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Hollywood satire is witty, violent, and controversial. Read Common Sense Media's Tropic Thunder review, age rating, and parents guide.
With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late summer comedy. The bulk of this movie, alas, comes down to...
Ben Stiller’s “Tropic Thunder” plays like that doc’s nightmare. A troupe of actors, under the impression they’re making a Vietnam war movie, wanders dangerously in the jungle and is captured by a gang of druglords who think the actors are narcs.
Tropic Thunder: Directed by Ben Stiller. With Jeff Kahn, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Ruivivar, Jack Black. Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks released Tropic Thunder in the United States on August 13, 2008. It received generally positive reviews for its characters, story, faux trailers, and cast performances, with Downey Jr. being the most positively praised for his performance.
'Tropic Thunder' is the sharpest, nastiest, and most honest parody of Hollywood since Altman's 'The Player'. If Doweny Jr. in black face, the script's use of "retard", or the politically incorrect humor offends you, you're missing the point.
When the pampered actors can’t be corralled and an overzealous crew member squanders a $4 million explosion, producer Les Grossman threatens to pull the plug. Panicked, the director plants cameras and explosives in the jungle, sets the actors loose in the East Asian wild and shoots the rest of the flick guerilla-style.
Tropic Thunder is 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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Rude and crude, Tropic Thunder displays minimal mercy toward its targets. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 15, 2023. Tropic Thunder certainly has flaws but at the end of the day, it...