• Tropic Thunder is a 2008 Comedy / Action film starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black. The plot revolves around a group of actors who start out making a movie about the Vietnam War, but their director gets fed up with their antics and sends them out into the middle of a real live war-zone.

  Tropic Thunder is directed by Ben Stiller, written by Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen, produced by Stiller, Eric McLeod and Stuart Cornfeld and distributed by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures.

  Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his role in the movie.

• 1. Release Date: August 13, 2008Cinematical: Tropic Thunder Charges Forward Two Days (July 15, 2008)
  2. Directed By: Ben Stiller
  3. Written By: Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen
  4. Produced By: Ben Stiller, Eric McLeod and Stuart Cornfeld
  5. Distributed By: DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures

• Cast Information

  1. Ben Stiller as Tug Speedman
  2. Jack Black as Jeff Fats Portnoy
  3. Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus
  4. Steve Coogan as Damien the Director
  5. Jay Baruchel as Kevin Sandusky
  6. Bill Hader as Rob Slolom
  7. Tom Cruise as Les Grossman

• Tom Cruise Cameo

  In Tropic Thunder, Tom Cruise makes a cameo as a fat, bald movie executive. The filmmakers were hoping to keep Cruise's cameo as a secret, but in November 2008, pictures of the actor in makeup appeared on the television show, Inside Edition, as well as on several internet sites. Cruise's attorneys threatened to sue, and many of the sites agreed to take down the photos.

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