Phil Roberts 
Super Troopers 3 is another outrageous riot. Although it’s not their best material, the Broken Lizard team has delivered another laugh-out-loud comedy that hits all the right notes and sends the audience home happy.
We all love a good laugh, but when it comes at the expense of the police, it adds an extra layer of satire that deserves to be enjoyed on the big screen, and few franchises do it quite as gleefully as Super Troopers. For more than two decades, the Broken Lizard team has built a devoted following with its irreverent humor, outrageous pranks, and endlessly quotable one-liners. Now, eight years after their last big-screen outing, the gang is back for one final ride in Super Troopers 3.
Once again led by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe, the long-awaited threequel reunites audiences with Ramathorn, Farva, Thorny, Mac, and Rabbit for another chaotic shift behind the badge. But does Super Troopers 3 deliver one last serving of the offbeat comedy that made the series a cult favorite, or has this patrol finally run out of gas?
REVIEW
Fear not, comedy fans, because Super Troopers 3 is another outrageous riot. Although it’s not their best material, the Broken Lizard team has delivered another laugh-out-loud comedy that hits all the right notes and sends the audience home happy. Packed with razor-sharp banter, an energetic screenplay, irreverent humor, and the series’ signature blend of crude comedy and playful satire, the film provides a satisfying and fitting conclusion to the trilogy.
With Jay Chandrasekhar once again in the director’s chair and the entire Broken Lizard team returning to script the adventure, Super Troopers 3 embraces everything fans love about the franchise. The chemistry between the cast remains effortlessly entertaining, and their fearless commitment to increasingly absurd situations ensures this latest ride-along is every bit as chaotic, audacious, and gleefully ridiculous as its predecessors.
ON DUTY
For this outing, the team has thrown Farva into the driving seat, as he attempts to marry Ramathorn’s rambunctious sister, Sarita, played by Hannah Simone. Obviously this is the last thing Ramathorn can stomach, but with Sarita’s infatuation at fever pitch and Farva reveling in his newfound love, he hatches a cunning scheme to put an end to the marriage before it has a chance to come to fruition. His plan revolves around his parents, a pair of hardcore Indian traditionalists, to see Farva’s true nature and force Sarita to end the marriage.
Of course, no Super Troopers movie would be complete without a legitimate crime spree to hamper their fun, and The Boys’ Chace Crawford fills in as the worthy bad guy, Baker Buchanan, who has his own nefarious scheme for the team to tackle. The film also keeps the laughs flowing through a series of entertaining side stories. Ursula and Carl provide plenty of relationship-driven chaos, Rabbit’s growing envy of the department’s newest recruit becomes a recurring comic highlight, and Mac’s increasingly desperate attempts to navigate a full-blown midlife crisis add another layer of absurdity to the proceedings.
ABUSING THE LAW
Usually, I’d take a deep dive into the plot’s complexities and offer my expert analysis of the performances, but this is Super Troopers. The plot is little more than a glorified excuse to unleash another barrage of outrageous pranks, ridiculous one-liners, and laugh-out-loud chaos—and honestly, that’s exactly how it should be. Nobody buys a ticket expecting a tightly woven crime thriller.
That’s not to say the film is all silliness, though. Hidden beneath the crude jokes and endless shenanigans is a surprisingly sharp satirical streak. Super Troopers 3 pokes fun at the absurdity of racial prejudice and the social minefield people often create when they’re terrified of saying the wrong thing. Chandrasekhar cleverly tackles this social dilemma head-on, peeling back the layers of outrage with his razor-sharp humor, and it works a treat. The majority of these racially charged jokes rest on the shoulders of Captain Todd Markowski, who enjoys some of the most hilarious moments in the film.
The character, played with impeccable comic timing by Nat Faxon, is repeatedly thrown into painfully awkward situations, resulting in a string of cringe-inducing moments that will have audiences laughing through their fingers. Jay Chandrasekhar deserves credit for recognizing that the best way to tackle uncomfortable subjects is often through humor, exposing the absurdity of prejudice rather than preaching about it. As the chaos unfolds, Markowski becomes the poster boy for the running gag, bearing the brunt of the film’s most hilariously uncomfortable moments.
PARENTAL HIJINKS
But perhaps the funniest moments in the film are left for Ramathorn’s parents. By bringing the parents into the mix, the movie subjects them to the same treatment as the rest of the cast, resulting in some painfully funny moments. As Thorny’s mother and father, respectively, Iqbal Theba and Sakina Jaffrey enjoy a liberating spell in the limelight. Both actors get to cast off their shackles and deliver a surprisingly brilliant turn as the typically strict parents who suddenly turn everything on its head.
Beneath the outrageous humor, the film also finds room for a little heart. Amid the pranks, misunderstandings, and laugh-out-loud chaos, the Ramathorn family discovers that, no matter how absurd life becomes, family is still what matters most. It’s a surprisingly warm note on which to build some of the film’s biggest laughs.
The climax brings everything together in true Super Troopers fashion, delivering one last flurry of outrageous gags before sending audiences home with a smile—and really, that’s all you can ask of a comedy. Is it the most original entry in the series? Probably not. But originality has never been the franchise’s greatest strength. For just under two hours, Super Troopers 3 scratches that comedy itch with ease, delivering an entertaining ride packed with big laughs, daft moments, and enough absurdity to leave fans thoroughly satisfied.
VERDICT
Overall, I had a blast with Super Troopers 3. While it may not be the most original concept, the film delivers on everything it promises and then some. Sadly, it does show signs that the well may be running a little dry these days, and some of the cast suffer from a cut in their screen time, but in the end, it’s a comedy, and if we all go home happy, it’s mission accomplished.
By centering the film on the relationship between Ramathorn and Farva, we enjoy a ride that preaches acceptance, even in the face of racial differences that would usually keep people apart, and perhaps that is the best message the film conveys. It shows that even in the face of absurdity, communities can come together and set aside their petty differences to become a family. For a film packed with this many laughs, that’s a genuinely uplifting message to take home.
So, book a ticket to Super Troopers 3 and enjoy the ride. The series may be showing signs of slowing down, but that doesn’t stop Broken Lizard from making us laugh one last time!
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Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
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