Tropic Thunder (2008)
Written and directed by Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder follows a group of bumbling actors attempting to make a Vietnam War film, who find themselves dropped into a real-life warzone when they are abandoned in the middle of the jungle they are shooting the film in. Stiller also stars in the film, with an ensemble cast that includes Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., and Jay Baruchel.
Tropic Thunder
- Director
- Ben Stiller
- Release Date
- August 13, 2008
- Studio(s)
- DreamWorks Distribution
- Distributor(s)
- DreamWorks Distribution , Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Ben Stiller , Robert Downey Jr. , Matthew McConaughey , Tom Cruise , Jack Black
- Writers
- Justin Theroux , Etan Cohen , Ben Stiller
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Budget
- $92 million
Summary
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.
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