Super Troopers (2001)

Director:

Jay Chandrasekhar

Writers:

Jay Chandrasekhar (written by) &
Kevin Heffernan (written by) ...
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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 | Vermont | Highway | Marijuana

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
Brian Cox	...	Captain O'Hagan
Jim Gaffigan	...	Larry Johnson
Chloe Kai O'Connor	...	Dead Woman
Amy de Lucia	...	Bobbi (as Amy Delucia)
Christian Albrizio	...	Arlo
Jim Edwards	...	Complaining Fan
Jimmy Noonan	...	Frank Galikanokus
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Mayor Timber
Philippe Brenninkmeyer	...	German Man
Maria Tornberg	...	German Woman
Blanchard Ryan	...	Casino La Fantastique Sally
Jane Heffernan	...	Chicken F**ker
E. Michael Heffernan	...	Chicken F**ker
Charlie Finn	...	Dimpus Burger Guy
Lynda Carter	...	Governor Jessman
Tracy Tobin	...	Governor's Aide
Richard Perello	...	Banquet Bartender (as Rich Perello)
Trish McGettrick	...	Gawking Citizen
Danny Padilla	...	Urinatee
John Carlino	...	Pilot
Walt MacPherson	...	Foreman One (as Walt McPherson)
Jerry Walsh	...	Foreman Two
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christy Lee Hughes	...	Party girl (uncredited)
Collin Warhaftig	...	Governor's Press Conference Supporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Jay Chandrasekhar

Writing credits
Jay Chandrasekhar		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Kevin Heffernan		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Steve Lemme		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Paul Soter		(written by) (as Broken Lizard) &
Erik Stolhanske		(written by) (as Broken Lizard)

Produced by
Robert Barocci	....	associate producer
Amy Minda Cohen	....	associate producer
Annie Flocco	....	line producer
Peter E. Lengyel	....	executive producer
Adam Mazer	....	associate producer
Richard Perello	....	producer
William Rotko	....	associate producer
Jonathan Shoemaker	....	line producer
Derrick Tseng	....	line producer
Kevin Weiss	....	associate producer

Original Music by
.38 Special		(as 38 Special)

Cinematography by
Joaquín Baca-Asay

Film Editing by
Jay Chandrasekhar		(as Jumbulingam)
Jacob Craycroft
Kevin Heffernan

Casting by
Jennifer McNamara

Production Design by
Ben Conable

Art Direction by
Johnny Hardesty

Set Decoration by
Jocelyn Mason

Costume Design by
Melissa Bruning

Makeup Department
Anna Andersson	....	key hair stylist
Fiona Distefano	....	makeup artist
Sheri Kornhaber	....	key makeup artist
Tania Ribalow	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Phillip Lefesi	....	post-production supervisor
Mark L. Pederson	....	production manager (as Mark Pederson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Carregal	....	second assistant director
Patrick Gibbons	....	second assistant director
Kiran Gonsalves	....	first assistant director
Alice M. Peschl	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Brent Godek	....	art swing
Brenna Griffin	....	guest art director
Alanna Levy	....	set dresser
Addy McClelland	....	assistant property master
Brook Shafer	....	set dresser

Sound Department
David Alvarez	....	sound
John D'Aquino	....	sound editor
Aaron Davies	....	sound effects editor
Joseph DiFonzo	....	sound editor (as Joseph S. DiFonzo)
Fredrick Helm	....	sound recordist
Fredrick Helm	....	supervising sound editor
Sterling Moore	....	boom operator
John Salk	....	supervising sound editor
Steven Simons	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects
Neil Ruddy	....	special effects

Stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
John Patrick McLaughlin	....	stunts
Bill McManus	....	stunts
Keith Siglinger	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Barnett	....	camera operator
Robert Barocci	....	director of photography: second unit
Nathan Brown	....	electrician
Chris Buchakjian	....	grip
Elizabeth Casinelli	....	best boy electric
Alisa M. Colley	....	second assistant camera
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	best boy grip (as Patrick Heffernan)
Jon Hokanson	....	gaffer
Rachael Levine	....	assistant camera
Steven C. O'Neill	....	grip
Carter Prue	....	key grip
Timothy Reilly	....	grip
L. Andrew Sigler	....	grip (as Andrew Sigler)
Erik Stolhanske	....	electrician
Michelle Zierler	....	vtr operator

Animation Department
Becky Cloonan	....	animator

Editorial Department
George Folsey Jr.	....	additional editor
Erica Mireles Folsey	....	assistant editor (as Erica Acevedo)
Kent McGrew	....	color timer
Mark Nakamine	....	colorist (digital color correction)
Michael Yetter	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Barry Cole	....	music supervisor
Christopher Covert	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Ted Altman	....	production assistant
Michele Baker	....	location manager
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	key set production assistant
Hilary Carver	....	publicist
Dan Kavanaugh	....	production assistant
John Kouromihelakis	....	production assistant: second unit
Tamar Kuznick	....	production coordinator
Ian MacGregor	....	location manager: New Jersey
Chloe Kai O'Connor	....	assistant to producer
Jess Prosser	....	production assistant
Luis Sanchez-Cañete	....	production assistant

Thanks
Elizabeth Dreyer	....	special thanks
Jack Lechner	....	thanks
Tom McArdle	....	special thanks
Lee Meyer	....	thanks
Eddie Schmidt	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (presents)
• Jersey Shore
• Cataland Films
• Broken Lizard Industries
• Árpád Productions

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2003) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)

Other Companies

• Heavy Light Digital  digital opticals
• Heavy Light Digital  titles
• IVC  post-production facilities (digital mastering)
• Paris Film Productions  grip and lighting equipment
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• TVT Soundtrax  soundtrack released by

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:

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

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: The amount of pot in the baggie Ramathorn holds changes after the white Miata passes.

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:

Spoofs "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Second to the Bottle

I couldn't stop laughing

This was a welcome change of pace, a film that was a bit independent and a bit mainstream, yet all in all, was still hilarious. With an unknown and unproven cast, this film captured a certain sense of zeal within a viewer, certainly making the viewer wish highway patrolmen were this funny and irregular all the time. Funny, even though the comedy was sometimes low brow, this film certainly earned its accolades at the Sundance Film Festival.