We are not too far from the crowdfunded Super Troopers 2 hitting theaters as it releases Friday, April 20th. As their promotional tour wraps up, Broken Lizard hopes it achieves any sort of big success from this. That, however, is their biggest test. Will it do anything in its first weekend? If so, it better make the best of it before yet another brain dead Marvel popcorn flick comes out on the 27th.
When the original came out in February 2002, it was not a huge hit. Still, it made some money considering the starting dominance of DVD. Broken Lizard has had more of a cult fanbase and Super Troopers remains one of the bigger comedies of the 2000s due to its approach to humor, characters, and quotable lines. With that fanbase in mind, it's time to put up or shut up. Just the idea of doing another one was deemed impossible at one point. Three plus years of trying to get it done and they have succeeded.
With crowdfunding, there hasn't been too many movies through this kind of system. Most notables for theatrical releases are Veronica Mars and Wish I Was Here. Super Troopers 2 should be able to get past the hurdles those two had for a few reasons. One is that it's something people have been begging for in the last decade. Two is that Broken Lizard has made a name for themselves and have appeared all over the United States through stand up along with a few other films. They are a draw compared to the other two examples of crowdfunding and the notoriety helps their case a lot more.
The kid gloves are off for this one. It's just of matter of who will actually see it in theaters.
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