• This page contains reviews for the 2008 comedy film Tropic Thunder. The movie premieres on August 13, 2008, and stars Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black.Cinematical: Tropic Thunder Charges... (July 15, 2008)

  Tom Cruise makes a cameo appearance in the film and is receiving favorable reviews for his performance.Variety: Tropic Thunder Review (July 25, 2008)

  The movie received an overall critics' rating of 72 from Metacritic and a 84% from Rotten Tomatoes.

• Fast Facts

  1. Director: Ben StillerRotten Tomatoes: Tropic Thunder Reviews
  2. Producers: Ben Stiller, Eric McLeod and Stuart CornfeldRotten Tomatoes: Tropic Thunder Reviews
  3. Screenwriters: Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan CohenRotten Tomatoes: Tropic Thunder Reviews
  4. Release date: August 13, 2008Cinematical: Tropic Thunder Charges... (July 15, 2008)
  5. MPAA rating: RVariety: Tropic Thunder Review (July 25, 2008)
  6. Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
  7. Run time: 106 minutesVariety: Tropic Thunder Review (July 25, 2008)

• Cast Information

  • Ben Stiller as Tug Speedman
  • Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus
  • Jack Black as Jeff Portnoy
  • Steve Coogan as Damien the director
  • Bill Hader as Rob Slolom

• Tropic Thunder Summary

  To give his war movie authenticity, a director takes his self-absorbed actors to a jungle in Vietnam. The film cast soon realize that they are in the middle of a real war and their lives are in danger.

• Critics' Reviews

  "Apart from startling, out-there comic turns by Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise, however, the antics here are pretty thin, redundant and one-note. But that note will strike a chord with a substantial, comic heat-seeking audience, particularly of the fanboy and combat-ready stripes, making for hefty late-summer biz." — VarietyVariety: Tropic Thunder Review (July 25, 2008)

  "'Tropic Thunder' is truly a blockbuster comedy. I don't mean one of those movies that flies in under the radar and then blows up. This movie declares war on those films. It rides up, fires a warning shot, then charges in head on." — Los Angeles CityzineLos Angeles Cityzine: Comic-Con Film Review... (July 25, 2008)

  "Oh, what a lovely war movie Ben Stiller and his platoon have concocted in 'Tropic Thunder'." — The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter: Film Review: Tropic Thunder (July 26, 2008)

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