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- Featured in Tropic Thunder
- Starring: Ben Stiller as Tug Speedman playing Simple Jack
- Tagline: "Once upon a time ... there was a retard."
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Simple Jack is a fictional film referenced in the real movie Tropic Thunder. Ben Stiller's character, Tug Speedman, tried to win an Academy Award by starring in a movie about a man with learning disabilities who learns to cope with life.
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Backlash
In August 2008, a group of advocates for people with disabilities petitioned executives at DreamWorks and Paramount to have a meeting to discuss the depiction of disabled people in the film Tropic Thunder.Patricia E Bauer: Disability Right Groups Organizing Over Tropic Thunder (August 2, 2008) The website promoting Simple Jack has since been shut down.NY Magazine: Tropic Thunder Abandoning Simple Jack? (August 5, 2008)
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Simple Jack Questions
Are Jack Russels really smart dogs? 2 AnswersDifferent breeds of dogs can be extremely intelligent in different ways. Terriers are known for their intelligence and tenacity (read: they're smart and can be ... read more
Where does the name Jack Russell come from? 1 AnswerQuote: "The Jack Russell Terrier was developed in 19th century England by a clergyman named Jack Russell." read more
Doctor Who : Who is Captain Jack Harkin? 1 AnswerIt's actually "Harkness". From Wikipedia: Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwo... read more
Is Jack dead? 4 AnswersNo of course he isn't dead. Now come the mini commercials where they show us how Jack survived and gets all better! Oh maybe they will show him in hospital eat... read more
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Simple Jack Blogs and Commentaries
- Patricia Bauer: Sorry, Mr. Stiller...You've crossed the line (August 2, 2008)
- Patricia E Bauer: Disability Right Groups Organizing Over Tropic Thunder (August 2, 2008)
- Video Gum: Simple Jack Website
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Woke up feeling like Simple Jack today #fb
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At first I resembled Simple Jack more than a DIY Jane Birkin.
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MORE SIMPLE JACK: The warden took away my Prison Break DVD. I asked him why, and he said he didn't want to give me ... http://bit.ly/6tLyqQ
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#giglitweet 1:52:20 - I think Ben Stiller should show up in this scene as Simple Jack, saying, "Yuh-yuh-you make muh pee pee tingle."
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#classicmoviequotes You make my eyes rain!! I can't wait to go to sleep and watch head movies!! <--- Simple Jack
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