CHIPS (2017)

A rookie officer is teamed with a hardened pro at the California Highway Patrol, though the newbie soon learns his partner is really an undercover Fed investigating a heist that may involve some crooked cops.

Director:

Dax Shepard

Writers:

Rick Rosner (based on the television series created by), Dax Shepard

Stars:

Michael Peña, Dax Shepard, Vincent D'Onofrio

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Peña	...	Ponch
Dax Shepard	...	Jon
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Ray Kurtz
Rosa Salazar	...	Ava Perez
Jessica McNamee	...	Lindsey Taylor
Adam Brody	...	Clay Allen
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Peterson
Richard T. Jones	...	Parish
Ryan Hansen	...	Brian Grieves
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Captain Jane Lindel
Phil Tyler	...	Cooper
Jess Rowland	...	Rathbun
Carly Hatter	...	Agent Angela Roth
Justin Chatwin	...	Raymond Reed Kurtz Jr.
Vida Guerra	...	Ann

Storyline

An FBI agent goes undercover in the California Highway Patrol as officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello. Members of the CHP have been robbing cash delivery vehicles and his job is to uncover the perpetrators. At the CHP he is partnered with a 30-something rookie, Jon Baker. Baker is a former professional motorcycle rider with a list of ailments and personal problems who is lucky to be in the CHP. They are very different people and immediately clash.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | topless female nudity | police | los angeles california | acronym in title | 

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Taglines:

Chip Happens

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language, some violence and drug use.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

CHIPS: Patrulla Motorizada Recargada

Filming Locations:

California Highway Patrol Central Station Los Angeles, 777 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,722,802, 24 March 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$18,591,819, 19 May 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primate Pictures,RatPac-Dune Entertainment,Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Theme music from the TV show S.W.A.T. plays when the S.W.A.T. vehicle makes an appearance.

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Goofs

When Ponch is first shown in the car in front of the bank, his hat is tipped to the right at a very "jaunty" angle, several inches above his left ear. In the next shot a moment later, it's pulled much further down and the angle is nearly horizontal, it's less than an inch above his left ear.

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Quotes

Ponch: She ate my butt.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits start with "The california highway patrol does not endorse this film. At all."

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Connections

Referenced in The Chronic Rift: In Review - April 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Hair of the Dog
Written by Pete Agnew (as Peter Agnew), Manny Charlton (as Manuel Charlton), Dan McCafferty and Darrell Sweet
Performed by Nazareth
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Courtesy of Union Square Copyrights Limited, a BMG Company
By arrangement with BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

User Reviews

Peaks and Valleys

Sometimes I have a hard time rating movies, and more specifically comedies. Because comedies generally try to do nothing other than make you laugh, it's easier to let plot and character development (etc) slide, as you might not with other genres of movies. This is the typical R rated comedy of this day and age - over the top, raunchy comedy that focuses mostly on human anatomy jokes. If you hate those movies, avoid it at all costs. If you like them, then you'll probably like this.

At the screening I saw this at just about everyone after the film was talking about how they liked it, and there was certainly a lot of laughter in the theater throughout the movie.

This movie had a few moments of truly laugh out loud hilarity, outside of those few moments the rest of the comedy was there, but it was pretty generic.

Look, you know what type of movie this is (raunchy comedy). If you go to the theater and drop your $ and don't like it, that's on you.