20081h 47mDir. Ben Stiller

Tropic Thunder

Name: Tropic Thunder
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Released: 2008-08-09
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson

“Get some.”

ActionComedyWar

4.5 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.5 ★vs2nd Half: 4.5 ★

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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.

Starring:Ben Stiller,Robert Downey Jr.,Jack Black,Jay Baruchel,Brandon T. Jackson

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

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

Key Production Crew

Director

Ben Stiller

Screenplay & Writers

Justin Theroux, Etan Cohen, Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux

Cinematography

John Toll

Original Score

Theodore Shapiro

Producers

Eric McLeod, Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller

Film Details

Budget$92,000,000

Box Office Revenue$195,702,811

Original Languageen

Production Studios

DreamWorks PicturesRed HourGoldcrest PicturesInternational Film Production Stella-del-Sud Second

Keywords & Themes

#vietnam#movie business#satire#parody#jungle#movie star#southeast asia#land mine#shackles#taunting

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.5

Nice, remarkable flick. character build ups were so impressive & outstanding. Those trailers, ads & the oscars were pretty cool. Every character had their own features, and the viewer could care & root for any character ...

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