Super Troopers 3 Review: A Goofy Throwback That Finds Some Solid Laughs Amid Dated Comedy

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The Super Troopers 3 cast all standing on a carpet

While it won't win over critics of the previous films in the series, there's enough goofball successes in Super Troopers 3 to be fittingly funny.

Published Aug 6, 2026, 8:47 AM EDT

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Created by the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, Super Troopers has proven to be a surprisingly resilient comedy property. The first film in 2001 was a hit-or-miss comedy that stumbled with critics, but proved to be a surprisingly enduring cult classic for Millennials. Its solid theatrical run led to an even bigger success on home video.

The second film, released in 2018 after a successful crowdfunding campaign, retained a lot of the underlying sense of tasteless comedy. Now, almost a decade later, the entire crew has returned for another outing. Super Troopers 3 is the epitome of a familiar franchise that old fans will love, while it's unlikely that newer audiences will be won over by their goofball antics.

However, there's something to be said for the more emotionally effective bizarreness of the film's comedy, which works better than in Super Troopers 2. While it's hard to recommend Super Troopers 3 to anyone who didn't at least get some good chuckles out of Broken Lizard's previous work, there are enough successes with this hit-or-miss comedy that fans will get some laughs.

The Boys Are Back In Town (For More Of The Same)

Super Troopers 3 is very much in line with the previous two films: a largely plotless excuse to indulge in some dumb jokes and give a pack of comedians the chance to fully commit to some ridiculous word-play and visual gags. But there's something to be said for how the comedy has evolved slightly.

It feels wrong to say the franchise has matured, given the style of comedy at play, but there are at least some genuine efforts to ground the film emotionally in ways that actually make it more impactful. Picking up years after the events of the last film, Super Troopers 3 revisits Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar), Farva (Kevin Heffernan), Foster (Paul Soter), Mac (Steve Lemme), and Rabbit's (Erik Stolhanske) police precinct in sleepy Vermont. The primary plot follows Thorny trying to disrupt the engagement of Farva and his sister Sarita, who fell in love after Farva saved her life from a car crash.

In the other primary plot, Mac's suspicions about a potential drug ring right under their noses pit them against some old rivals. Along the way, the film indulges in some other running beats, such as the relationship troubles between Foster and Ursula (Marisa Coughlan), as well as John O'Hagen's (Brian Cox) struggles with retirement.

None of the plots are all that surprising, and they typically work in the style one would expect from this franchise. Plenty of sex, poop, and drug jokes, coupled with some goofy beats, over-the-top slapstick, and weird situations. The cast is all universally committed to their goofball antics, delivering the gross-out, slapstick comedy with a respectable authenticity that helps more jokes land than flop.

Super Troopers 3 Is Really For The Longtime Fans

Jay Chandrasekhar's Thorny holding his finger to the sky while counting in Super Troopers 3

The returning cast are clearly having a blast, with plenty of gags working better than they should thanks to their sheer commitment to the bit. Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan, especially, have a lot of fun upping the ante of their dynamic thanks to the presence of Sarita. New additions to the cast, like Chance Crawford, Hannah Simone, and especially Andrew Dismukes, match that energy tit-for-tat.

None of the twists or turns will be all that surprising, even if the cast does manage to drag some good laughs out of those moments. Audiences will have to temper their expectations if they're waiting for the movie to deliver real character growth or exploration, as most of the comedy comes from leaning into an almost grounded sense of absurdity.

For fans of the original, there's a solid-enough blend of character-centric riffs and dumb jokes...

While there are some insensitive beats as well, it's a far cry from the days of the older movies. The boys club effect doesn't keep the actresses from getting in on the joke, especially Hannah Simone – the New Girl star fits in perfectly well alongside Chandrasekhar and actually inspires some joy in Herrernan's Favra in ways that can be surprisingly sweet.

This is very much a subjective comedy, where the quality of the jokes will be up to the viewers' preferences. For fans of the original, there's a solid-enough blend of character-centric riffs and dumb jokes to be worth the price of admission. Chandrasekhar's direction isn't anything showy, but it does a decent job of delivering on the gags.

For the most part, Super Troopers 3 at least finds some stupid fun in its returning characters. While it won't convert anyone who found the first two movies unfunny, fans of the 2000s raunchy comedy will appreciate the scattershot approach to jokes that lands more than it misses.

Super Troopers 3 releases in theaters on Friday, August 7.