Tropic Thunder synopsis, summary and reviews

• ACTION
• COMEDY
• ADVENTURE
• WAR
• R
• 2008
• FULL HD

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.

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.

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HILARIOUSSSS LOVED ITAmazing film!.DidjdbdjdnsksnScore: 5/5

Funny and great actingFunny and great acting.Katelyn🌴🌴🌴Score: 5/5

Absolutely hilarious"What do you mean you people".Martin-LauScore: 5/5

One of the worst I’ve ever seenI’d have more fun throwing bread into the pond for the ducks to eat; a lot more, than watching this film ever again..RoyaltbeatsScore: 1/5

Great movie, screw iTunesIt’s missing the audio commentary.WachazaScore: 1/5

So Crazy, It's Hilarious!Has Hollywood really run out of ideas? Because Ben Stiller brings us a hilariously original satire of Hollywood. Basically, it’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back set to the backdrop of filming a war film based on an in-movie book. They waste no time establishing the characters through fake ads for their products and films before getting to the movie. We open with the aforementioned fake ads before the logo of the studio behind this film, which feels jarring, but is oddly unique, and the pacing stabilizes sooner rather than later. We then get right to the shooting of the war movie that ends with a botched scene and falling a month behind schedule in five days. We meet our cast here: Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), Alpha Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), and Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), none of whom can really do what director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) asks of them, resulting in a new type of filmmaking: planting cameras in the jungle, and making the actors do their thing by creating a more realistic environment. What follows after the director is blown up by a landmine is a rip roaringly hilarious tale of Hollywood actors getting a more real taste of war than dressing up and playing soldier in front of a camera could ever get them. Each member of the group has their moment, especially one between Alpha Chino and Kirk Lazarus that addresses the blackface controversy by having Alpha say what’s on a lot of viewers’ minds. To be clear, RDJ is not trying to play a black guy: he is playing a white guy cast as a black guy who surgically alters his skin to accommodate the role. He doesn’t wear blackface to mock the race, but to mock the use of blackface in movies, because fun fact: early films with black characters sometimes had white actors do just that, such as in Birth of a Nation from 1915. There’s a whole lot of stuff that shouldn’t make sense in this movie, but this is an over-the-top world, so just roll with the laughs. They aren’t trying to force this believable world on us, just doing what the story asks to make fun of Hollywood and have a good laugh at it. My only complaint would be some cheap effects, and not ones that were part of the movie shoot within the movie. I think they were supposed to be that way, but I feel like they forced too much out of that. Otherwise, everything else goes down for a reason, keeping this film from being a sequence of incoherent babble and laughter. Another great way they keep the audience engaged is through Theodore Shapiro’s soundtrack, which captures the wild nature of the big action sequences with electric guitar tunes I just can’t help but laugh at with the scenes they’re paired with. Tropic Thunder brings the laughs in every darn way possible, with sailor language and dirty jokes throughout. They have fun while making fun at the same time..HenryDavid13Score: 5/5

Awesome movie!Thanks for the masterpiece Ben Stiller!!.Dham26Score: 5/5

Pineapple Express meets Apocaylpse NowTropic Thunder is so fake but entertaining war movie/action comedy. It felt more like a late night saturday night live type of movie were everyting is staged and performed well this is the perfect choice for a comedy person..Nicholas becerraScore: 5/5

Tropic ThunderRented it for my grandson. We turned it off after 15 min. What a waste of money. Not even funny just stupid humor if you can call it that.Susiecomputer40Score: 1/5

Silly movieIt was a dumb movie.BJN75Score: 1/5

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Bad MovieNo story. Bad acting. Plausible scenario that is destroyed by stupidity. Maybe the director portrayed in the movie actually directed this movie? Don't waste your money or time if you are older than 12..FhybrScore: 1/5

Fricken Hilarius!OMG! i have watched this movie 5 times over and i still can't stop laughing my bum off!!! this is a must buy! i have to say that the vietnamese little boy who was the leader of Flaming Dragon is SOOO cute! <3.Chrissy Man BoyScore: 5/5

NON!!!Sommes des fans des films de Ben Stiller, mais définitivement, celui-là est VRAIMENT raté..... long, cheezy, etc... Le début est pas pire (les faux previews), mais la 1re scène de guerre s'éternise... n'achetez pas...!.Emilethes@xScore: 1/5

Don't get this one, get the other one!The movie is great, but to get interviews with director Ben Stiller, get the other Tropic Thunder movie Director's cut for the same price!.RollercolesterScore: 3/5

FunnyThis movie was hilarious. Robert Downey Jr. is awesome with his whole character. And Jack Black makes a great crack head. The plot was kind of nifty too, but overall the whole thing was pointless. So if you like movies that are incredibly stupid, but miraculously hilarious, watch Tropic Thunder.PaxtiniScore: 4/5

Classic!!Funniest movie!!.Louboutins77Score: 5/5

Fabulous!Really funny! Over the top with signature lines that stick. I watched it at least twice more during the rental and is one of those very few movies I could watch it again today. Robert Downey Jr.'s characterization is excellent!.Me[at]homeScore: 5/5

SucksMade no sense.Coolkid45Score: 1/5

HILARIOUS MOVIEThis movie is ssoooo funny. every time i stopped laughing i started again! if you do now like swears and/or gore don't watch, but i loved it!.Happy face!Score: 5/5

AwsomeOne beast movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.Jumbo HamScore: 5/5

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