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Tropic Thunder (2008)

R  107 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy   -  13 August 2008 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Ben Stiller

Writers:

Justin Theroux (screenplay), Ben Stiller (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Storyline

A film crew is in Southeast Asia filming a Vietnam-war memoir. It's early in the shooting, but they're already behind schedule and over budget. On the day an accident befalls the novice director, the cast and crew are attacked by a gang of poppy-growing local drug dealers, except the cast and crew don't realize these aren't actors who are stalking them. The thugs kidnap Tugg Speedman, an actor whose star seems on the decline, and it's up to the rest of the ragtag team to band together long enough to attempt his rescue. But will Tugg want to leave? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Rescue | Southeast Asia | Drugs | Exploding Car  | See more »

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Get Some See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | UK | Germany

Language:

English | Mandarin (some dialogue)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Una guerra de película See more »

Filming Locations:

Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$92,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$25,812,796 (USA) (17 August 2008) (3319 Screens)

Gross:

$110,416,702 (USA) (9 November 2008)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS (as dts)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The movie drew criticism from several disability groups for the "Simple Jack" subplot, regarding a movie-within-a-movie in which Ben Stiller's character portrays a mentally disabled man. Clips of the fictitious movie are shown, and re-enacted by Stiller, while scenes between Robert Downey Jr. and Stiller drew particular scorn for their repeated use of the word "retard". The producers withdrew a "Simple Jack" website, and proposed altering the movie in response to a special early screening for the disability groups in question, but did not follow through on the suggestion. According to co-writer Etan Cohen, the scenes were not meant to derive humor from mental disability itself, but to satirize emotionally exploitative depictions of mental disability in movies such as Forrest Gump, I Am Sam, Radio, and Rain Man, and the actors who take these roles. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: There are no pandas in Southeast Asia. They are indigenous only to certain northwest-central provinces of China. See more »

Quotes

Jeff Portnoy: [shoves drugs in guards' faces] Take this you bastards! Oh hilarious!
[the guards drop to the ground]
Jeff Portnoy: Let's move! We only have 16 hours before they wake up!
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Crazy Credits

Tom Cruise (as Les) dances and the end credits start. Scenes from the movie are mixed in. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.19" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Cum On Feel the Noize"
Written by Noddy Holder (as Neville Holder) & Jim Lea (as James Lea)
Performed by Quiet Riot
Courtesy of Epic Records
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