Soldier (1998 American film)

Soldier
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Anderson
Written byDavid Webb Peoples
Produced byJerry Weintraub
Starring
CinematographyDavid Tattersall
Edited byMartin Hunter
Music byJoel McNeely
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • October 23, 1998 (1998-10-23)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million
Box office$14.6 million

Soldier is a 1998 science fiction action film directed by Paul Anderson, written by David Webb Peoples, and starring Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee and Gary Busey. The film tells the story of a highly skilled and emotionally distant soldier who is left for dead, befriends a group of refugees, then faces his former superiors who are determined to eliminate them.

The film was released worldwide on October 23, 1998. Upon its release, Soldier received generally negative reviews, although many praised the action sequences and Russell's performance. The film was a box-office failure, grossing $14 million worldwide against a production budget of $60 million. Despite the financial failure, the film has now become a cult film.