Ben Stiller is doubtful that his 2008 satirical comedy “Tropic Thunder” could get made today. The film, which centers on a ...

For the supporting role, Downey Jr. earned Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Over the years, ...

As explained by People , the 2008 satirical comedy film featured Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus, a White Australian method actor ...

Ben Stiller explained how Steven Spielberg saved 'Tropic Thunder' in 2008 but admitted that the 'dicey' comedy couldn't be ...

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Tropic Thunder star and director Ben Stiller has confirmed what many movie fans have long believed: there's no way that the ...

Ben Stiller has said Robert Downey Jr's role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder was "incredibly dicey", even at the time the ...

I don’t even know if I would have ventured to do it, to tell you the truth. I’m being honest,” Stiller said of making the ...

Downey Jr. received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work on Tropic Thunder but lost to Heath Ledger, ...

Downey Jr. appeared in Blackface in the 2008 satirical comedy ... They have frequently stated that Tropic Thunder was satirizing actors who engage in insensitive and offensive stereotypes.

Robert Downey Jr.’s Tropic Thunder character is a big reason ... The Iron Man star appears throughout the film in Blackface make-up, a wig and speaking in African American Vernacular English.