Tropic Thunder 2008 · USA, UK, Germany · 107 minutes · R · Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 43 nominations. action comedy showbiz comedy Stars: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. Director: Ben Stiller The movie they think they're making... isn't a movie anymore. 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. Tags: actor's life, filmmaking, nothing goes right 7.0 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like The movie they think they're making... isn't a movie anymore. 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. Tags: actor's life, filmmaking, nothing goes right, unlikely heroes Watch Tropic Thunder trailer Starring of Tropic Thunder 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 Trieu Tran as Tru Matthew McConaughey as Rick Peck Tom Cruise as Les Grossmann Jeff Kahn as Snooty Waiter - Fatties Trailer Anthony Ruivivar as Platoon Sergeant Shot in Head - Hot LZ Eric Winzenried as Chopper Pilot - Hot LZ Valerie Azlynn as Damiens Assistant - Vietnam Crew Matt Levin as Camerperson - Vietnam Crew David Pressman as First Assistant Director - Vietnam Crew Amy Stiller as Script Supervisor - Vietnam Crew Dempsey Silva as Special Effects Assistant - Vietnam Crew Jeff Weidemann as Speedman Assistant - Vietnam Crew Nadine Ellis as Speedman Assistant - Vietnam Crew Rachel Avery as Speedman Assistant - Vietnam Crew Darryl Farmer as Alpas Posse - Vietnam Crew Rod Tate as Alpas Posse - Vietnam Crew Maria Menounos as Herself - Access Hollywood Tyra Banks as Herself - The Tyra Banks Show Christine Taylor as Rebecca - Simple Jack Clip Jel Galiza as Speedmans Chef - Speedmans Mansion Andrea De Oliveira as Speedmans Trainer - Speedmans Mansion Yvette Nicole Brown as Pecks Assistant - Pecks Office J. Thomas Chon as Half Squat - Flaming Dragon Compound Jacob Chon as Half Squat - Flaming Dragon Compound Mini Anden as Grossmans Secretary - Grossmans Office Mike Hoagland as Grossmans Assistant - Grossmans Office Jon Voight as Himself - Awards Ceremony Jennifer Love Hewitt as Herself - Awards Ceremony Jason Bateman as Himself - Awards Ceremony Lance Bass as Himself - Awards Ceremony Alicia Silverstone as Herself - Awards Ceremony Don Abernathy as Academy Award Attendee Linda Bella as Jon Voights Date Denise Bradley as Academy Award Guest Ella Christopher as Stewardess Natalie Cohen as Stewardess Larry Cruz as Gorilla Soldier Angela Daun as Starlet Clark DeVol as Sack Race Boy Kaylee Dodson as Sack Race Girl Storyline of Tropic Thunder Vietnam veteran 'Four Leaf' Tayback's memoir, Tropic Thunder, is being made into a film, but Director Damien Cockburn can’t control the cast of prima donnas. Behind schedule and over budget, Cockburn is ordered by a studio executive to get filming back on track, or risk its cancellation. On Tayback's advice, Cockburn drops the actors into the middle of the jungle to film the remaining scenes but, unbeknownst to the actors and production, the group have been dropped in the middle of the Golden Triangle, the home of heroin-producing gangs. Genre: action, comedy Theme: actor's life, filmmaking, nothing goes right, unlikely heroes Mood: gutbusters Certification: Mature Audiences - Ages 17+ Recommended Flag: drug content, profanity, sexual situations, violence MPA rating: R Award: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 43 nominations. Budget: 92000000 Rating of Tropic Thunder 7.0 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of Tropic Thunder Write your review or comment