| Super Troopers | 
| Actors: Christian Albrizio, Aria Alpert, Geoffrey Arend, Marisa Coughlan, Brian Cox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (190 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3465
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 103 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: FOXD2004953D
UPC: 024543049531
EAN: 0024543049531
ASIN: B00005JKMN
Release Date: August 6, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Description
Always looking for action, five over-enthusiastic, but under-stimulated Vermont State Troopers raise hell on the highway, keeping motorists anxiously looking in their rear view mirrors. Between an ongoing feud with the local cops over whose you-know-what is bigger and the state government wanting to shut them down, the Super Troopers find themselves patrolling the boundaries of good taste as they hilariously and unwittingly skid towards solving the crime of their lives.
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The fine art of handing out a freeway speeding ticket gets a deviously funny twist in this smart-alecky farce written and performed by the comedy troop Broken Lizard (consisting of Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske). These pranksters in patrol cars (led by their long-suffering commander Brian Cox) are little more than overgrown frat boys in a campus rivalry with the brawling Vermont bullies of the local police force, and they know how to have fun on the highway patrol. This skit-like collection of comic moments clumps from one scene to another like a variety show, but the gags are more hit than miss, thanks largely to terrific ensemble work and inspired motorist mind games. With a nod to such 1970s comedies as Animal House and Caddyshack, this "boys in blue just wanna have fun" farce is hardly sophisticated, just clever, raucous fun. --Sean Axmaker
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 There's a reason it's a cult classic July 27, 2008
Super Trooper is a wacky tale chronicling the happenings of the Highway Patrol as they arrest criminals, battle the local Police Department over jurisdiction, and get into all sorts of shenanigans while pulling pranks on the job.
The clear allure of this movie is that it's filled to the brim with zany antics. It's Dumb and Dumber and Wedding Crashers with badges. From the beginning chase scene with the stoned kids who were littering and, littering and, littering and smoking the reefer, to the various Farva idiosyncrasies that make his character one deserving of a sequel, Super Troopers is without a doubt one of the funniest movies ever made.
Keeping up consistent laughs is the key to a really good comedy, and therein lies the greatness of this movie. Even a toned down scene of serving coffee at the station or eating breakfast at a local diner - there is no way someone could chug that much syrup - is saturated with humor.
Rather than spoiling the various gags with all sorts of detail, it's best to just highly recommend this laugh-riot. For maximum pleasure, I recommend inviting German swingers over, having a pre-movie viewing of Afghanistanimation, serving nothing but liters of cola, and listening to the cat on your lap gently meow.
Classic Comedy July 24, 2008
These Shnozberries taste like shnozberries. I don't need to say anything more meow, do I?
Buy right meow! July 16, 2008
A must buy! Has the best opening scene I have seen in a long time....
Stop Jumping On The Bed! July 9, 2008
Super Troopers is one of those movies that I like to pull off the shelf every month or so and watch it. To me, this fact makes it a classic. I simply can't get enough of this movie. I'm not so sure if this is an over the top hilarious movie throughout, but there is something about these characters playing the roles of cops that just works. Broken Lizard did a great job in this movie and I really like the energy they bring to the table. I think I love this movie so much because most of us spend our commutes hoping we don't get pulled over, so it's nice to watch a bunch of knuckleheads playing the roles of cops and we are able to laugh at them without getting a nightstick to the head. The story is mostly about the Highway Patrol and the local Police Department's rivalry. Jokes are played, fights happen, German's are pulled over and "held hostage", and of course booze and drugs are abundant. There's a nice love story that has it's funny moments, but the king of this movie for me is Farva... the over excited cop who just knows how to annoy everyone in his own special way. Farva steals this movie in my opinion. This is definitely a movie that everyone should own because just like Office Space you can watch this movie over and over again. 5 stars for these guys.
Meow! April 13, 2008
All right, so this is not a *great* movie. Maybe it's more of a minor cult classic. Having said that, it's worth the watch for the meow scene. I don't think I've laughed that hard watching a movie. Agreeing with other reviewers, it is a bit hit and miss, but when it's on, it's hilarious. Meow, go grab yourself some popcorn and you go watch this movie.
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