Super Troopers

Theatrical Release Date: 2002 02 15 (USA)

UPC: 024543525943

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Humor, Sexual Situations, Drug Content]

Summary: A handful of state troopers are put in the uncomfortable position of having to actually enforce the law in this high-spirited comedy. Mac (Steve Lemme), Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar), Foster (Paul Stoter), and Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske) are four Vermont state troopers whose dedication to duty is not exactly an inspiration to law enforcement officers everywhere. Stationed in a small town near the Canadian border, the troopers don't have much to do, so they while away their hours smoking dope and harassing hapless motorists. Their superior officer, Capt. O'Hagan (Brian Cox), likes the boys and they try to keep their more outrageous antics out of his earshot, but they often run afoul of fellow trooper Farva (Kevin Heffernan), who insists on doing things by the book. When Governor Jessman (Lynda Carter) announces massive budget cuts for Vermont law enforcement personnel, things look bad for the troopers and they must quickly prove their worth or they'll be forced to look for real jobs. Appropriately enough, the troopers stumble upon some information regarding a group of marijuana dealers operating along the border; the guys figure this is just the sort of high-profile bust that could save their careers, but the police department of a nearby town gets wind of the troopers' plans. The Earlville police are no friends of the troopers, and they set out to ruin their moment of glory. Super Troopers was written by the five-man comedy troupe Broken Lizard, who also star as the five troopers; the group's leader, Jay Chandrasekhar, directed. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: cc
Audio commentary by director/co-writer/ actor jay Chandrasekhar and co-writer/actor Erik Stolhanske
Audio commentary by co-writers/actors Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme and Paul Soter
PiP commentary
Stupor Troopers: The Drinking Game
Outtakes and extended scenes (including alternate ending) with optional commentaries
Featurette
Road Trip News Wrap
Original theatrical trailer

Super Troopers

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 12/09/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DTS Digital Theater Systems, DDS Dolby Digital Surround, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 100 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Josh Ralske

Super Troopers is a silly, slow-moving lowbrow comedy. Colgate University-spawned comedy troupe Broken Lizard work well together, but their script is full of flat jokes and gags that misfire, and the direction by troupe member Jay Chandrasekhar (who plays Thorny), stretches every one of these bits to the breaking point. The lazy pace of the film is oddly intriguing during a pre-credit sequence in which Thorny and Rabbit (Eric Stolhanske) harass a trio of stoned college kids. The scene's weird distention enhances the Kafkaesque quality of the humor. But things never really pick up, and it begins to seem like the guys just didn't have enough jokes to fill the film's running time. Why just throw away a gag about Mac (Steve Lemme) pointing his radar gun at his hand when he's masturbating in his squad car, when you can drag it out for a good minute-and-a-half? The Broken Lizard guys are better actors than they are writers, and Chandrasekhar in particular is surprisingly sympathetic. Veteran character actors Brian Cox (who played Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter) and Daniel Von Bargen (of TV's Malcolm in the Middle) do solid work. There's an original idea in here somewhere about bored cops whose attempts to pass the time devolve into anarchy. But the appealingly off-kilter premise and easy bonhomie are not enough to sustain a feature film. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Cast and Crew: 38 Special  Composer (Music Score) 
Jay Chandrasekhar  Director 
Jay Chandrasekhar  Screenwriter 
Kevin Heffernan  Screenwriter 
Steve Lemme  Screenwriter 
Richard Perello  Producer 
Paul Soter  Screenwriter 
Erik Stolhanske  Screenwriter 
Peter E. Lengyel  Executive Producer 
Broken Lizard  Screenwriter 
Jay Chandrasekhar  Actor 
Kevin Heffernan  Actor 
Steve Lemme  Actor 
Paul Soter  Actor 
Erik Stolhanske  Actor 
Brian Cox  Actor 
Daniel Von Bargen  Actor 
Marisa Coughlan  Actor 
Lynda Carter  Actor 
John Bedford Lloyd  Actor 
Jim Gaffigan  Actor 

Country: USA