Super Troopers
Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
- comedy
- crime
- mystery
The story
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.
What it’s like
Bright, flat daylight over rural Vermont: long empty highways, sun-faded cruisers, diner booths and fluorescent-lit station rooms that look lived-in and a little shabby. The camera stays mostly plain and unfussy, with simple two-shot and reaction framing that lets the performers' deadpan timing carry each gag, and the score is a bouncy, slightly goofy library of pop and country-tinged cues that keeps the mood breezy. The vibe is scruffy, good-natured and loose, the kind of comedy that suits a lazy weekend afternoon, a shared couch with friends, or a rewatch when you want something you can drift in and out of. Pacing is brisk and episodic, built on running jokes, pranks and sight gags rather than mounting suspense, and the emotional register stays affectionate and silly, with the five buddies' pride and rivalry the real throughline. Intensity is low: drug use and marijuana humor are constant but played for laughs, there is some crude sexual humor and mild profanity, and violence is slapstick-level with no gore. It is for people who want raunchy, dumb, good-hearted comedy with a strong sense of camaraderie.
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