CHiPs is a 2017 American action comedy buddy cop film written and directed by Dax

Shepard,[4] based on the 19771983 television series of the same name created by Rick Rosner.
The film stars Shepard as Officer Jon Baker and Michael Pea as Frank "Ponch" Poncherello,
with Rosa Salazar, Adam Brody and Vincent D'Onofrio in supporting roles.
Principal photography began on October 21, 2015 in Los Angeles. The film was released on March
24, 2017 by Warner Bros. Pictures, received negative reviews from critics and grossed $26 million
worldwide.

Contents
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1Plot
2Cast
3Production
o 3.1Development
o 3.2Filming
o 3.3Casting
4Release and Reception
o 4.1Box office
o 4.2Home Media
o 4.3Critical response
5References
6External links

Plot[edit]
The film begins with a getaway driver waiting for his crew in a Miami bank. Following a brief car
chase, the driver reveals himself as Special Agent Castillo (Michael Pea) of the FBI. He then
arrests the criminal crew who killed his former partner. During the arrest, Castillo fires his service
weapon through his partner's, Special Agent Clay Allen's (Adam Brody), shoulder. He then
proceeded to show a naked photo of the criminal's wife to prove Castillo's affair with her.
Meanwhile, at the training center for the California Highway Patrol, Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) is a
trainee who is awaiting his final exam to graduate. Failing a series of simple tests, he is placed at the
desk of CHP Sergeant Gail Hernandez (Maya Rudolph) for a final interview and decision. Hernandez
acknowledges his ability to "ride" a motorcycle better than the majority of the cadets she trained. She
grants him probationary approval to graduate pending a performance review based on Citations,
Arrests and Good overall evaluations from Superiors.
During the interview he mentions his past as a motocross competition champion and the fallout
resulting from his injuries on the track. After losing all he had gained, from sponsors to contracts,
Baker's wife Karen, played by Dax Shepard's partner in real life Kristen Bell, divorced him and
allowed Baker to remain a resident of their estate in the guest house.
Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol begins a pursuit with a crew of robbers
that ride motorcycles following their robbery of an armored car. During the chase, a CHP Air Unit is
overhead. The helicopter's pilot recognizes the Armed Guard that is being held hostage and is told
by the hostage taker to jump from the chopper to prove his love. The pilot subsequently jumps to his
death. The guard is told by the Hostage Taker, referred to as "L.T.", to return the money he stole as
part of the crew.
In Miami, Castillo's boss Agent Peterson (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) notifies him that his actions resulted in
the Bureau convening a review panel to consider terminating Castillo from the FBI. Following the
conversation, he orders Castillo to go undercover in California to help investigate the series of
armored car robberies with alleged connections to the police.
Castillo is given the alias of Officer Frank (Ponch) Poncherello in the California Highway Patrol's LA
District. Unknown to the officers, CHP Lieutenant Raymond Kurtz (Vincent D'Onofrio) is the leader of
a small group of corrupt CHP Officers. The group is committing these robberies to gather money for
Kurtz's herion addicted son (Justin Chatwin) to escape the access to drugs he has in LA.
Now undercover as Officer Poncherello (Pea), arrives at his assigned station. There he is partnered
with Baker (Dax Shepard), who immediately shows the inability to speak to women as fellow Officer
Ava Perez (Rosa Salazar) invites him to take a motorcycle tour of her favorite route. Baker mistakes
this as an attempt to hit on him, which angers Perez greatly.
Following a long time in a public restroom, Baker (Shepard) accuses Ponch (Pena) of masturbating
multiple times a day to refrain from his sexual addiction. As they discuss the issue, Ponch brings up
the fact that if Baker hasn't had sex with his wife for than a year, it obviously means that someone is
doing her for him. During that argument, the robbery crew makes another attempt at an armored
truck job. The crew shoots and kills two CHP Officers during the attempt prompting a police
response. While responding the crew evades them using Ducati motorcycles. Baker then saves
