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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. When their frustrated director ( Steve Coogan) drops ...
Feb 23, 2024 · The Tropic Thunder blackface was a memorable moment from the movie, but didn't receive a major backlash or cause any real controversy for Robert Downey Jr. or the movie. The 2008 movie was a hit comedy that satirized Hollywood in some pointed and hilarious ways. One of the subjects addressed was the tendency of "method actors" to take their roles incredibly seriously and go to great lengths to ...
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.
Aug 13, 2008 · Watch Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black in a hilarious war movie spoof. Tropic Thunder is a fresh and funny comedy with a star-studded cast.
Jan 15, 2024 · Robert Downey Jr has reinforced his support of his divisive Tropic Thunder role, in which he played a character who used blackface.
Kirk Lazarus : And the Oscar goes to. Yes! Tugg Speedman for "Tropic Blunder: The True Story Behind The Making Of The Most Expensive Fake True War Movie Ever"
Aug 11, 2023 · Robert Downey Jr.'s controversial 'Tropic Thunder' performance turns 15. Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing debate over Downey's use of blackface in the 2008 comedy. had one of ...
Jan 12, 2024 · Getty Images. Robert Downey Jr. has long defended his role in “ Tropic Thunder ,” the 2008 comedy from director Ben Stiller that cast the “Iron Man” star as an egotistical Australian ...
Aug 13, 2018 · Robert Downey Jr.’s portrayal of Kirk Lazarus, who plays the black Sergeant Lincoln Osiris in the movie-within-the-movie, is one of Tropic Thunder’s most memorable — and infamous — elements.
Dec 5, 2008 · Robert Downey Jr. has always been quite the chameleon, shifting into characters with an incredible ease. For his supporting turn in “Tropic Thunder” as Aussie actor Kirk Lazarus, who morphs ...
