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Tropic Thunder

Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in "Tropic Thunder," an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop ... shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: Paramount

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Synopsis: Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in "Tropic Thunder," an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black

Supporting actors: Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Danny R. McBride, Brandon T. Jackson, Bill Hader, Brandon Soo Hoo, Reggie Lee, Trieu Tran, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise, Jeff Kahn, Anthony Ruivivar, Eric Winzenried, Valerie Azlynn, Matt Levin, David Pressman, Amy Stiller, Dempsey Silva

Directed by: Ben Stiller

Genre: Action, Comedy

Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes

Captions and Subtitles: Details

Release year: 2008

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material

ASIN: B001O6W9QC (Rental) and B003PM5Y4M (Purchase)

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Rental rights: 48 hour viewing period Details

Purchase rights: Stream instantly and download to 2 locations. Details

Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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Extras on 2-disk version?	Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes. "Blowing Sh** Up"; "The Hot LZ"; "The Cast Of 'Tropic Thunder'": Stiller, Black, Downey Jr. Baruchel, McBride, Jackson, Nolte; Make-Up Test With Tom Cruise With Optional Intro By Ben Stiller And Editor Greg Hayden; Full... Read more Nov 12, 2012 by A Warm, Close, Personal Friend of Al \| See all 2 posts
Missing scene in digital version	Be the first to reply
Commentary with Stiller, Black and RDJ - is it different than the...	Be the first to reply
Director's Cut	The director's cut does NOT contain the theatrical version. They might release along down the line a packaged version with both. Certainly, they could make it work on blu-ray with just one disc. For now, Bozos like me bought the director's cut outright when the initial release happened and I was... Read more May 20, 2009 by steve \| See all 4 posts
differnce from theatrical version	It's missing the Simple Jack trailer at the beginning of the film in theaters Nov 20, 2008 by D. Firenze \| See all 7 posts
Fake trailers?	When the Booty Juice and Bust a Nut Bar commercial came up, I was watching full blast on my portable DVD player with my 2 year old daughter. Need-less-to-say, I quickly lowered the volume. Halarious stuff. Dec 7, 2008 by Dubyac99 \| See all 3 posts

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Extras on 2-disk version?

Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes.

"Blowing Sh** Up"; "The Hot LZ"; "The Cast Of 'Tropic Thunder'": Stiller, Black, Downey Jr. Baruchel, McBride, Jackson, Nolte; Make-Up Test With Tom Cruise With Optional Intro By Ben Stiller And Editor Greg Hayden; Full... Read more

Nov 12, 2012 by A Warm, Close, Personal Friend of Al | See all 2 posts

Missing scene in digital version

Be the first to reply

Commentary with Stiller, Black and RDJ - is it different than the...

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Director's Cut

The director's cut does NOT contain the theatrical version. They might release along down the line a packaged version with both. Certainly, they could make it work on blu-ray with just one disc. For now, Bozos like me bought the director's cut outright when the initial release happened and I was... Read more

May 20, 2009 by steve | See all 4 posts

differnce from theatrical version

It's missing the Simple Jack trailer at the beginning of the film in theaters

Nov 20, 2008 by D. Firenze | See all 7 posts

Fake trailers?

When the Booty Juice and Bust a Nut Bar commercial came up, I was watching full blast on my portable DVD player with my 2 year old daughter. Need-less-to-say, I quickly lowered the volume. Halarious stuff.

Dec 7, 2008 by Dubyac99 | See all 3 posts

3.5 out of 5 stars

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“ A great and very funny movie to own. ” Theodore M. Wislocki | 97 reviewers made a similar statement

“ Even having seen this movie already I still had a great time watching it again! ” Arwyn Atreides Ernesto | 81 reviewers made a similar statement

“ The unrated version slows the movie down a bit, and most of the added stuff doesn't seem to fit in. ” Renfield | 17 reviewers made a similar statement

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250 of 276 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Meh... buy the theatrical cut instead November 21, 2008

By Renfield

Format:DVD

There's no doubt that Tropic Thunder is one of the funniest movies of the year- if not THE funniest movie of the year. I remember seeing in the theater and laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. I was excited when I found out that there was an unrated DC coming out... 2 discs, and 15 more minutes more footage.

However, as much as I gotta say the movie rocks, I have to say: BUY THE THEATRICAL CUT INSTEAD. The unrated version slows the movie down a bit, and most of the added stuff doesn't seem to fit in. They changed some funny lines, and even took some out as well. In fact some of the added stuff makes the movie feel a lot longer than it really is, and after awhile the movie seems repetitive, which is one of the few things that killed the movie for me.

So if you're planning on buying the DVD, get the single disc rated version instead... this movie is definitely one of the funniest I've seen, and I definitely look forward to owning it, but really, just get the theatrical. It's MUCH better.

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102 of 116 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Downey, Jr.---Excellent Performance November 19, 2008

By Monika Hearne

Format:Blu-ray

I never understood why Downey, Jr. received job after job after being released from prison. I knew he was a good actor, but his portrayal of Iron Man and his performance in this movie was just phenomenal (I never saw the Charlie Chaplin movie). I know this movie offended some, but my husband and I are Black and we missed some of the dialogue in this movie from laughing so hard. We were picking out family members who really talk like that! This movie is hilarious. It's unfortunate that Oscars aren't considered for these types of movies/performances. All of the characters in this movie contributed to it's pleasing experience, however, RDJ stole EVERY SCENE he was apart of. Great Job, RDJ!!! I'm now one of your biggest fans!!!

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38 of 49 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Politically incorrect with the rude comedic spirit of Blazing Saddles November 19, 2008

By Jared Castle TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

You'll laugh but this movie isn't for the easily offended. Heck, even a few hard-to-offend viewers will cringe, too. A comedy hasn't had this much in-your-face political incorrectness since Blazing Saddles.

You'll be worn out by the end of this two-hour movie but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The hardest laughs come all too quickly before the film settles down to a slower pace.

The story follows a group of high-maintenance actors on the set of a Vietnam war movie that is spinning out of control and likely to become the all-time box office flop, pushing aside Cutthroat Island, The Adventures of Pluto Nash and Basic Instinct 2.

Ben Stiller has the most screen time but Robert Downey Jr. steals the scenes as an Australian method actor who manages to eclipse Robert De Niro's famed transformation in Raging Bull.

Jack Black (in a nod to Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor), Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel round out the rest of the main acting troupe. In smaller roles, Nick Nolte portrays the author of the book, Tropic Thunder, which "got" the movie deal (there's an in-joke). Matthew McConaughey appears as Stiller's TiVo-crazed agent and Tom Cruise appears nearly unrecognizable in creepy make-up as the film's producer. Not a single actor displays anything approaching subtlety or sanity.

One final warning: skip the DVD extras at your own risk. The viral video for MTV is hilarious.

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