Super Troopers (2001)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers:

Jay Chandrasekhar (written by) &
Kevin Heffernan (written by) ...

Release Date:

15 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Altered State Police

Plot:

Five Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime.

Plot Keywords:

Police | State Trooper | Drugs | Rivalry | Highway

Awards:

1 win

Cast

André Vippolis	...	College Boy 1 (as Andre Vippolis)
Joey Kern	...	College Boy 2
Geoffrey Arend	...	College Boy 3
Erik Stolhanske	...	Rabbit
Jay Chandrasekhar	...	Thorny
Steve Lemme	...	Mac
Kevin Heffernan	...	Farva
Paul Soter	...	Foster
Camille Hickman	...	Thin Queen Bartender
Marisa Coughlan	...	Ursula
Aria Alpert	...	Waitress
Daniel von Bargen	...	Chief Grady (as Daniel Von Bargen)
James Grace	...	Local Officer Rando
Michael Weaver	...	Local Officer Smy
Dan Fey	...	Local Officer Burton

Also Known As:

Broken Lizard's Super Troopers (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Beacon, New York, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

In the syrup-chugging scene in the diner, the first few takes were done with the actors drinking thick iced tea from syrup containers, but the iced tea didn't look realistic enough. Real syrup was brought in, and the actors then did several takes in which they actually chugged entire bottles of syrup. These are the takes you see in the close-ups, however, some wide shots with the iced tea were kept in.

Goofs:

Continuity: Police officers are required to wear flashlights. Mac and Foster's flashlights are clearly visible in several scenes. Yet neither Mac nor Foster use their flashlights when Galikanokus shuts them in the soap truck.

Quotes:

[first lines]
College Boy 2: No, man, I'm just saying... I'm sayin', if-if you own beachfront property, right, do you own, like, the sand and the water?
College Boy 3: Nobody owns the water. God owns - it's God's water.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Kopps (2003)

Soundtrack:

Going to West Point

A rave review for a great comedy

Super Troopers? Never heard of it. Then I saw it. Then I hit play again and watched it twice in a row. Sitting in an Airbase in Turkey, I knew I had found what would be our number one "cruise flick." The movie that all the officers of Fighting VAQ-134, could watch together, then spend the next few weeks quoting. One guy even got a callsign, "Farva." Perfect. There is a lot of great material to chew on all through the movie. The rivalry, pranks, and rookie bashing are things we cherish. And we can all relate to having that one guy around who drives you crazy. Many of my peers have already purchased the movie. And we have incorporated many of the quotes into our cinematically based lingo.

My recommendation is to grab a bunch of friends, maybe some cold beverages, and have a good time. You just may want to become a Highway Patrolman.