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 …

Jun 4, 2024 · Over the years, Dye has worked on many serious movies and TV shows, such as Platoon and Band of Brothers. Dye and Warriors Inc. worked on Tropic Thunder. Stiller wasn’t …

Apr 24, 2023 · It was parodying Vietnam War Oscar-winner movies like Apocalypse Now and Platoon, Ben Stiller even does a hilariously overblown homage of the Willem Dafoe death scene.

Nov 17, 2021 · On top of references to Vietnam War masterpieces like Platoon, The Deer Hunter, and Apocalypse Now, Tropic Thunder contains references to such beloved movies as Freaky …

Aug 14, 2008 · In the beginning of Tropic Thunder, the platoon attempts to save the hero Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), who majestically appears in slow motion as he's riddled with gunfire, …

Jul 29, 2022 · Though Stiller didn’t land a spot in the platoon, he later went on to write, direct, and star in Tropic Thunder, a spoof of both Platoon itself and the boot camp Stone put his actors …

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 …

Sep 29, 2020 · Ben Stiller auditioned for a part in the movie, but reportedly, director Oliver Stone immediately rejected him before Stiller could even read his lines because he found him "cute". …

Tropic Thunder runs through every war film in their parody: Uncommon Valor, Platoon, Apocalypse Now and so on. Lots of gold from The Thin Red Line (with Nick Nolte parodying …

Tropic Thunder is meant to be a satire of other Vietnam War films, including Platoon (1986), Apocalypse Now (1979), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Hamburger Hill (1987), and The Deer …