Brian Cox, Daniel von Bargen, Erik Stolhanske

Thorny, Rabbit, Mac and Foster are passable Vermont State Troopers. Stationed in the boonies on the Canadian border, they spend the bulk of their time playfully toying with speeders and taking impound...( read more  read more... )ed sports cars for spins on the open highway. When they're not on the road, they try to stay on the good side of their fatherly mentor, Captain O'Hagan, and avoid their tactless, thick-necked compatriot, Officer Rod Farva. All in all, they find their work to be pleasantly unchallenging. However, once the state targets their low volume station for a potential budget slash, the guys decide to buckle down to impress the higher ups. Things look bleak until, unexpectedly, the State Troopers' new "by the book" attitude uncovers a drug smuggling operation running across the border to Canada. Sensing salvation, the Troopers race the clock to crack the ring and save their jobs. But they aren't the only ones in the hunt...

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35% liked it

85 critics

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar

Release Date: January 19, 2001

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DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002

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  • September 18, 2008
    Being intoxicated is required.
  • August 8, 2008
    Foster: Do I look like a cat to you boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? DO YOU SEE ME EATING MICE?

    A very funny cop comedy from the comedy troupe Broken Lizard. It has a lot of funny parts, but definitely gets better o...( read more)n repeated viewings.

    Mac: Oh, c'mon, we're like the sons you never had.
    Captain O'Hagan: If you were my son, Mac, I would've smothered you by now.
    Mac: Smothered me in gravy you big dirty man.

    The movie revolves around a group of misfit cops who love to pull pranks on the people they pull over.

    There is a loose plot revolving around the unit being shut down due to their shenanigans, but its mainly a set up for comic hijinks.

    Captain O'Hagan: I swear to God I'm going to pistol whip the next guy who says, " Shenanigans."
    Mac: Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?
    Farva: You mean Shenanigans?
    Mac: OOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
    Thorny: OOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
    [as they hand the Captain their pistols]

    While a lot of the individual scenes are very funny, what makes me keep laughing is a lot of the lines and deliveries.

    The movie has a pretty infectious sense of humor that makes it very enjoyable.

    Dimpus Burger Guy: Uhh, right. Beverage?
    Farva: Gimme a litre o' cola.
    Dimpus Burger Guy: What?
    Farva: [Annoyed] A litre o' cola.
    Dimpus Burger Guy: [into mic] Litrecola? Do we sell litrecola?
    Thorny: Will you just order a large, Farva?
    Farva: I don't want a large Farva. I want a goddamn litre o' cola!
    Dimpus Burger Guy: [to Farva] I don't know what that is!
  • June 29, 2008
    Shenanigans.
  • May 18, 2008
    The first 20 minutes of this movie are hilarious. After that it tails off though.
  • May 18, 2008
    a virtually unknown gem and some of the sketches here are laugh out loud. in comparison to bigger cop comedy flicks such as police academy this wees all over them. still it's not great... but some bits are fucking hilarious. best viewed with friends while on the booze
  • November 6, 2009
    You're truly missing out if you've never seen this before
  • November 5, 2009
    Another comedy that drags in the middle but the beginning and end more than make up for it,
  • October 29, 2009
    If you like Reno 911, Youll love Super Troopers
  • October 4, 2009
    if cops were like this the world would be great!
  • September 27, 2009
    I have watched this movie so meny times my wife made me sell it, even with the com. on 100 times!

Critic Reviews


February 15, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

It's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey. full review

February 15, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but I almost can; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it. full review

February 14, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

You laugh neither with it nor at it but rather sit counting the minutes while the movie laughs, for no good reason, at itself. full review

February 14, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

This dubious product of a college-spawned (Colgate U.) comedy ensemble known as Broken Lizard plays like a mix of Cheech and Chong and CHiPs. full review

February 3, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Little more than hit-and-miss skits. full review

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  • theonlyashton
    August 16, 2008
    OMG this is the funniest movie ever made! I love it!
  • jdlightning69
    October 7, 2007
    This is my favorite movie from these guys. Very funny premise with a great cast. Let's do some syrup-chugging!! "Liter-a-cola? Do we sell Liter-a-cola?" Classic.
  • 13BlackDragon
    March 27, 2007
    this movie is halarious! could watch it a million times and it would never get old!

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