Neil Patrick Harris is one of the most recognizable faces today in Hollywood, thanks to his role as Barney Stinson in the popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother . However, 29 years ago, he starred in a space fantasy that would go on to redefine the genre forever.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Starship Troopers hit the American theatres on November 7, 1997, and quickly became one of the most talked-about movies of its time. Set somewhere in the 23rd century, the film’s story circles around the military of the United Citizen Federation, locked in a years-long interstellar war against a bug-like alien species known as the Arachnids on a far-off planet. Harris plays the role of Carl Jenkins, a psychic who becomes instrumental in the Federation’s eventual victory.

The movie also stars Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer and Denise Richards in lead roles. Based on Robert A.…