Tropic Thunder (2008)

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6.5	Rating (1839 ratings)
7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Ben Stiller

Starring (View all)

Jeff Kahn
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Robert Downey Jr.
Kirk Lazarus - Hot LZ

Anthony Ruivivar
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Jack Black
Jeff Portnoy - Hot LZ

Jay Baruchel
Kevin Sandusky - Hot LZ

Brandon T. Jackson
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Ben Stiller
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Eric Winzenried
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Justin Theroux
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Ben Stiller
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Terrific action/comedy romp!

16 years, 8 months ago at Aug 23 7:05

PvtCaboose91

6 votes

"I'm just a little boy who plays with his penis when he's nervous."

Tropic Thunder was Ben Stiller's most ambitious project yet. The actor/director/writer's career abruptly plummeted after starring in a number of disappointing films such as the tepid Night at the Museum and the lacklustre recent remake of The Heartbreak Kid. The last time Stiller accepted the obligations as a direct... read more

A Thunder of Tropic Laughs.

16 years, 7 months ago at Sep 17 21:58

Lexi

4 votes

''Yo asshole! This motha' fucka's dead. Ain't no Chris Angel Mindfreak, David Blane trapdoor horse shit jumpin' off here!''

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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Firstly I must say Tropic Thunder achieves exactly what it ... read more

"What Do You Mean You People?"

16 years, 4 months ago at Dec 8 1:08

The Cineast

3 votes

The hype for this film was crazy, and I was hearing nothing but good things about it. For the first month it was in theaters, then out of it, I was dying to watch it, but never got around to it. Thank god I gave it a good viewing last night from the nifty "Netflix" service, because It was just as good as advertised, and also much different than I was expecting.

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Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in “Tropic Thunder,’ an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

Release date: 13 August 2008

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