Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is a 2008 action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. It 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. The film grossed more than USD 188 million worldwide before its release on home video on November 18, 2008.
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Tropic Thunder is a 2008 action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. It 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 drops them in the middle of a jungle, they are forced to rely on their acting skills to survive the real action and danger. It is a parody of many famous war movies, specifically those based on the Vietnam War. The film grossed more than USD 188 million worldwide before its release on home video on November 18, 2008. The soundtrack and score debuted on August 5, 2008, before the film’s theatrical release. In its North American opening weekend, the film earned USD 26 million and retained the number one position for the first three weekends of release. Downey was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, with both him and Cruise receiving nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. The film had an extensive marketing promotion, including faux websites for the three main characters and their fictional films, airing a fictional television special, and selling the energy drink advertised in the film, \”Booty Sweat\”. The film received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the movie’s characters, story, faux trailers, and the performances of Stiller,.
Downey, Black and Tom Cruise. It was later deemed the largest film production in the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i over thirteen weeks and was later considered the largest movie production on the island’s history. The movie was released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures in the US on August 13, 2008; it was released in UK cinemas on August 14, 2008 and in Australia on August 15, 2008 . It has since been released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK and Europe, and on Blu-Ray in the U.S. on August 21, 2009; it has also been released in Australia and Europe on August 22, 2009, and in Canada on August 23, 2009. The US release of Tropic Thunder has been delayed by a few months; the UK release date has been pushed back to August 28, 2009 and the US release date is August 30, 2010. The UK release of the film was delayed by several months; it is now scheduled to be released on August 31, 2010; the US Release date is September 7, 2010, and it will be released in Europe on September 14, 2010 and the UK on September 21, 2011. The U.K. release date for the film has been moved to September 28, 2011; the European release date will be September 22, 2012. The American release date was September 27, 2012; the British release date of September 28 is September 29, 2013; the Australian release date is September 30, 2013. The United States release the film on September 26, 2014.
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