Tropic Thunder (2008)

Director:

Ben Stiller

Writers (WGA):

Ben Stiller (screenplay) &
Justin Theroux (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | War

Tagline:

The movie they think they're making... isn't a movie anymore.

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Film Making | Frat Pack | Actor | Multiple Cameos

Status:

Completed

Comments:

Status Updated:

10 April 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Speedman
Jack Black	...	Jeff 'Fats' Portnoy
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Kirk Lazarus
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Alpa Chino
Jay Baruchel	...	Kevin Sandusky
Danny R. McBride	...	Cody (as Danny McBride)
Steve Coogan	...	Damien
Bill Hader	...	Rob Slolom
Nick Nolte
Brandon Soo Hoo	...	Tran
Reggie Lee	...	Byong
other cast:
Tom Cruise
Matthew McConaughey
Tobey Maguire
Valerie Azlynn	...	Damien's Assistant
Justin Theroux
Holly Weber	...	Acadamy Awards Starlet
Jasmine Dustin	...	Trophy Presenter
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Viveca
Nadine Ellis	...	Speedman's Assistant
Andrea De Oliveira	...	Super Hot Trainer
Anya Monzikova	...	Trophy presenter
Junie Hoang	...	Hong - Eric's Assistant
Danielle Engen	...	Slolom's Hot Assistant
Matt Levin	...	Cam
Elizabeth Thieme	...	Lazurus's Woman
Heather Palmer	...	Academy Award Attendee
Rachel Avery	...	Speedman's Assistant
Kaylee Dodson	...	Sack Race Girl (as Kaylee Beth Dodson)
Eric Feliciano
Jason Collett	...	Academy Award audience member
David Pressman	...	1st A.D.
Tri Le	...	Cyclo Driver
Trieu Tran	...	Tru
Neill Skylar	...	Starlet
Shannon Kane
Tara Paskal	...	Cute PA
Angela Daun	...	Starlet
Jeff Weidemann	...	Speedman's Assistant

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The poster for "The Fatties" behind Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) in the trailer features the names of a few of the film's actual crew members: costume designer Marlene Stewart, editor Greg Hayden, director of photography John Toll, and screenwriter Justin Theroux. In addition, the poster contains the DreamWorks Pictures logo, the Dolby Stereo logo, and a fictional composite of several MPAA ratings (reading "PG - Parental Guidance - under 11 requires accompanying parent or guardian").

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Kirk Lazarus: I know who I am! I'm the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude!

!!! No Spoilers !!!

Man, I saw this movie twice already, in fact I just got home from watching it for the second time. I just DIGG this movie to much, sooo RADD. Not only is it hella funny but the action sequences kick so much ass. Totally makes me wish I was around in the 70's, totally would have joined the special ops. And the cast, wow so many good people Any ways, I don't wanna ruin this movie for anyone so I'll be very carfull what I say and just give you a quick over view about what this movie is about. This movie is a movie based on a making of a movie based on a book. haa, Still with me? okay, well, In the movie the "Rookie" Director is in desperate need of a solution to save his film making career when his cast can't act, (Ben Steller. When this movie becomes dangerously close to being shut down due to lack of interest from the public and extremely expensive, the director takes some advice from the writer of the book, in which the movie is being based on, and ends up placing all the actors into a jungle in which they believe they will be acting but in reality, those jungles are run by the Dragon...( Dragon something, I can't remember at the moment), A Heroin Drug Lord Family that is responsible for 1/8th of the worlds Heroin, in hopes to get some real footage for the movie. Thats all im going to say, go watch the movie when it comes out, scheduled for some time in August. TRUST ME YOU IN FOR A TREAT!