Jeri Jacquin
Yes, it’s true – the boys with badges are back with
writer/director Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and
Erik Stolhanske (aka the Broken Lizard gang) along with Fox Searchlight
Pictures in SUPER TROOPERS 2.
It has been a while since we last saw our favorite Vermont
State Troopers as they have moved on since the Fred Savage incident. A
telephone call from Captain O’Hagan (Brian Cox) is about to change their down
trodden lives. Telling Mac (Steve Lemme), Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske), Foster
(Paul Soter) and Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar) to meet him in Canada for a fishing
trip, it turns out the boys are the catch of the day. Oh yes, and Farva (Kevin
Heffernan).
The Captain along with Governor Jessman (Lynda Carter) has a
proposal for them, discovering that the lines between the United States and
Canada are all messed up, it seems that a piece of Canada is about to become a
piece of the United States…follow? Good, keep up because this is where it gets
good.
The Governor puts the gang back in uniform and introduces
them to Mountie Podien (Hayes MacArthur), Bellefuille (Tyler Labine) and
Archambault (Will Sasso) who aren’t thrilled at all about the changes coming.
They are introduced to the town hockey hero Guy LeFranc (Rob Lowe) who owns the
town bar & bordello and Genevieve Aubois (Emmanuelle Chriqui) who seems to
be the only welcoming person.
As the changes begin to happen, like changing road way signs
and listening to Canadians make it clear that the boys aren’t wanted – they
discover crates of illegal guns, phones and weapons. Not sure exactly what is
happening, they start searching for who is responsible while, at the same time,
deal with the barrage of shenanigans from their Mounties counterparts!
They may not be average law enforcement but they never quit!
Cox as O’Hagan is happy to brings his boys back together and
this time completely understands that they aren’t about to change their antics.
Believing in second chances he’s fully on board. Chandrasekhar as Thorny brings
his mustache back into play and doesn’t hesitate to take on Mounties or a bag
of female hormone therapy. I just love his laid back attitude and straight
faced one liners.
Lemme as Mac is thrilled to be back and when the mystery of
the crates comes about, he is on the case. Stolhanske as Rabbit is on his game
and not just solving the crate case as a certain French woman has his full
attention. Soter as Foster is definetly one of the boys and follows them and I
secretly think hoping it will lead to even more trouble.
Heffernan as Farva doesn’t need a gun fired to get him off
and running. I believe the best part of Farva being in Canada
MacArthur as Podien, Labine as Bellefuille and Sasso as
Archambault (Will) are proud of being Mounties and even prouder that their town
has a bar and bordello. I have to say I loved their way of handling the Vermont
Lowe as LeFranc has a horribly funny Canadian accent but
then again he does play a former hero hockey player AND has a bar/bordello so
actually I find myself nodding, ‘cool’. Chriqui as Genevieve wants to make the
guys welcome, especially one warm and fuzzy guy.
Cameos and other cast include Seann William Scott as Trooper
Callaghan, Clifton Collins Jr. as the Bus Driver, Damon Wayans Jr. as Trooper
Wagner, Bruce McCulloch as Officer Lloyds, Paul Hauser as Lonnie Laloush, Jim
Gaffigan as Larry Johnson, Marisa Coughlan as Ursula along with Lynda Carter
and Fred Savage.
SUPER TROOPERS came out in 2001 and here it is seventeen
years later and these gents don’t miss a beat. The comedy is on point, the gags
are awesome, the band is back together and the crowd in the theatre was
thrilled. Simply stated, the anticipation for the film to start was thick in
the air.
That’s what makes a film like SUPER TROOPERS so iconic, the
fact that every person I spoke to at the screening could immediately repeat
lines and were looking forward to new ones. SUPER TROOPERS 2 gives us ample
reasons to laugh, groan, laugh some more and cheer our favorite Vermont
I actually couldn’t eat much popcorn because the laughter
would probably have caused me to choke. There isn’t one single thing about
SUPER TROOPERS 2 that I didn’t embrace and laugh about.
What really made it all worth the wait is that the Broken
Lizard gang didn’t try to reinvent the comedy wheel. Instead, they brought in
subtle remembrances from 2001, kept the story close to what each character is
known for and I am absolutely okay with both of those things.
Once the film starts it feels like comedy home and it’s
hilariously comfortable. Do you have to see the first film? Not really. Should
you see the first film? Absolutely! Anyone with a comedy genre collection better
have the 2001 film in their cache or else I wouldn’t be friends with them.
SUPER TROOPERS 2 means a night of serious laughs!
In the end – the time is right meow!
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