Tropic Thunder
Studio/Distributor
DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)
Director
Ben Stiller
Screenwriter(s)
Ben Stiller, Etan Cohen, Justin Theroux
Cast
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Release: Wide
Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material)
Offical Site: Tropic Thunder
Movie Poster: Allposters
DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon
DreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)
Director
Ben Stiller
Screenwriter(s)
Ben Stiller, Etan Cohen, Justin Theroux
Cast
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Release: Wide
Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material)
Offical Site: Tropic Thunder
Movie Poster: Allposters
DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon
