Synopsis
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. 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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Cast
- Ben StillerTugg Speedman
- Robert Downey Jr.Kirk Lazarus
- Jack BlackJeff Portnoy
- Jay BaruchelKevin Sandusky
- Brandon T. JacksonAlpa Chino
- Brandon Soo HooTran
- Matthew McConaugheyRick Peck
- Nick NolteFour Leaf Tayback
- Danny McBrideCody
- Steve CooganDamien Cockburn
Recommendations
- 90
Newsweek
Tropic Thunder is the funniest movie of the summer--so funny, in fact, that you start laughing before the film itself has begun. - 88
Premiere
From Downey Jr.'s purposely racist embodiment of African-American anachronisms to Black's scatological humor, everything in Tropic Thunder qualifies as satire, not spoof. It's an important distinction. Pauline Kael once noted that "unlike satire, spoofing has no serious objectives; it doesn't attack anything that anyone could take seriously; it has no cleansing power." - 88
Charlotte Observer
If you wait through the credits, you get one last joke in the fine print: The actors shot the whole movie in Hawaii, on the fabulously lush island of Kauai. So while they were shooting a story about indulged prima donnas, they were working themselves in one of the most tourist-friendly spots on Earth. You've gotta smile at that. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
When it's all over, you'll probably have the fondest memories of Robert Downey Jr.'s work. It's been a good year for him, this one coming after "Iron Man." He's back, big time. - 88
Rolling Stone
A knockout of a comedy that keeps you laughing constantly. It's also killer smart, lacing combustible action with explosive gags. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Stiller manages his movie nicely so that all actors get their share of the comic spotlight. Seldom does an ensemble comedy not contain a single weak character or performance as does this one. - 75
Chicago Tribune
In the end Tropic Thunder is an expensive goof about an expensive goof, and the results are very impressive and fancy-looking. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
All over the map, but it's worth enduring the botched gags, formula plotting, and even the racism to marvel at the genius of Robert Downey Jr.
