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Tropic Thunder

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
497K
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POPULARITY
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Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
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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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.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.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
    • Ben Stiller
    • Etan Cohen
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Jack Black
    • Robert Downey Jr.
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    497K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    397
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    • Director
      • Ben Stiller
    • Writers
      • Justin Theroux
      • Ben Stiller
      • Etan Cohen
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Jack Black
      • Robert Downey Jr.
    • 846User reviews
    • 260Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 47 nominations total

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    Top Cast81

    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Tugg Speedman
    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Jeff Portnoy
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Kirk Lazarus
    Jeff Kahn
    Jeff Kahn
    • Snooty Waiter
    Anthony Ruivivar
    Anthony Ruivivar
    • Platoon Sergeant Shot in Head
    Jay Baruchel
    Jay Baruchel
    • Kevin Sandusky
    Brandon T. Jackson
    Brandon T. Jackson
    • Alpa Chino
    Eric Winzenried
    Eric Winzenried
    • Chopper Pilot
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Damien Cockburn
    Valerie Azlynn
    Valerie Azlynn
    • Damien's Assistant
    Matt Levin
    Matt Levin
    • Cameraperson
    David Pressman
    David Pressman
    • First Assistant Director
    Amy Stiller
    Amy Stiller
    • Script Supervisor
    Danny McBride
    Danny McBride
    • Cody
    Dempsey Silva
    • Special Effects Assistant
    Bill Hader
    Bill Hader
    • Studio Executive Rob Slolom
    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Four Leaf Tayback
    Jeff Weidemann
    • Speedman Assistant
    • (as Jeff Weideman)
    • Director
      • Ben Stiller
    • Writers
      • Justin Theroux
      • Ben Stiller
      • Etan Cohen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews846

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Ben Stiller said nearly all aspects of the Les Grossman character were developed by Tom Cruise, including the dancing and the look of the make-up. Stiller said that in addition to the more obvious make-up effects applied to Cruise's face and head, and the extra hair on his chest and arms, Cruise also decided to play the character wearing oversized prosthetic hands.
    • Goofs
      The drug traffickers encountered late in the film, despite being in Laos (Sandusky estimates they're not in Vietnam anymore), speak Mandarin Chinese - a fact noted by Kirk, who uses his crappy knowledge of it to attempt to bluff his way into the heroin plant.
    • Quotes
      • Kirk Lazarus: Man, I don't drop character 'till I done the DVD commentary.
    • Crazy credits
      Movie begins with advertisement and fake trailers where the "actors" appear.
    • Alternate versions
      There is a director's extended cut which is available on the 3-disc special edition in the UK which contains more footage - runtime of overall film is 116 minutes on back of DVD case.
    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      I Love Tha Pussy
      Written by Darryl Farmer, Ronald Jackson, Brandon T. Jackson, Cisco Adler & Micah Givens
      Performed by Brandon T. Jackson

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 13, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Una guerra de película
    • Filming locations
      • Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Pictures
      • Red Hour Films
      • Goldcrest Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $92,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $110,515,313
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,812,796
      • Aug 17, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $195,705,346
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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