shocking battle between humans and insects, and the film has hidden irony throughout the film. The whole script captures the atmosphere and feeling of Hollywood World War II movies. Producer Davidson described the film as a war epic.
Two years later, the script of the film was finally completed. Samsung saw the script. Although the story was very attractive, Samsung raised questions about the specific image of alien insects. So the creators decided to shoot an ultra-short film for the producer to take a look. How a soldier fought two cruel alien insects.
In the early stages of film preparation, special effects wizard Phil Tippet joined the main creative team. This film is the second collaboration between Van Hoven and Tippet after “Robocop”. In “Robocop”, Tippet invented the technique of frame-by-frame shooting. In order to shoot the ultra-short film, Van Hoven and Tippet spent 6 months. Samsung showed great enthusiasm and finally gave the green light to the shooting plan.
On the issue of choosing actors, Van Hoven insisted on choosing young actors in order to convince the audience that the characters are high school students, which means that the film will not be part of the star lineup.
