TROPIC
THUNDER
With
Ben
Stiller,
Jack
Black,
Robert
Downey
Jr.,
Nick
Nolte,
Steve
Coogan,
Matthew
McConaughey,
Tom
Cruise
Written
by Ben
Stiller,
Justin
Theroux
&
Etan
Cohen
Directed
by Ben
Stiller
Ben
Stiller
goes
all
the
way
with
this
Hollywood
spoof.
He plays
Tugg
Speedman,
a popular
action
movie
star
whose
popularity
is starting
to dwindle.
So,
he takes
on a
Vietnam
War
theme
in an
attempt
to gain
some
more
credibility
(especially
since
his
action-hero
departure
in playing
a mentally
challenge
man
was
not
met
favourably).
Other
members
of his
cast
include
a drug
addicted
fart
comedy
star
(Jack
Black)
and
an award
winning
Australian
method
acting
genius
(Robert
Downy
Jr.).
In order
to grasp
the
reality
and
horror
of the
war,
the
director
is convinced
by the
writer
of the
book
on which
this
movie
is based,
to take
them
into
the
Vietnamese
jungle
and
shoot
it guerilla
style.
But,
what
they
enter
is drug
manufacturing
territory
with
real
bad
guys
and
real
bullets
–
but
they
think
its
part
of the
deal,
special-FX
and
all!
With
some
hilarious
moments
including
hammed-up
clichés
and
hints
at movies
like
Platoon
and
Apocalypse
Now,
they
pull
off
a ludicrous
comedy
which
often
head
into
bad
taste
territory.
The
movie
opens
with
hilarious
fake
trailers
of each
of the
actors,
and
Downey,
Jr.
steals
the
show
as the
Aussie
who
is so
into
his
craft
that
he lives
his
characters
to the
extent
that
he had
his
skin
pigmented
to play
the
role
of the
black
soldier.
He got
nominated
for
an Oscar
and
would’ve
been
brilliant
had
he won.
Smaller
cameo
roles
by McConaughey
(as
Speedman’s
adamant
agent)
and
Cruise
(as
the
ruthless
studio
boss)
are
priceless,
especially
Cruise
who
goes
in a
hilariously
out-of-character
direction
no-one
would’ve
expected,
as the
bloated,
bald,
hairy,
cussing
(and
dancing!)
producer.
DVD
extras
include
cast
commentary;
making-of
featurettes
like
the
heavy
duty
explosions;
the
shooting
of the
opening
battle
scene;
the
Hearts
Of Darkness
style
fake
documentary
trailer;
make-up
tests
with
Tom
Cruise;
a look
at the
lead
cast
members;
and
a funny
MTV
movie
awards
clip
of Stiller,
Black
and
Downey,
Jr.
attempting
to make
a viral
video
to promote
Tropic
Thunder.
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Blom
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