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Super Troopers is a 2001 comedy film written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske). Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen, and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance. The movie was directed by Chandrasekhar. It has become a cult classic among select groups, especially on college campuses. On costs of $14 Million for production and marketing, the movie made $18.5 million at the box-office.

Although filmed in Upstate New York, mainly in the City of Beacon, the plot centers on five Vermont state troopers. The five troopers have a knack for pranks (but possess little ability as police officers) who find themselves attempting to solve a murder, bust a drug-smuggling ring, and avoid being eliminated by the state's upcoming budget cut.

The troopers have an ongoing rivalry with the city's local police and constantly quarrel with them; one such dispute breaks out into an all-out fistfight, further increasing the station's chances of being shut down. The rivalry eventually results in the governor's (Lynda Carter) praise for the efforts of the local police, who had managed to keep one step ahead of their opponents by making their department appear responsible for the confiscation of the smuggled drugs.

Defeated, the state police unexpectedly stumble upon the local police running protection for the drug smugglers. The film's epilogue finds the state troopers' local division still eliminated due to the budget cuts; however, the members manage to obtain the position of local police officers and thus continue their hijinks in and around their jurisdiction.

The Troopers

Arcot 'Thorny' Ramathorn (Jay Chandrasekhar) - The senior trooper in the group. He has a girlfriend, who owns a "head shop", and a son, Arlo. He invites inmates to share his bed with himself and his wife.
Robert 'Rabbit' Roto (Erik Stolhanske) - The rookie trooper. The least desired tasks are often delegated to him, though he is generally well-liked. Often the butt of pranks.
MacIntyre 'Mac' Womack (Steve Lemme) - Though all the troopers enjoy pranks, Mac is arguably the most dedicated. His pranks include the "metal cup" and the "repeater", as well as the opening scene's car chase that tricks his fellow officers into following him.
Jeff Foster (Paul Soter) - The (arguably) calmest and most reserved trooper. His incompetent wooing of local police officer Ursula (Marisa Coughlan) is a subplot and source of comedy throughout the movie.
Rodney Farva (Kevin Heffernan) - The least likable trooper. He is also eternally suspended, due to his inability to control himself when on duty. Farva, overweight and not too bright, often tries unsuccessfully to "be one of the boys".
John O'Hagan (Brian Cox
) - The captain of the group. While he was once a prankster himself, he now is preoccupied with avoiding the impending budget cut.

Trivia

In the 2005
Dukes of Hazzard
film, two characters participate in a scene involving characters from Super Troopers. This is primarily due to the movies sharing the same director Jay Chandrasekhar who is also a member of Broken Lizard.
The "Johnny Chimpo" logo (displaying a monkey apparently masturbating with a banana) used by the drug smugglers is the official logo of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe.
Footage from Super Troopers was edited into previews for Broken Lizard's follow-up comedy, 2004
's Club Dread
.
The name (and internal decor) of the "Shenanigan's" restaurant in the 2005
comedy Waiting...
is a reference to Super Troopers.
Although the movie is based on the Vermont State Police, it was actually filmed in Southern Dutchess County, in Upstate New York. The "Town Cop" scenes were mainly filmed in the City of Beacon and the "Highway Cop" scenes were mainly filmed on the Taconic State Parkway.

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