The Film
Super Troopers doesn’t have any big names in its cast (or in its crew for that matter) which I think is only another reason why it’s lasted as a cult hit. It’s pretty obvious where Reno 911! got its inspiration from with all the shenanigans that Farva and crew get themselves into. The opening scene where they pull over and harass three doping college kids is probably the most memorable and one of the funniest scenes in the film and just one of the many examples of the practical jokers having fun.
The fun stops, you’d think, when a murder is discovered on the highway. The local police force, a much more serious and responsible bunch, are investigating and the jobs of the patrolmen are at stake pending how this investigation goes. The gang keeps the humor going, but also works on solving the case to keep their jobs.
On Blu-ray
Super Troopers looks and sounds great on Blu-ray, which isn’t too surprising given that it’s only a six year old film. Still, it’s always good to see that the requisite effort was put in to ensure that it’s a good looking and sounding film on Blu-ray. The 1080p picture offers plenty of contrast and crispness while the DTS-HD audio keeps the laughs coming. This Blu-ray includes several extras as well:
-Audio Commentary with director Jay Chandrasekhar and writer Erik Stolhanske.
-Audio Commentary with writers Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, and Paul Soter.
-Picture-In-Picture (PIP) Commentary – This is a clever and neat feature. The members of Broken Lizard sit on a couch and talk about the film while it’s playing in the background. The commentary video is situated in the lower center of the screen; it’s a funny and interesting track.
-Stupor Troopers: The Drinking Game – A two minute intro and then some rules presented on screen get you and anyone you’re watching with prepared to play a drinking game during the movie. It’s basically an optional track you can enable so that during the movie, when certain phrases are spoken or scenes are shown, you have to take a drink.
-Outtakes/Extended Scenes – Optional commentary track compliments a surprising forty-one minutes of additional/extended scenes, all in SD.
-Featurette – A six minute, SD ‘fake documentary’ of the patrolmen with lots of footage from the film.
-Road Trip News Wrap – A basic two minute feature in SD with promotional footage of publicity work the cast did during the film’s opening.
And with that, let’s wrap up…