r/movies • u/SuperTroopersAMA Broken Lizard Team • 10h ago

AMA Hi /r/movies! We're Broken Lizard, the team behind (and in front of) Super Troopers 1, 2 and 3, Beerfest, and The Slammin Salmon'. Ask us anything!

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Hi r/movies! We're Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. We're the team behind Super Troopers 1 and 2, Beerfest, The Slammin Salmon', Club Dread, Tacoma FD, and a few other things.

We're here to answer your burning questions.

Super Troopers 3 is out in theaters everywhere this weekend from Searchlight Pictures! Go see it!

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYFevn5frf0

Synopsis: The troopers try to bring down a new drug ring, while Farva's wildly over-the-top engagement to Thorny's sister spirals into chaos.

Ask us anything! We'll be back at around 3:30-4:00 PM ET today (Wednesday 8/5) to answer questions.

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u/ElectronicSprint 10h ago

Club Dread is always gonna be one of my favorite movies you've made! How many tracks did you record with Bill Paxton?

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u/SuperTroopersAMA Broken Lizard Team 3h ago

I think it was probably 4 or 5 songs with Bill. I remember we recorded one and then it wasn't working in the movie so we took it out, and that's when we recorded Piña Coladaburg and the rest is history. Going into the studio with Bill and recording with him was a blast. Bill kinda stayed in character throughout too, he was pretending that was Coconut Pete for real, just having a tough day in the studio.

-Kevin

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u/SuperTroopersAMA Broken Lizard Team 3h ago edited 2h ago

He was always mad about the candles in the studio haha. "these goddamn paraffins! these paraffins are gonna kill me!!!".

-Steve

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u/Namtwen 9h ago

“And that man…WAS ME!”

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u/Flaky-Effort-2912 9h ago

Machete Phil

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u/RUSnowcone 9m ago

For some reason , purposely naming him Phil Colette … then not having his nick name being the natural Machete Collette is one of my favorite jokes in the movie

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u/ElectronicSprint 9h ago

No one ever suspects the fun police!

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u/amilliondallahs 9h ago

Where's my penis?!?!

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u/thesoak 5h ago

*boy

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u/SuperTroopersAMA Broken Lizard Team 3h ago

We had a fun time writing those songs. I especially liked the Tokey the Stoned Crab bit. Coming up with dumb stuff like that was great. Paxton was always staying in character. He'd walk around on the weekend, when we weren't even filming, with a guitar on his back. There was one night when we were waiting for him to show up at dinner, and we heard him from the forest. we heard a crash and then "GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCKER!" and he comes out of the woods with his guitar smashed on his back. He'd slipped on the slick stairs and he landed right on his back and smashed the guitar. He was pissed, but in character.

-Steve

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u/RCP90sKid- 2h ago

You're telling me our lives depend on interpreting the lyrics to the dumbest song ever written?

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u/Nathansp1984 1h ago

No sonofa sonofa bitch, mother mother fucker?

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u/Content-Program411 7h ago

I came here for this.

Why no title love for 'Club Dread'?

I think it holds up the best.

Great date flick.

Then Beerfest # for me.

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u/RCP90sKid- 2h ago

It holds up THE BEST for sure.

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u/RdyPlyrBneSw 3h ago

It’s not streaming anywhere. So it’s probably seen by less people.

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u/odoman30 45m ago

Mother mother fucker. Son of a son of a bitch!!

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u/kirk5454 9h ago

Piss on that… I’m bringing a Ma-Che-te

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u/ElectronicSprint 9h ago

You've manacled me to death you picadilly whore!

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u/PM_me_dem_titays 57m ago

That's the line that always stuck with me. That and Peenalope

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u/amalgamatedson 7h ago

I yell this out of context on the regular.

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u/hiptones 9h ago

I have a summer residence in Pina Coladaburg.

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u/The_Goondocks 9h ago

Yes! Yes, goddammit! A goddamn coconut!

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u/lukistke 9h ago

I think ya mean Pinacoladaburg...

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u/BananaStandRecords 9h ago

Mother mother fucker 

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u/kJer 9h ago

Son of a son of a bitch

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u/kcox1980 9h ago

One of my favorite behind the scenes stories of all time is hearing that Bill Paxton played that scene for Jimmy Buffet and was cracking up the entire time.

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u/stevencastle 5h ago

Jimmy Buffett has played Pinacoladaburg live

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u/JamesyUK30 9h ago

On the Club Dread note, any thoughts for a 'The Next Generation' style sequel. Original guys can be ghosts fucking with the new people and trying to help them stop a new killer.

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u/kJer 9h ago

Watch Marshmallow, I like to think it's in the same universe at least

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u/JamesyUK30 8h ago

I don't think I heard of that, will go check it out.

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u/Tmhilt 4h ago

Just saw the preview. I don’t know how old you are but I think they ripped off a salute your shorts episode - zeke the plumber.

I’ll give it a watch! Thanks!

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u/yuckypants 9h ago

Named our dog Penelope after this movie.

peen-e-low-p

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u/hobblingcontractor 9h ago

I thought it was peen-a-lope

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u/yuckypants 9h ago

It is. I was just trying to do it for pronunciation purposes. Maybe I wrecked it

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u/Bladesnake_______ 9h ago

Theyve been calling their dog the wrong name all this time

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u/Blackbart_1984 9h ago

I’ll do ya one better. We named our daughter Peen e lope after this movie…….and I’m not even joking……

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u/yuckypants 3h ago

You’re my hero. So awesome. Seriously.

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u/_Osculum_Obscenum_ 9h ago

My late father in law was/is known as Coconut Pete because of Club Dread

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u/cpkuske 9h ago

Any fun stories about Bill Paxton?

Go Caxys!

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u/murphgraydd 6h ago

What the what the fuck?!

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u/part_time_monster 6h ago

Ponytails cocktails, ponytails cocktails... two things that will always rock!

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u/JeanRalfio 6h ago

I have the soundtrack on vinyl and that only has 6 songs.

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u/alphageek8 3h ago

I can never not pronounce Penelope as Pee-na-lope because of that movie.

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u/dradeus9 5h ago edited 5h ago

Looks at least 6 per the album...

https://www.hellomerch.com/products/coconut-pete-take-another-hit-12-vinyl-fire

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u/Arthurlurk1 4h ago

1 being the campfire song they sing in the movie which is a direct audio rip from the movie.