JPV852
Still as funny as the first time I saw this, probably way back in 2008. Good send-up on war movies and just great comedic performances all around, but especially Robert Downey Jr. 3.75/5
Tropic Thunder
- Action
- Comedy
- Adventure
- War
8/9/2008
107
R
Get Some.
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. 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.
- Director:
- Revenue:
- $195,702,811
- Budget:
- $92,000,000
Videos
Cast
Ben StillerTugg Speedman- Robert Downey Jr.Kirk Lazarus
- Jack BlackJeff Portnoy
- Jay BaruchelKevin Sandusky
- Brandon T. JacksonAlpa Chino
- Brandon Soo HooTran
- Matthew McConaugheyRick Peck
- Tom CruiseLes Grossman
- Nick NolteFour Leaf Tayback
- Danny McBrideCody
- Steve CooganDamien Cockburn
- Bill HaderRob Slolom
- Reggie LeeByong
- Trieu TranTru
- Tobey MaguireTobey Maguire
Tyra BanksTyra Banks
Reviews
Geronimo1967
This pretty much takes a swipe at the whole cinema experience starting with the exuberant trails that make every film look like a potential award winning extravaganza through to the main feature - a parody that clashes Platoon (1986) with Predator (1987) and adds a mix of Good Morning, Vietnam! (1987) for good measure, too! Superstar action star Tugg (Ben Stiller) has made a couple of stinkers lately and so his agent (Matthew McConaughey) has sent him to join a testosterone-charged cast to star in a jungle warfare film being directed by British newbie Damien (Steve Coogan). Pretty swiftly the tub-thumping is causing consternation as he; rude-boy comic actor Portnoy (Jack Black) and the action hero Lazarus (Robert Downey Jnr.) are strutting ...