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1. Cast

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     Ben Stiller

     Tugg Speedman
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     Jack Black

     Jeff Portnoy
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     Robert Downey Jr.

     Kirk Lazarus
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     Jeff Kahn

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     Nick Nolte

     Four Leaf Tayback
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     Steve Coogan

     Damien Cockburn
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     Anthony Ruivivar

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     Jay Baruchel

     Kevin Sandusky
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     Danny McBride

     Cody
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     Brandon T. Jackson

     Alpa Chino
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     Eric Winzenried

     Chopper Pilot - Hot LZ
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     Bill Hader

     Studio Executive Rob Slolom
   • Brandon Soo Hoo

     Tran
   • Valerie Azlynn

     Damien's Assistant - Vietnam Crew
   • Matt Levin

     Cameraperson - Vietnam Crew
   • Reggie Lee

     Byong
   • David Pressman

     First Assistant Director - Vietnam Crew
   • Trieu Tran

     Tru
   • Matthew McConaughey

     Rick Peck
   • Amy Stiller

     Script Supervisor - Vietnam Crew
   • Tom Cruise

     Lee Grossman
   • Dempsey Silva

     Special Effects Assistant - Vietnam Crew
   • Jeff Weidemann

     Speedman Assistant - Vietnam Crew
   • Nadine Ellis

     Speedman Assistant

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   Did Robert Downey Jr play a black character in Tropic Thunder?

   • Robert Downey Jr has reinforced his support of his divisive Tropic Thunder role, in which he played a character who used blackface. The actor appeared in the 2008 war comedy, directed by Ben Stiller, playing Kirk Lazarus, an Australian method actor who temporarily darkens his skin to portray a Black character.

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   Is Tropic Thunder a satirical movie?

   • 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.

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   Who are the actors in Tropic Thunder?

   • Tropic Thunder: Directed by Ben Stiller. With Jeff Kahn, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Ruivivar, Jack Black. Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

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   Did RDJ use blackface in Tropic Thunder?

   • RDJ's blackface portrayal in Tropic Thunder was a satire of a fictional white actor using blackface, not a genuine return to the repugnant practice of blackface in cinema.

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2. screenrant.com › tropic-thunder-robert-downeyTropic Thunder: Why RDJ's Blackface Wasn't Controversial

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   Feb 23, 2024 · Robert Downey Jr. isn't playing a Black character in Tropic Thunder — he's playing a white actor who decides to portray a Black American in the fictional war movie. Kirk Lazarus is clearly portrayed as white at the start of the movie, and the distinction matters.

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   Aug 13, 2008 · Tropic Thunder: Directed by Ben Stiller. With Jeff Kahn, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Ruivivar, Jack Black. Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

   • 7.1/10 (437K)
   • Genre: Action, Comedy, War

   • Director: Ben Stiller
   • Release Date: 2008-08-13

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   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.

   • Budget: $92 million
   • Music by: Theodore Shapiro

   • Release date: August 13, 2008
   • Produced by: Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller, Eric McLeod

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   Jan 22, 2020 · Robert Downey Jr. on ‘Tropic Thunder’ blackface: ‘90 percent of my black friends were like, “Dude, that was great” ’. By Allyson Chiu. January 22, 2020 at 6:31 a.m. EST.

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    Scorcher Preview Narrator : From Fox Searchlight, five-time Academy Award winner Kirk Lazarus and MTV Movie Award Best Kiss winner Tobey Maguire. Winner of the Beijing Film Festival's coveted Crying Monkey Award, "Satan's Alley". Kirk Lazarus : [voice over whispers] I've been a bad, bad boy, Father.

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    Aug 13, 2008 · With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late summer comedy. Read Critics Reviews

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