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Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film.
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- BEN STILLER FIRST HAD THE IDEA FOR THE FILM IN 1987. In 1987, Ben Stiller appeared in Steven Spielberg's World War II drama Empire of the Sun. He couldn’t help but notice that, at the same time, many of his actor friends were getting jobs in Vietnam movies, attending fake boot camps, and claiming it was a life-changing experience.
- KEANU REEVES WAS STILLER’S FIRST CHOICE FOR TUGG SPEEDMAN. Stiller considered. casting Reeves as Speedman, and keeping the role of agent Rick "Pecker" Peck for himself.
- ROBERT DOWNEY JR. BASED KIRK LAZARUS ON THREE ACTORS. At a press conference, Downey said he based Lazarus on three actors: Russell Crowe and Daniel Day-Lewis, “with a little” Colin Farrell.
- MOS DEF TURNED DOWN PLAYING ALPA CHINO. The actor and recording artist wanted to change Alpa Chino from a rapper to an R&B musician, but the writers disagreed.
Aug 13, 2018 · In 2008, Tropic Thunder hit screens like a dynamo, shocking audiences with its stunt casting and blunt satire and racking up $110.5 million in domestic box office receipts. Ten years on, it...
Aug 13, 2008 · Tropic Thunder: Directed by Ben Stiller. With Jeff Kahn, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Ruivivar, Jack Black. Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
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- Ben Stiller
- 2008-08-13
Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his...
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May 26, 2022 · Comics DC. The Ending Of Tropic Thunder Explained. Paramount Pictures / YouTube. By Jason Connolly May 25, 2022 10:22 pm EST. It's been nearly 14 years since Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder"...
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Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. It stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film.
