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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 [More]

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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Just a long string of high school-style pranks and hazing exercises. And as with such gags in real life, they’re never as much fun for those who aren’t taking part.

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02/19/02
Brian Webster
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03/04/02
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Kimberly Jones
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Austin Chronicle

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10/02/02
BBC

Broken Lizard has a way to go to match the absurdity and conceptual genius of Monty Python or Kids in the Hall, but Super Troopers has promising moments of oddity.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/15/02
Nick A. Zaino III
Nick A. Zaino III
Boston Globe
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03/30/02
Boston Phoenix

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.

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02/15/02
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

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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02/15/02
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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.

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02/14/02
Mark Caro
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune
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Filme amalucado, mas com grande espírito de diversão. É incrível que o filme consiga estabelecer tamanha empatia por seus heróis, já que estes são imbecis e só fazem besteira.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's refreshing to find a film that attempts and succeeds at simply being funny.

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02/15/02
Citysearch

This seemingly endless sitcom is too infatuated with its own hijinks to realize they're virtually witless.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment 1 Comment
08/27/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

It's a scattershot affair, but when it hits its mark it's brilliant.

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02/14/02
Gary Dowell
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Garth Franklin
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08/09/02
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Though the jokes are hit and miss -- heavy on the latter -- there are some smirk-worthy bits, such as a maple-syrup chugging competition.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
02/15/02
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

It's consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and consistently free of any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought.

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02/14/02
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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