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  1. Check out the funniest scenes from Tom Cruise's hilarious cameo, as Les Grossman in 200's Tropic Thunder. TM & © Paramount PicturesFair use.Copyright Disc...

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  2. Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. When their frustrated director ( Steve Coogan) drops ...

  3. Aug 13, 2008 · Tom Cruise plays a foul-mouthed, ego-maniacal Hollywood producer in this action comedy film. He is one of the stars of a war movie that turns into a real-life war zone in Vietnam.

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    • Action, Comedy, War
    • Ben Stiller
    • 2008-08-13
  4. Jul 11, 2023 · Tropic Thunder "Tom Cruise Dance Scene"Directed by Ben Stiller and starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, Steve Coogan, Tom Cruis...

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    • Tom Was Supposed to Play Ben's Role Until He Gave A Very Specific Script Note
    • Les Grossman's Look Was Half The Performance
    • All About Tom Cruise Dancing
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    Tom Cruise needed to repair his image in 2007. Years of conflict with marriages, jumping on couches, and squabbles with the studio making his Mission Impossible movies put him in a bad light. Ultimately, Tropic Thunder was the film that helped (momentarily) rehabilitate his image. But Tom wasn't supposed to play Les Grossman, the vicious studio exe...

    While Tom brought a certain amount of energy to the role, his hair, make-up, and prosthetics were really what made the performance memorable. After all, Tom was barely recognizable. "I was Tom’s go-to makeup person from Interview With the Vampire on. I did a lot of big, iconic looks for him," makeup designer Michèle Burke said. "I got a text saying...

    "We’re doing the makeup test and it’s the first time Tom’s in the Les Grossman outfit. He stops and says, 'Maybe I should dance in this. You know, I haven’t danced in a movie in a long time,'" producer Stuart Cornfeld said. The Mission Impossible and Eye Wide Shut star ended up choreographing all of his own dance moves which just made everyone on t...

    How did Tom Cruise end up playing the vile Hollywood mogul Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder? Find out the story behind his casting, his transformation, and his dance moves in this article.

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    • Junior Editor And Journalist
  5. Jul 19, 2019 · Tom Cruise reprised his role as Les Grossman, the studio executive with fat hands and dance moves, on Conan O'Brien's show. He revealed how he pushed director Ben Stiller to include the fat suit and hip-hop music in the 2008 comedy.

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