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Tropic Thunder

Movie (2008)

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

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. Tthe 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 ...

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Released:	Aug 13th, 2008
Budget:	$92,000,000.00
Revenue:	$188,072,649.00

Tropic Thunder Main Cast

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Jeff Kahn
plays Snooty Waiter - Fatties Trailer

Robert Downey Jr.
plays Kirk Lazarus

Anthony Ruivivar
plays Platoon Sergeant Shot in Head - H…

Jack Black
plays Jeff Portnoy - Hot LZ

Jay Baruchel
plays Kevin Sandusky - Hot LZ

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Like his character, Kirk Lazarus, Robert Downey Jr. is a method actor and stayed in character as Sgt. Osiris (and, by extension, Lazarus) even while cameras weren't rolling.
Robert Downey Jr. was very reluctant to take the role because he felt wearing the make-up to look African-American was offensive. But Downey later accepted the role because he liked the script and wanted to work with Stiller and Jack Black.
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").
Movie Goof (revealing mistake): When they are distracting the rebels with Jeff, Alpa and Sandusky are treading through the water holding up their guns. A close up shows a normal shot of the guns, but from far away Sandusky's gun still has a plug on it.

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