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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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- 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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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)Categories
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Simple Jack on Amazon
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Not Dogs Too Simple (A Tale of Two Kitties) - $15.99
This feline twist on the Prince and the Pauper involves the misadventures of a rough-and-tumble cat, Shenanigans, the leader of a gang of streetwise toms, and an indoor cat, Luis, "a colorful collar-wearing member of the bourgeoisie....
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A Simple Plan - $9.98
Three men are embroiled in mistrust murder and intrigue when they find four million dollars in a crashed plane. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/17/2006 Starring: Billy Bob Thornton Bridget Fonda Run time: 121 minutes Rati...
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Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams - $15.95
<p>Long before co-creating the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Jack Canfield was already teaching the ancient principles of the Law of Attraction. Canfield has been consciously living in harmony with this universal law f...
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Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams - $16.95
<p>Long before co-creating the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Jack Canfield was already teaching the ancient principles of the Law of Attraction. Canfield has been consciously living in harmony with this universal law f...
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