DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008 Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount) Director: Ben Stiller Screenwriter: Ben Stiller, Etan Cohen, Justin Theroux Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon
Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin,
Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R (for pervasive language including sexual references,
violent content and drug material) Official Website: TropicThunder.com |
RainofMadness.com
Plot Summary: Ben Stiller says "Tropic Thunder" is a "a comedy about five
actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp
experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation." Black will play
Jeff "Fats" Portnoy, an overweight gross-out comedian, who's forced to kick his
drug addiction while filming on location in the jungle. Downey Jr. will play
Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner.
Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set and Stiller plays
Speedman.
EN 5 Second Review:
Offensive, funny, and explosions. You just can't beat
that for summer fun
Extras: Commentary
by Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.; "Blowing Shit Up"; "The
Cast of Tropic Thunder: Stiller, Downey, Jr., Black, Baruchel, Jackson,
McBride, Nolte"; "Behind the Scenes of Simple Jack"; "Simple Jack" trailer;
"Rain of Madness" mockumentary; deleted, extended scenes and alternate
endings; screen/wardrobe tests with Tom Cruise; more.
In standard
DVD, two-disc unrated director's cut DVD Special Edition, and two-disc
unrated director's cut Blu-ray edition.
Movie Spotlight
Tropic Thunder Release Date: August 15, 2008 Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount) Director: Ben Stiller Screenwriter: Ben Stiller, Etan Cohen, Justin Theroux Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon
Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin,
Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R (for pervasive language including sexual references,
violent content and drug material) Official Website: TropicThunder.com |
RainofMadness.com
Plot Summary: Ben Stiller says "Tropic Thunder" is a "a comedy about five
actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp
experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation." Black will play
Jeff "Fats" Portnoy, an overweight gross-out comedian, who's forced to kick his
drug addiction while filming on location in the jungle. Downey Jr. will play
Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner.
Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set and Stiller plays
Speedman.
EN 5 Second Review:
Offensive, funny, and explosions. You just can't beat
that for summer fun
Stiller
is on to something. In an age when self-reverence
has made the Oscars all but unwatchable, Stiller
pokes a sharp stick at Hollywood pomposity, with the
precision of a guy who knows where to aim Gary Thompson: Philadelphia Daily
News
IF THE New Yorker's Obama cover had folks fired up,
Robert Downey Jr.'s turn in "Tropic Thunder" might
cause actual spontaneous combustion...more
Tropic
Thunder is just sophomoric enough to offend. And while it is
also funny, it is without the empathy or compassion to cause
us to wonder why we are laughing Duane Dudek: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
Gays, African-Americans, Asians and mental health advocates
all have reason to be offended by "Tropic Thunder."...more
Not really an interview, but a
discussion between Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and
Robert Downey Jr. where they discuss building a
viral as well as the new poster featuring the Kung
Fu Panda as well as "Iron Head". Hilarious
EN 5 Second Review:
Offensive, funny, and explosions. You just can't beat
that for summer fun
Tropic
Thunder is just sophomoric enough to offend. And while it is
also funny, it is without the empathy or compassion to cause
us to wonder why we are laughing