A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film. But after ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Genres:
Comedy
Running Time:
1 hr. 47 min.
Release Date:
August 13th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...a satire of the Hollywood industrial complex that also feels very much a product of that complex." more...
B
Chicago Sun Times, Roger Ebert
"The movie is a send-up of Hollywood..." more...
B
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"Hey, an original idea for a comedy!" more...
B
E! Online, Skylaire Alfvegren
"Tropic Thunder might not be the film to take your vet uncle or your overly PC girlfriend to see, but it's among the funniest Hollywood blockbusters in recent memory." more...
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