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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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Despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments, Super Troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
02/15/02
Rob Caley
Rob Caley
Jam! Movies

Had Super Troopers spent more time on the drawing board, or had it been pared down to a half-hour short film, it might have been a scream.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
02/15/02
Steve Tilley
Steve Tilley
Jam! Movies

The jokes alternate among milk-out-the-nose funny, head-scratchingly obtuse, gross and downright bizarre.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
02/15/02
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

[P]robably won't add up to much of a theatrical run for Super Troopers, but this is the kind of movie that could take on a life of its own once it leaves theaters.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
02/15/02
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

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

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
02/15/02
Citysearch

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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
02/15/02
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/15/02
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

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

A noble failure.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/15/02
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the Police Academy series.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
02/15/02
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/15/02
Annette Cardwell
Annette Cardwell
Filmcritic.com

A brilliantly stupid low-budget comedy.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
02/15/02
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy
N/R

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Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
02/15/02
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

While it does not pretend to be anything more than a largely plotless, gross-out comedy, it nevertheless has some appeal, as an indie tribute to American popular culture of the 1970s.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
02/15/02
Elena Razlogova
Elena Razlogova
PopMatters

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

[A] hit-and- often-miss comedy.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/15/02
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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The shenanigans of five grown men letting their adolescence hang out

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
02/15/02
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

Compared to what tends to pass for comedies these days, this creation of the five-man sketch-comedy team billing itself as Broken Lizard actually induces chuckles at acceptable intervals, which puts it well ahead of the game.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/14/02
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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You laugh neither with it nor at it but rather sit counting the minutes while the movie laughs, for no good reason, at itself.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/14/02
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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It's not original, and, robbed of the element of surprise, it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
02/14/02
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
 
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