Hey folks, Harry here... and I am quite afraid of what could possibly be the scariest thought I ever had... What was John Robie doing so close to RuPaul as to have physical contact? Strange things happen in the snow... People even.... shudder.... get close to RuPaul. 10-to-1, that gave Robie a semi.... Anyways, here's Robie's look at SUPERTROOPERS which is supposed to be... really really funny.
I’m still smarting because RuPaul stepped on my foot. He’s a large man.
Supertroopers is goddamn funny.
Goddamn fucking stupid hilarious strange weird good filthy tickle your ass with a feather a little lengthy but who’s complaining funny.
The idea for the whole thing is a half a milla inch away from Police Academy, but there’s a whole lotta difference in that difference. Though Supertroopers would’ve benefited from some Guttenberg – and really, what wouldn’t? – it still has a great cast that’s mostly made up of Broken Lizard, a freakin’ tremendous group of comic performers that made their escape from East Germany in late ’87. Wait…that’s Hedwig. And that’s a great movie too. And I’ll write about that one just as soon as my head stops thumping.
The guys from Broken Lizard wrote the thing, and one of their own – Jay Chandrasekhar – directed it. Yet another one actually built the camera that was used to shoot the film. That might not be true. Publicists lie…a lot. You learn that very quickly in Park City.
Funny funny funny stuff all over this movie, which gives Dumb and Dumber a run for the money in the most jokes per minute department. Don’t shudder when I bring up Dumb and Dumber in a Sundance article you snobs – remember, that’s the most profitable independent film ever made. That’s actually true. If there’s any justice in the world Supertroopers will make more money than Titanic, Gone with the Wind and Get Carter combined. I promised the publicist I’d say that. In return she showed me the feather trick.
I’ve got way too many "young Iranian boy loses his kite" movies to write about to sit here and dilly on about Supertroopers. It’s an insanely hysterical film and a whole lot of fun, and that’s the Pope’s truth. I ain’t lyin’. About almost everything else in this article, well, yes, I am lying. But about Supertroopers being funny, that’s on the level. Hilarious hilarious movie.
…mommy, the goat herder stole my kite...
John Robie
