Salvage Marines, a Crackle AVOD exclusive series, premiered on the streamer on September 1. It might prove to be a sleeper hit much like another movie one of its stars was in back in the 90s. I’m talking of course about Casper Van Dien and Starship Troopers.
Speaking of the movie that catapulted Van Dien to fame, one of Crackle’s new channels this month is Space Oddities. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder is among the featured titles, in addition to Red Dwarf, The Aliens, and Dark Star.
But why do I think Salvage Marines might be a hit? Viewers are so far responding favorably to it, as evidenced by its 7.4 out of 10 IMDB rating. Let’s check out what it’s about and see who else stars in it.
Salvage Marines Synopsis
In a grim future of corporate tyranny, factory laborer, Samuel (Casper Van Dien), is determined to provide a better life for his wife and their unborn child. Signing up for the hazardous job of a salvage marine, Samuel embarks on a grueling tour of duty in a war-torn universe.
He joins Grotto’s Army, or the REAPERS (Resouce, Exploration and Procurement Engineer Regimen), which are more commonly known as the Salvage Marines.
“This is the job.” But it’s not an easy one. Or a safe one. There are hazards of all kinds, including something called Mercs (not sure I’m spelling that right, but I’m assuming it’s short for mercenaries?), pirates, and monsters.
Brace yourselves for a sci-fi adventure filled with deep space combat and the drive to survive.
Salvage Marines Cast
In addition to Van Dein, it stars Armand Assante (The Mambo Kings, Gotti), Jennifer Wenger (Tales of Halloween), Kevin Porter (The Watchers), Linara Washington (Casting Them Softly), Gianni Capaldi (The Commando, A Day to Die), Shane Graham (The Son), Peter Shinkoda (The Man in the High Castle), Eddie Davenport (General Hospital), and Ciera Foster (who also appeared in The Watchers).
Salvage Marines Trailer
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7.4 is a pretty good rating from IMDB. I was a fan of Starship Troopers, and I liked Babylon 5 and Stargate SG-1, too.:-)
Dang it. I had tunnel vision. Those shows would’ve been good to mention too as being sort of similar to Salvage Marines. I just had Starship Troopers on my mind because of Casper. LOL