SANTA MONICA, California — They have 10 legs, 10 hands, five wisecracking mouths and a matching number of abused livers. They enjoy mocking authority, partying into the wee hours and posting photos of their half-naked selves on MySpace. In short, the Broken Lizard comedy troupe is a lot like your friends.

And you'd better clear off the couch and pull out the futon, because these friends are planning on spending a lot of quality time with you real soon.

"We've said that as Broken Lizard we're never going to make a non-R-rated movie," Steve Lemme proudly declared during a recent sit-down. "With PG you can't speak the way real people speak. People swear, and they get into absurd situations."

With a newfound level of clout following the recent release of "Beerfest" (which arrives December 5 on DVD), the five Lizard funnymen have kick-started several projects that will allow them to swear and be absurd for years to come. And in the eyes of their famously loyal fans, one idea in particular sounds super.

"We're talking about it. We've always planned on it," Lemme said of "Super Troopers 2," a sequel to the 2001 cult flick that made them Hollywood power-players a decade after they met as Colgate University students. "[At the end of 2001's 'Super Troopers'], the Super Troopers were left without jobs. So, we're trying to figure out if we're going to pick up where that movie left off."

Introducing a hair-raising prequel idea for the clueless cops, 33-year-old Lemme revealed a second plotline they might instead indulge. "We have [another] idea to go back to 1977 and play our dads," he grinned. "We'd have a whole bunch of new stories, where we have bigger mustaches and hot rods."

But, lest you think Lemme and his buddies are lowest-common-denominator comedians with a frat boy's mentality, know this: They are, in fact, lowest-common-denominator comedians with a frat boy's mentality — and a deep appreciation of history and culture. They are considering making a "period piece," according to troupe member Kevin Heffernan.

Lemme — who along with Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Erik Stolhanske and Paul Soter comprise the comedy team — said "The Greek Road" would feature "Ancient Greeks in the original buddy movie: Socrates and Plato. Kevin plays Plato, who is the freshman phenom wrestler, but he's so stupid that he is failing his classes. So, they bring Socrates in — who I play — and then we go [on] a road trip to the Olympics. Hilarious!

"We have a production deal at Warner Bros., so we're producing a few things," Lemme continued. "In terms of the things that we will act in, we also have a film called 'Slammin' Salmon,' where we play waiters in a restaurant owned by a guy who is basically a Mike Tyson character, the heavyweight champ."

"They're all written," Heffernan said of both "The Greek Road" and "Slammin' Salmon." "We're just trying to see who is going to give us the most dough. And then, on top of that, Jay has a couple that he is attached to direct. I think the idea is to try to do a proper, five-member movie within the next year, and that will probably be one of the two that we've mentioned."

Along with the "Troopers" prequel/sequel, the two movies would keep the Lizards together even as their individual stocks continue to rise. " 'Strange Wilderness' is pretty funny. I heard they're gonna put it out probably in February or March," Heffernan said of the Adam Sandler-produced comedy in which he stars alongside Steve Zahn, Jonah Hill and Justin Long. "The premise is that this late-night wilderness-show team assembles, and they go in search of Bigfoot. And when they reach their destination ... well, Bigfoot might make an appearance."

"You talk about cult movies, this will be a cult movie," Heffernan said of "Wilderness." "It's got a watching-it-with-your-friends-and-laughing-your-ass-off kind of sensibility to it."

Lemme, meanwhile, is making plans to follow in the footsteps of "Dukes of Hazzard" director Chandrasekhar by overseeing his own, separate quasi-"Troopers" spin-off. "I might direct something called 'Run for the Border,' which actually stars the three stoners from 'Super Troopers,' " Lemme revealed, referring to actors André Vippolis ("Stateside"), Joey Kern ("Cabin Fever") and Geoffrey Arend ("The Ringer"). "They try to pose as Mexicans to gain some employment, they get deported to Mexico and they have to try to get back across the border."

Is your head spinning yet? Although the initial glow of their "Troopers" breakthrough was dimmed by 2004's poorly received "Club Dread," the successful "Beerfest" put them back on the map as a comedic force. Now, the Lizards have returned — and it's not just the college kids who love 'em.

"I had just bought a new car. I was going up to San Jose and I was averaging 120," Lemme remembered of a recent fan encounter. "I don't know if you've ever driven up the 5 [highway], but it becomes 200 miles of pure, flat, straight road. I was thinking about how there were no cops on this road, and then suddenly there was one. I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy caught me going over 100. I'm dead.'

"I was really nervous. I had my hands on the steering wheel," he continued. "And [the policeman] was like, 'Super Troopers'! I was like, 'That's right.' And he was like, 'Oh my God! When are you guys gonna make another movie?' "

Now the Lizards can safely respond, "Soon!"

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