CHIPS

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CHIPS

R

2017

1h 41m

Comedy

Action

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Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello have just joined the California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles, but for very different reasons. Baker is a former motorbike rider who's trying to put his life and marriage back together. Poncherello is a cocky, undercover FBI agent who's investigating a multimillion dollar heist that may be an inside job. Forced to work together, the inexperienced rookie and hardened veteran begin clashing instead of clicking while trying to nab the bad guys.

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Critics Consensus

CHiPS abandons the endearing innocence of its source material, using the titular cop show's premise as a setup for aggressively lowbrow gags that prove only mildly arresting at best.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jan 26, 2018

2.5/4

It is really no plot at all, merely a vehicle to allow Shepard and Pena to riff about kinky bedroom habits, homophobia and so on. Those flippant exchanges fluctuate from funny to flat.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Apr 12, 2017

1/5

Taken purely on its own, Chips is a wretched attempt at an action comedy. I can only imagine how it looks to viewers with emotional investment in the source material

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Apr 5, 2017

1.5/5

A disclaimer reads "The California Highway Patrol does not endorse this film". It's hard to imagine anyone does.

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

Mar 3, 2022

2.5/4

Me, I found Pauline Kael's review of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure echoing in my ears: "I liked the movie's unimportance. It isn't saying anything."

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Drew Dietsch

FANDOM

Dec 29, 2021

3/5

As a comedy, it's serviceable but never able to stake out something that makes it memorable. As an action film, it's a delightful throwback to a bygone era.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 8, 2021

1.5/4

The crudity flows as easily as the violence in this low-IQ outing, with a special emphasis on gay panic humor and an even greater emphasis on sexist humor (this is the sort of film that suggests that if a woman isn't a 10, she might as well kill herself).

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Deron B

@DapigeonOne Nov 6, 2026

Great classic style comedy duo. The action scenes aren’t amazing but fun,the comedy is what does it for me. Very corny at times but that is my type of humor the duo works really well together on screen comedically as well as for the script.

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Billy C

@bcassini13 Oct 8, 2026

Great comedy. One of the last 2000's vibe comedies we got. First 30 minutes are pretty mid then it gets hilarious. Don't understand the bad reviews

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 6, 2026

CHIPS is a *2* star Movie!

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Cali C

@RT23455853 Aug 18, 2026

Brilliant! Best comedy since Starsky & Hutch! Funny as hell plus cool motocross/Zip bike themed plot. I've scene movie at least 8 times.

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Graeme R

@Geebanger Jun 13, 2026

If you like fun and motorcycles it’s a good watch. Don’t look for authenticity or anything real world and just enjoy the ride. It’s all made with a lot of tongue in cheek. I love re watching it. Just my own personal opinion and tastes 😁

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Scott R

@ScottR Oct 5, 2025

It kept my attention despite some of its bizarre and unsettling humor. I only saw it with my friends Tina & John. I don't plan to see it again. Saw on Amazon.

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Synopsis

Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello have just joined the California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles, but for very different reasons. Baker is a former motorbike rider who's trying to put his life and marriage back together. Poncherello is a cocky, undercover FBI agent who's investigating a multimillion dollar heist that may be an inside job. Forced to work together, the inexperienced rookie and hardened veteran begin clashing instead of clicking while trying to nab the bad guys.

Director: Dax Shepard
Producer: Andrew Panay, Ravi Mehta
Screenwriter: Dax Shepard
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Panay Films, Primate Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Pervasive Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.6M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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