Super Troopers

"In their town, you don't screw with the law, the law screws with you."

2001 1h 40m EN

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Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.

“In their town, you don't screw with the law, the law screws with you.”

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Cast

Jay Chandrasekhar
Thorny
Kevin Heffernan
Farva
Steve Lemme
Mac
Paul Soter
Foster
Erik Stolhanske
Rabbit
Brian Cox
Captain O'Hagen
Daniel von Bargen
Chief Grady
Marisa Coughlan
Ursula

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writers: Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.7× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Super Troopers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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220+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, shot by Joaquín Baca-Asay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by .38 Special. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Chandrasekhar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jay Chandrasekhar directs. Joaquín Baca-Asay behind the camera. .38 Special scores. Jay Chandrasekhar cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 7.7× over at the box office.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Super Troopers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5220+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, shot by Joaquín Baca-Asay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by .38 Special. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Jay Chandrasekhar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "In their town, you don't screw with the law, the law screws with you.".
11IMDB entry: tt0247745 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 21 themes, including "alcohol", "police chief", "highway", "radio".

The technical file

Cinematography: Joaquín Baca-Asay
Original score: .38 Special
Editing: Jay Chandrasekhar
Production design: Ben Conable
Costume design: Melissa Bruning
Makeup / hair: Tania Ribalow
Sound: David Alvarez
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $23,182,223
Return: 773% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Super Troopers (2001)

Part of

Super Troopers Collection

From the Broken Lizard troupe comes a hysterically relevant comedy classic about a bunch of over-enthusiastic but under-stimulated Vermont State Troopers who raise hell on the highway.

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Gimly2018-01-25
★ 8/10
I've made it clear on multiple prior occasions that I don't care for American comedies. I'm not a stoner, I'm not five years old, and I'm not braindead, so the mass-marketed toilet humour, sex puns and lowest common denominator references just sort of wash over me in a gross, vaguely off-putting wave of annoyance... Well throw all that out the window 'cause I absolutely fuckin' love Super Troopers. Seriously there is no reason for it, I just do. It's one of about 5 movies where, the second it finishes playing, I could just go back to the start and happily run through it all over again. In fact, I've spent a not-insignificant amount of my lifespan doing exactly that. Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.

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