Hook-handed Vietnam veteran John "Four Leaf" Tayback's (Nick Nolte) memoir, Tropic Thunder, is being made into a film. With the exception of newcomer supporting actor Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel), the cast—fading action hero Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), five-time Academy Award-winning Australian method actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey, Jr.), rapper Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), and drug-addicted comedian Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black)—behave unreasonably. Rookie director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) cannot control them during filming of a large war scene, and production is reported to be one month behind schedule. Studio executive Les Grossman (Tom Cruise) orders Damien to get filming back on track, or risk its cancellation.
Initial release: August 11, 2008 (Westwood)
Director: Ben Stiller
Budget: 92 million USD
Screenplay: Etan Cohen, Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux
Awards: BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy, BMI Film Music Award, Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year
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