Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

This is a no-nonsense zine about the movie Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. Plotline: Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become... [more]

This is a no-nonsense zine about the movie Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.

Plotline: 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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The surprise announcement of co-hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin for the Oscars next year hid the declined invitations of actors Robert Downey Jr and Ben Stiller, according to a report. Academy Awards organisers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman were reported to have asked Downey Jr and Stiller, a pair of dark comedians, to share hosting duties for the 2010 bash, which rose in viewer popularity this year on the back of Hugh Jackman's hosting. Jackman, too, indicated he did not want to go back for a second consecutive round as host. This year, he used old-fashioned showbiz routines and a business-like approach that ... Read Full Story
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Hitting DVD & Blu-Ray on November 18 Order It Today Read the Original Soundtrack Review Read the Original Theatrical Review In honor of November 18th's DVD & Blu-ray release of the Ben Stiller's summer comedy Tropic Thunder , I'm offering you an insider's view of the DVD that DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment were kind enough to send my way. However, before I go into the DVD features, first I'll serve up the first four paragraphs of my original theatrical review of Tropic Thunder , originally published on August 13, 2008. Tropic Thunder Director: Ben Stiller Former highbrow theatrical director turned filmmaker Damien ... Read Full Story
 
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Ben Stiller is going back to the Museum in 2009. Indeed following the success of Night At The Museum in 2006, a movie sequel has been under works. This second opus is titled Night at the Museum 2 Battle of the Smithsonian. The film, directed by Shawn Levy, is starring Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Rami Malek, Hank Azaria, Bill Hader, Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest and Steve Coogan. It should be released on Memorial Day on May 22, 2009. Here below a first look at the movie Night at the Museum 2 Battle of the Smithsonian: Night At ... Read Full Story
 
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MOVIE: Tropic Thunder(2008) CAST: Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Tom Cruise DIRECTOR: Ben Stiller The lead is played by Ben Stiller who plays a falling superstar Tugg Speedman. He is also credited for the direction and screenplay of this movie. Tropic Thunder is about a movie being filmed called Tropic Thunder and is a thunder of comedy. This movie which happens to be a spoof of numerous Hollywood movies is much more than just a spoof. It very beautifully captures the comedy of the serious hollywood war movies. Robert Downey Jr, plays superstar Kirk Lazarus.Downey was nominated in the supporting actor category ... Read Full Story
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Actor Ben Stiller was on a holiday vacation with his family in New York when he fractured his wrist in a snowboarding accident. The “Tropic Thunder” star took a spill on the slopes and was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital for his injuries. He was seen the next day finishing up holiday shopping in a cast. Ben Stiller might be having a painful Christmas this year. The Tropic Thunder star was rushed to New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital after fracturing his wrist in a snowboarding accident. But his Christmas spirit remained in tact as he stepped out of Barney’s shopping centre on Madison avenue ... Read Full Story
North Americans best know British comic Steve Coogan for playing the pompous director of the movie-within-the-movie in Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder. Or for conjuring the feisty Octavius who so annoys Stiller in the Night at the Museum franchise.  
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You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. Don't go home in pain. --Robert Downey, Jr., gravely, to Ben Stiller, in Tropic Thunder (2008), about the latter's acting method in the fictional flick "Simple Jack". (DreamWorks/Red Hour Films)...  
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Source: THR Justin Theroux, everyone's favorite actor-turned-writer, is set to pen the rewrites for Space Invader, a romantic comedy about an astronaut. With the Tropic Thunder writer at its head, not to mention Will Arnett set to star, the comedy is shaping up to be a big release. Theroux's Tropic Thunder raked in an impressive $185 million worldwide and, while his name is still not all that widely known as a writer, the release of Iron...  
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“Was awoken this morning to my daughter telling me that I had no shot at ever winning the Nobel Peace Prize.”   ~ Little Fockers star Ben Stiller twittering about his daughter Ella, 7. He and his wife, actress Christine Taylor, also have a son, Quinlin, 4.   Via Celebrity Tweet  
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Obituary: 'Ben Stiller' scripter passed unexpectedly at 47 -- Emmy-winning comedy writer Sultan Pepper, who launched her 17-year career on "The Ben Stiller Show," died unexpectedly Oct. 20 in Murrieta. She was 47.  
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Harvey Keitel has joined the cast of Universal and Tribeca Productions' Little Fockers , says The Hollywood Reporter . Keitel joins newcomers Jessica Alba and Laura Dern, who will co-star with regulars Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson in the Meet the Fockers sequel. Paul Weitz ( In Good Company ) is directing the film, in which Keitel will play a contractor employed by Stiller's character.  
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A roll call of Hollywood's funniest men - think Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams Steeve Coogan and Ricky Gervais - have reunited for more mischief in the blockbuster sequel, Night At The Museum 2.  
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In the beginning, there was "Meet the Parents." Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro clashed comedic wits on the big screen, and it was good. In the second installment, "Meet the Fockers," the Stiller/De Niro powerhouse shared their screen time with the elder Fockers, the parents of Stiller's character Gaylord, played by Dustin Hoffman and [...]  
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Ben Stiller was joined by old friend and costar Owen Wilson on the set of Little Fockers in Pasadena yesterday morning. Wilson's upcoming face time in front of the camera in Stiller's latest Focker installment is a break from all his recent voice work. This holiday season you can hear Owen in the highly anticipated movie Fantastic Mr. Fox - check out Buzz's glowing review here! He'll also be the voice of Marmaduke in the comic-turned-movie...  
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Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner and Laura Dern shoot scenes for the latest film in the Meet the Parents series, Little Fockers. Ben playfully smiles for photos and Blythe nurses a foot injury by using a small cart, complete with hand brakes, to wheel her ...read full story21 Vote(s)  
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