Tropic Thunder

[Brian in Mesa]

Stiller's Tropic Thunder Heating Up
Source: Production Weekly
January 12, 2007

Production Weekly reports that Ben Stiller and DreamWorks Pictures are finally moving ahead with Tropic Thunder, which Stiller will direct and star in. Stiller wrote the script with Etan Cohen and Justin Theroux.

Stiller has previously said that the film is "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."

The site says that principal photography is scheduled to begin in July.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Teaser site here: http://www.tropicthunder.com/

 

[Stout]

God, has this guy become synonymous with really bad comedy.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Restricted trailer: Tropic Thunder

 

[MadCardDisease]

I've seen the trailer for this a couple of times now and it actually looks funny. I'm desperate for a good comedy and I'm hoping this is it.

 

[Shane]

Yea it looks pretty good IMO.

 

[nashman]

Looks pretty funny to me! Downey Jr. character looks hilarious

 

[Mulli]

I think someone should tell Stiller that wearing a silly headband/wig is not funny.

 

[Pariah]

I think it looks great.

 

[Jersey Girl]

I think this looks pretty freaking funny ... and that scares me.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Tropic Thunder

Release Date: August 13, 2008
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)
Director: Ben Stiller
Screenwriter: Ben Stiller, Etan Cohen, Justin Theroux
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material)
Websites: TropicThunder.com | RainofMadness.com | TuggSpeedman.com

Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny R. McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise

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.

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[MadCardDisease]

God I hope this is a good movie! I just have a good feeling about it.

 

[ozzfloyd]

Three Amigos anyone?

Looks funny though.

 

[scXfreakX]

Looks extrememly funny. I'll probably see it next weekend.

 

[Pariah]

In the trailers it's amazing how authentically black RDj looks.

 

[Mulli]

In the trailers it's amazing how authentically black RDj looks.

:thatsracist:

 

[D-Dogg]

This movie is supposed to be incredibly funny. Anyone seen it yet?

 

[abomb]

This movie is supposed to be incredibly funny. Anyone seen it yet?

No, but I have heard similar reports.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

This movie is supposed to be incredibly funny. Anyone seen it yet?

If it is, then the trailers don't do this movie any justice. They look horrible.

 

[Mulli]

If it is, then the trailers don't do this movie any justice. They look horrible.

ping for truth.

PING!!!

 

[abomb]

80% fresh at RT.

 

[MadCardDisease]

I went and saw it this afternoon with high expectations. I must say it didn't quite meet those lofty expectations. At times it was flat. Yet there were times where it was funny. I did find it refresting that it was truely an original comedy and not some cookie cutter comdey. The movie itself can be summed up as a satire towards the Mega Hollywood industry and it's attempt to make a war movie with a film crew that knows nothing about war.

With that said, Robert Downey Jr was fantastic. Lots of camios from other big name stars. Great Visuals. However as a comedy I'd say for me it was average to slightly above average. Overall I'd give it a grade of B-.

 

[SuperSpck]

ping for truth.

PING!!!

Is that a play off Hunt for Red October?

 

[Linderbee]

would like to see it on dvd eventually. Heard a commercial for it today; sounded funny, and I love Stiller.

 

[Shane]

This movie was fantastically funny IMO. RDJ was fantastic as was TOM CRUISE!