CHiPs (film)

CHiPs
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDax Shepard
Written byDax Shepard
Based onCHiPs
by Rick Rosner
Produced by
  • Andrew Panay
  • Ravi Mehta
Starring
CinematographyMitchell Amundsen
Edited byDan Lebental
Music byFil Eisler
Production
company
Primate Pictures[1]
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
  • March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[3]
Box office$26.8 million[4]

CHiPs is a 2017 American buddy cop action comedy film written and directed by Dax Shepard,[5] based on the 1977–1983 television series of the same name created by Rick Rosner. The film stars Shepard as Officer Jon Baker and Michael Peña as Frank "Ponch" Poncherello, with Rosa Salazar, Adam Brody and Vincent D'Onofrio in supporting roles.

Principal photography began on 21 October 2015, in Los Angeles. The film premiered in the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on March 20, 2017 and was theatrically released on March 24, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was a box-office bomb, grossing $26 million against a budget of $25 million, and received negative reviews from critics for its plot and direction.

Unlike the original series, the movie was produced without the cooperation of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and without a license to use CHP logos.

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  2. ^ "CHIPS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "'CHIPS': 15 Things to Know About Dax Shepard's R-Rated Adaptation". Collider. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "CHiPs (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "CHiPs". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved October 1, 2016.