Wins my vote for 'The 2002 Enemy of Cinema' Award.
Super Troopers (2002)
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Reviews Counted:85
Fresh:30
Rotten:55
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: A more-miss -than-hit affair, Super Troopers will most likely appeal to those looking for something silly.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, sexual content and drug use
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Feb 15, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $18,380,350
Synopsis:
Thorny, Rabbit, Mac and Foster are passable Vermont State Troopers. Stationed in the boonies on the Canadian border, they spend the bulk of their time playfully toying with speeders, stoned...
Thorny, Rabbit, Mac and Foster are passable Vermont State Troopers. Stationed in the boonies on the Canadian border, they spend the bulk of their time playfully toying with speeders, stoned joyriders and taking impounded sports cars for spins on the open highway. When they're not on the road, they try to stay on the good side of their fatherly mentor, Captain O'Hagan, and avoid their tactless, thick-necked compatriot, Officer Rod Farva. All in all, they find their work to be pleasantly unchallenging.
Unfortunately, their quiet existence hasn't gone unnoticed. The state has targeted their low volume station for a potential budget slash. Hoping to avoid the axe, the guys buckle down to impress the higher ups. But success is hard to come by. First, they find it's not so easy to change their brazen style. Then things get more complicated as the Troopers start to hit obstacles set by their law enforcement rivals, the shifty Local Earlville Police force. The local cops smell the demise of their State competition and gladly do what they can to speed the shut down.
As things begin to look bleak, the State Troopers' new "by the book" operation produces an unexpected gift. During a routine traffic stop, they uncover a drug smuggling operation running across the border to Canada. Sensing salvation, the Troopers race the clock to crack the ring and save their jobs. But they aren't the only ones in the hunt. The Local cops are also on the case, hoping to crack it themselves and put the last nail in their adversary's coffin.
The sprint is on. An elusive cartoon monkey, a Winnebago full of dope, a bear-groping hunter and a sticky forbidden love affair between Trooper Foster and lovely Local Officer Ursula Hanson all cloud the picture as the Troopers scrap for survival.
The Broken Lizard Comedy Group presents a fast-paced comedy about cops, crime and killing time in.....SUPERTROOPERS! -- © 2001 Fox Searchlight Pictures
Starring: Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter
Starring: Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox, Daniel Von Bargen, Marisa Coughlan, Lynda Carter, Jim Gaffigan, John Bedford Lloyd, Amy Delucia
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Screenwriter: Broken Lizard
Producer: Richard Perello
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Reviews for Super Troopers
May seriously impair your ability to ever again maintain a straight face while speaking to a highway patrolman.
While Super Troopers is above Academy standards, its quintet of writers could still use some more schooling.
Despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments, Super Troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development.
Tears out at a refreshingly reckless pace, then gradually settles into a law-abiding speed. [Blu-ray]
It's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high.
Contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether, in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin.
Succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the Police Academy series.
The movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive.
While this one gets off with a good natured warning, future Lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter
...if you’re in a mind set for goofy comedy, the troopers will entertain with their gross outs, bawdy comedy and head games.
Super Troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres, existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early Zucker Brothers/Abrahams films, and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries, The Farrelly Brothers.
An appealingly juvenile trifle that delivers its share of laughs and smiles.
Comedy troupe Broken Lizard’s first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot.
A painfully leaden film destined for pre-dawn cable television slots.
I can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but I almost can; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it.
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