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Slideshow: Chicago Premiere of Broken Lizard’s ‘Super Troopers 2’



CHICAGO – They’re back! The gang from the 2002 film “Super Troopers,” also known as the comedy team “Broken Lizards,” are finally releasing a sequel, “Super Troopers 2.” Jay Chandrasekhar (also director), Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske co-wrote and perform in the wacky adventures of their State Trooper characters mediating a Canadian/USA border dispute.
Photographer Joe Are of HollywoodChicago.com was at the Chicago Premiere Red Carpet at the AMC River East Theatre, and took some Exclusive Photos. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. Photos © Joe Are of Starstruck Photo for HollywoodChicago.com
- TROOPERS1: The Broken Lizard comedy troupe presents SUPER TROOPERS 2.
- TROOPERS2: Jay Chandrasekhar directed the film and portrays Thorny.
- TROOPERS3: Kevin Heffernan portrays Rod.
- TROOPERS4: Paul Soter portrays Jeff.
- TROOPERS5: Steve Lemme portrays Mac.
- TROOPERS6: Erik Stolhanske portrays Rabbit.
![]() | By PATRICK McDONALD |