The 2008 satirical film starred Robert Downey Jr. as a Method actor who dons blackface to play a Vietnam War soldier.
Ben Stiller is unsure if he would have made "Tropic Thunder" in today's Hollywood. The actor noted "edgier comedy" is harder ...
Yep, we’re still talking about Tropic Thunder, the outrageous 2008 comedy about the making of a Vietnam War movie. The film ...
“I make no apologies for Tropic Thunder,” Stiller wrote in a 2023 X post. “It’s always been a controversial movie since when we opened. Proud of it and the work everyone did on it.
It's a very inside movie when you think about it. The possibility of Tropic Thunder being made today seems virtually impossible unless there was a monumental overhaul of the script, and rightfully so.
Ben Stiller doesn’t think that if pitched today, Tropic Thunder would ever get made ... said noting that the film was “a very inside movie.” “The idea of Robert playing that character ...
“It’s a very inside movie when you think about it.” However, Stiller admitted that he might not have written and directed “Tropic Thunder” in 2024. “Obviously, in this ...
Jackson. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The actor-director-producer recently explained to Collider why he’s doubtful that type of movie could work in the current environment where “edgier ...
Last year, Stiller responded to a fan on X who asked the actor to “stop apologising for doing this movie”. “I make no apologies for Tropic Thunder,” the actor wrote. “Don’t know who ...
Elon Musk's using a movie reference to roast Ben Stiller ... but, he's got some up in arms over his choice of using an offensive slur.