Super Troopers
Summary
The famousSuper Troopersbiker scene has a backstory that makes the sequence even funnier in retrospect . The Broken Lizard drollery group consisting of Jay Chandrasekhar , Kevin Heffernan , Steve Lemme , Paul Soter , and Erik Stolhanske co - wroteSuper Trooperswith Chandrasekhar directing . The film follows a Vermont res publica troopers ' patrol filled with officers who would rather pull pranks and jam around than do their caper . Super Troopersis a beloved religious cult classic movie from the Broken Lizard crew , and fans were surprised with a sequel , Super Troopers 2 , in 2018 , anda thirdSuper Troopersmovie in ontogenesis .
Super Troopersis a highly quotable , wacky , and wise yield that , while sometimes feel stitched together , is still smart as a whip and uproariously comic in any pay shot . In the film , Lieutenant Thorny ( Jay Chandrasekhar ) , Trooper Carl Foster ( Paul Soter ) , Trooper Mac ( Steve Lemme ) , Trooper Rabbit ( Erik Stolhanske ) , and Trooper Rod ( Kevin Heffernan ) are push into a competition against the local police department of Spurbury to write their jobs , and Foster set about a secret relationship with Ursula ( Marisa Coughlan ) , an underappreciated starter with the Spurbury Police Department .
The Iconic Super Troopers Biker Scene Explained
In one scene of the moving-picture show , Foster and Ursula fulfil up for a undercover tryst at a restaurant , hoping that neither of their colleagues will get wise to their relationship . Ursula walk into the eating place wearing dark sunglass , a black tank top , and dark denim , a Graeco-Roman bike rider look . When Foster stands up to recognize her , he ’s revealed to be wearing a cyclist kit with a tight red shirt , helmet , and gymnastic sunglass . They both sit down and , after a round , Foster enunciate , " Ooooh , biker . I ’m an idiot . "
The joke is that the two presumably discussed that they needed to mask themselves and went with " biker " as the costume they would wear . Foster thought they entail " route cyclists " while Ursula cerebrate they meant " motorcyclists " . It ’s a very funny moment that happen promptly , only lingering long enough for Foster to handwave by his confusion . The jest is specially queer because the movie does n’t spell it out for the audience . It mean what they must have speak about before the dinner , making for a more satisfying laughter line .
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The Biker Scene Only Happened Because Of A Wardrobe Accident
As it just so befall , the biker panorama was not originally compose that way ; it come about because of a closet error . In aRedditAMA forSuper Troopers 2 , the Broken Lizard crew said ,
" The biker scene was an chance event . The press soul never got an answer from me on which kind of biker , so she bestow two dissimilar kinds of biker turnout to show me and ask which one I desire . We laughed so intemperately , we put both in and wrote the Foster line , ' Oooooh biker ! ' "
So as it turns out , it was the wardrobe person who led the Broken Lizard crew to discover how unclear the password " biker " can be without any context . The troupe also go on to say ,
" We showed up on set that day and the costume designer brought out two sets of costumes . She said ' did you mean Bicycle Biker or Harley - Davidson Biker ? ' We all looked at each other and enunciate ' Holy f**k ! There ’s the joke ! ' It ’s my favorite bit in the picture and a termination of complete coincidence . "
The fact that this scene came about from a full accident makes it that much funnier because the scene itself is about an unacquainted miscommunication , which is how the writers discovered the joke in the first place . There ’s also a funny symmetry between the persona inSuper Troopersand Broken Lizard in that stumble across a joke and add just a few words feels like the kind of slapdash , have - sport - with - it attitude the country trooper exhibit .
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Super Troopers is a clowning moving picture from the team at Broken Lizard , and follows a group of Vermont state troopers who systematically commit pranks on each other and law - breaking citizens . When the station faces closure from the local constabulary strength ’s attempt , they find themselves in the center of an over - the - top smuggling mob , give them a chance to redeem themselves and keep their department open .
Super Troopers is a comedy film from the team at Broken Lizard, and follows a group of Vermont state troopers who consistently pull pranks on each other and law-breaking citizens. When the station faces closure from the local police force’s efforts, they find themselves in the middle of an over-the-top smuggling ring, giving them a chance to redeem themselves and keep their department open.
