Tropic Thunder

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Director

Ben Stiller

Cast

Ben Stiller as Tugg Speedman

Jack Black as Jeff Portnoy

Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus

Nick Nolte as Four Leaf Tayback

Steve Coogan as Damien Cockburn

Jay Baruchel as Kevin Sandusky

Danny McBride as Cody

Brandon T. Jackson as Alpa Chino

Bill Hader as Studio Executive Rob Slolom

Brandon Soo Hoo as Tran

Reggie Lee as Byong

Matthew McConaughey as Rick Peck

Tom Cruise as Lee Grossman

Writers

Justin Theroux (screenplay & story)

Ben Stiller (screenplay & story)

Etan Cohen (screenplay)


Summary

Tugg Speedman, pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar-winner Kirk Lazarus, comic Jeff Portnoy and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle.
Tugg Speedman, pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar-winner Kirk Lazarus, comic Jeff Portnoy and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle.

Genre

Comedy, Action

Released

August 13, 2008

Runtime

1hr 47min

MPAA

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

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