Super Troopers 3 (2026)
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Premise: Vermont state troopers investigate a series of vandalism attacks against trucks transporting Canadian syrup. Meanwhile, Farva (Kevin Heffernan) plans his wedding to Thorny’s sister (Hannah Simone). Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar) schemes to prevent the nuptials.
What Works: The original Super Troopers has (inexplicably) become a cult film. Super Troopers fans know these movies, quote them, and have favorite characters. The third film has been made with the fans in mind. Twenty-five years after the original, the threequel has retained most the cast and maintains the series’ tone and humor. Paralleling the trajectory of the American Pie series, the original Super Troopers was an ensemble piece but the sequels coalesced around the most popular characters. Super Troopers 3 is primarily about the relationship between Farva and Thorny. Farva is set to marry Thorny’s sister and Super Troopers 3 is at its best when it becomes a bachelor party movie.
What Doesn’t: Comedies are allowed a degree of logical latitude but they still ought to make internal sense. Super Troopers 3 is nonsensical. The relationship between Farva and Sarita is never convincing, not even in a comic way. Farva is an idiot and the filmmakers never sell their relationship. The film includes a subplot involving vandalism and drug smuggling. This doesn’t make sense either especially the climactic chase in which the geography is inconsistent with what was already established. These logical flaws are so distracting because the rest of the movie is so unengaging. The original Super Troopers was released in 2001 and at that time the comedy genre produced films such as Road Trip, Pootie Tang, and Shallow Hal. These movies weren’t very good then and they have aged poorly. A quarter century since the original Super Troopers, the filmmakers are stuck in time, reiterating the same frat boy humor from 2001. Super Troopers was rooted in an era of comedy that was about being deliberately shocking and offensive. Aside from a gag involving an elephant, this movie is remarkably tame. Nothing in it is all that outrageous, certainly not in an amusing way. The best the filmmakers can do is exploit racial humor as Farva and Sarita enter into a mixed-race marriage. There is nothing insightful or clever or even risqué about it. The action sequences are flat. They have no physical comedy or kinetic excitement. The whole film feels belabored and bogged down.
Bottom Line: Super Troopers 3 is reminiscent of 2026’s Scary Movie. They both revisit comedy properties from the early 2000s and come across creaky and cringy, like a parent trying to impress a teenager. Super Troopers 3 may satisfy fans of the franchise but it’s not good.
Episode: #1112 (August 16, 2026)