Ponch from being run over by a trucker who was unfocused on the road.
During another chase, Baker encounters Kurtz' son. The two begin a pursuit that results in
Lieutenant Kurtz running Baker over with a SWAT van after his son is decapitated and subsequently
killed by a steel cable. Officer Perez (Rosa Salazar) begins CPR and the air unit is called in to airlift
Baker to a hospital while Kurtz escapes easily. Following the incident, Castillo is held responsible by
the FBI Agent in charge of the case for the 3 CHP officers and 2 FBI agents that were injured.
During that time, Baker is confronted by Officer Perez and asked if he would like to get a ride home
from her. Baker responds that he would like to wait for his wife to come for him. Perez leaves upset
about the encounter. While this is happening, Castillo mistakenly dials Captain Jane Lindel and
begins sexting her. Upon seeing her naked and having an episode of Premature ejaculation, Castillo
destroys his phone.
The next day, Peterson travels to LA to speak to Castillo since his phone wasn't working. Upon
seeing the level of destruction Castillo caused, Peterson agrees with the panel's decision and
terminates Castillo from the FBI. With no one picking him up from his discharge, Baker is met by
Castillo and the two discuss the sexting issue and his termination from the bureau.
Baker and Castillo return to the Baker residence to find that Karen (Kristen Bell) and her new
boyfriend Rick (Josh Duhamel) sold the house and all of Baker's assets to another family. They sit
down and enjoy dinner together while discussing the case. There, after seeing the photo of the
severed head of the suspect, Baker realizes that the suspect competed against him in the Motocross
sport. They begin a simple Google Search that reveals the full legal name of the suspect and the
clear connection to the CHP Lieutenant as the suspect was a motocross competitor named "Reed
Jr". The search gave a Wikipedia page that made the connection to the Kurtz family as the
Lieutenant's son.
Together, they approach CHP Captain Jane Lindel (Jane Kaczmarek) to demand resources from the
CHP and to arrest the five officers they've discovered to be working with Kurtz. However, Castillo
realizes that he was fired from the FBI and no longer acts as a officer of the law. Captain Linden
subsequently swears him in as a CHP Officer. Meanwhile, Kurtz Jr's cousin and corrupt CHP Officer,
Brian Grieves (Ryan Hansen) was discharged by fellow corrupt CHP Officer and Castillo's love
interest Lindsey Taylor (Jessica McNamee). Officer Ava Perez, upon arrving too late to apprehend
them, begins recruiting a group of officers to go on the hunt.
Now formally a CHP Officer, Castillo recruits Baker into the hunt for the Kurtz crew. As they gear up,
Kurtz sends a photo of Karen tied up and demands that they come to a location in the middle of the
desert. There, Kurtz opens fire and shoots Castillo's fingers off. As Kurtz enters he begins a fistfight
with Baker and Castillo. During the fistfight, fellow CHP members led by Officer Ava Perez encounter
heavy gunfire from the corrupt Officers guarding the location.
Following an attempt to shoot Kurtz, Baker shoots a explosive resulting in a massive explosion of the
bunker. However, Kurtz is still alive and begins another fistfight with Baker. Lindsey Taylor arrives
and fakes an arrest. She places the pistol in Kurtz' hands and reveals herself as a crew member.
Kurtz fires the pistol into Baker's arm three times with the third bullet splinting off of his titanium arm
implant into Kurtz' head, killing him instantly. Baker reveals his arm was titanium following an injury
in a motocross competition that he won 1st place in. Meanwhile, a fistfight begins between Officer
Perez and Taylor ending in Perez taking Taylor into custody.
While in the ambulance to the hospital, they encounter a Paramedic (Erik Estrada) who treats
Castillo's injuries. With them is Officer Perez, who was asked to ride in the ambulance by Baker.
Baker and Perez begin having sex in the Ambulance as Castillo (Pea) and the Paramedic (Estrada)
converse, in Spanish, on Perez' body and Baker's inability to perform anal sex. The movie ends with
Perez acknowledging the comments and revealing that she does speak Spanish, understanding
what they're saying.
A final cut scene shows Castillo receiving a call from his former FBI boss, Agent Peterson, offering
his FBI position back to which he responds that he'd prefer to stay in the CHP.