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

01/26/2018

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)

04/12/2017

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

04/05/2017

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

03/03/2022

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

12/29/2021

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

11/08/2021

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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Graeme R

@Geebanger Jun 13

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

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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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 11

Funny in 1 hour and 41 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Drug Use, Crude Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Pervasive Language and Some Violence!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $18,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Stephen F

@RT21736782 Aug 10

I thought it was a really strong attempt. Writing was great, direction was great, acting great. It had it all, except I just didn't really laugh. It's not that it wasn't funny, it was funny in that way where I would say to myself in my head, "that's funny," but I didn't actually laugh. Dirty Grandpa was another one that I found similar. I saw something else recent with Deniro that I had to turn off, but Dirty Grandpa I watched all the way through and thought it was good, I just didn't laugh. It was missing that one thing to carry it across.

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Jeff S

@RT47322570 07/10/2025

I loved this movie. Of course it’s not realistic in any way but it was fun to just enjoy without thinking too much. Would live a sequel.

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A A

@RT49079600 07/05/2025

This has some pretty funny parts. It deserves a much better rating.

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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)