Film

Tropic Thunder

2008 · 1h 47m · Action · Comedy · War

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IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

71

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

Ben Stiller

Tugg Speedman

Robert Downey Jr.

Kirk Lazarus

Jack Black

Jeff Portnoy

Jay Baruchel

Kevin Sandusky

Brandon T. Jackson

Alpa Chino

Brandon Soo Hoo

Tran

Matthew McConaughey

Rick Peck

Tom Cruise

Les Grossman

Nick Nolte

Four Leaf Tayback

Danny McBride

Cody

Steve Coogan

Damien Cockburn

Bill Hader

Rob Slolom

Reggie Lee

Byong

Trieu Tran

Tru

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks

• Ben StillerDirector · Screenplay · Producer · Story
• Justin TherouxScreenplay · Executive Producer · Story
• Etan CohenScreenplay
• Stuart CornfeldProducer
• Eric McLeodProducer
• Brian TaylorProducer
• John TollDirector of Photography
• Theodore ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
• Greg HaydenEditor
• Kathy Driscoll-MohlerCasting

Tropic Thunder trailer

Release date

August 9, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Budget

$92,000,000

Revenue

$195,702,811

Genres

Action, Comedy, War

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