Unrated directors cut go deeper into tropic thunder with this extended version of the hit film, packed with more action, more comedy, and more madness than ever before when three of hollywoods biggest stars head into the jungles of vietnam to shoot a war movie, they have no idea how real things can get. I think for everybody, it signaled the end of the madness. Yet, for true fans of the movie and those interested in filmmaking in general, the 2disc set is ideal with stiller providing enough added hilarity and down and dirty, gritty behindthescenes. Ben stiller, jack black, robert downey jr, nick nolte. Dreamworks gives fans the choice of a singledisc theatrical cut dvd, a 2disc directors cut dvd, and a singledisc directors cut bluray. Its not really a knock to say that nothing in tropic thunder is funnier than its first five minutes, so sly thatespecially for people watching in theatersyou dont realize right away they are the opening minutes of the movie. Despite what you may have read lately, the biggest target of. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors who are making a vietnam war film.
The fictional downpour unleashed in ben stillers bigbudget action satire tropic thunder continues with tuesdays free release of a mockumentary called rain of madness on itunes. Vietnam veteran four leaf taybacks memoir, tropic thunder, is being made into a film, but director damien cockburn cant control the cast of prima donnas. Heading up the group is tropic thunders director and cowriter ben stiller as tugg speedman, a hasbeen, rambostyled action star whose most recent film wherein he played a mentally challenged character simple jack not only ruined his career but was also named one of the worst films of all time. Writerdirectorproducer stiller pokes witty fun at selfabsorbed actors and greedy studios in this sendup of actionpacked war dramas. Rain of madness, starring jay baruchel, jack black, steve coogan, robert downey jr. Tropic thunder, walle debut on dvdbluray, plus spongebob. See more ideas about thunder, tropical and tropic thunder movie. Tropic thunder was a hilarious comedy that was pretty ahead of its time in some ways but parts of it didnt age well. A behindthescenes mockumentary of tropic thunder 2008 unfortunately i dont have better quality. With the onset of the annual hollywood film award season at the end of 2008, tropic thunder began receiving nominations and awards. Ben stillers satirical look at hollywood, tropic thunder concerns the production of an epic vietnam war film that quickly derails thanks to the giant egos of everyone involved in the production.
Paramount picturesthe cast of tropic thunder and rain of madness. Jul 09, 2008 theres a new montage of film clips promoting the movie tropic thunder out today. Despite my somewhat indifference, bordering on dislike, of ben stiller and most of what he does, tropic thunder has been on my muchanticipated list for some time now. In rain of madness, however, damien cockburn steve coogan takes on the coppola role, and jan jurgen, the filmmaker and narrator of the feature, is a clear parody of werner herzog. On taybacks advice, cockburn drops the actors into the middle of the jungle to film the remaining scenes. Tropic thunder behind the scenes with srgt lincoln osiris. Aug 05, 2008 tropic thunder soundtrack from 2008, composed by various artists.
The documentary hearts of darkness is about the struggles of filming the great vietnam war movie apocalypse now. A troupe of actors, under the impression theyre making a vietnam war movie, wanders dangerously in the jungle and is captured by a gang of druglords who think the actors are narcs. Video archive for the film tropic thunder, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Despite its robust box office performance, tropic thunder rushed to dvd and bluray this week with the speed of lightning, entering the holiday season blitz before competition thickens. Tropic thunder ist eine actionkomodie aus dem jahr 2008. This is a mockumentary on the creation of the film that was being made in the movie. In my opinion, tropic thunder is one of the best films of 2008, maybe the best comedy movie from that year.
Rain of madness, starring jay baruchel, jack black, steve coogan, robert. The audacity of what he was attempting, spoofing the industry that was giving him the money to do so, blatantly and lovingly, was too great to ignore. Downey is especially brilliant as the dude playing the dude disguised as. Released by lakeshore records in 2008 lks 340202 containing music from tropic thunder 2008. Tropic thunder, a bigbudget action comedy starring ben stiller.
After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of. This was so good that i may like it more than tropic thunder if only for downeys breakdown scenes in the hotel room. In some movies, drug withdrawal is funny to watch which shouldnt be because it really is horrible, but its just gross in tropic thunder. Is tropic thunder mockumentary rain of madness real. The film was released on home video on january 26, 2009 in the united kingdom. Tropic thunder was released in the united states on dvd and bluray on november 18, 2008, three months after its release and a week after the end of its theatrical run in the u. Most of the actors involved with the film get a few minutes to talk about their characters. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Tropic thunder is trying its hand as well with a website touting a documentary about the making of tropic thunder.
Here steve coogan who also was in this film and justin theroux come up with a makingof mockumentary which looks exactly the way you would expect it if you have seen the feature film this refers too. Tropic thunder nov 18th 2008 page 2 dvd talk forum. The main plot revolves around a group of prima donna actors who are making a fictional vietnam war film. A behindthescenes mockumentary of tropic thunder 2008. Defends his oscarnominated tropic thunder blackface role. When their frustrated director decides to drop them in the middle of a jungle, they are forced to rely on their. I think this really was the inspiration for my collaboration short lines of glory search youtube, its not bad. Here steve coogan who also was in this film and justin theroux come up with a makingof mockumentary which looks exactly the way you would expect it if. Get tropic thunder mockumentary rain of madness, free on. Get tropic thunder mockumentary rain of madness, free on itunes the fictional downpour unleashed in ben stillers bigbudget action satire tropic thunder continues with tuesdays free release of a. Tropic thunder goes viral with rain of madness vic holtreman.
Theres a new montage of film clips promoting the movie tropic thunder out today. Rain of madness video 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Although its dubbed the directors cut, i couldnt honestly tell a distinct difference between the theatrical version of tropic thunder with the feature film presented on the first disc of this set. Sometimes satires as subtle as a thunderstorm chicago tribune aug 17, 2008, perspective, p. Tropic thunders faux war may be half the battle for ben stiller. Antrum and 12 other cursed movies that will make your skin crawl. Aug, 2008 antrum and 12 other cursed movies that will make your skin crawl.
Tropic thunder is a flashy, nasty, onandoff funny and assaultive. Which i didnt think id ever say regarding a movie starring jack black, ben stiller, spoiler. Although its darker and more violent than the muchseen trailer suggests, tropic thunder is bitingly funny and incredibly intelligent. There are currently fifty videos available for the film, of which four are trailers, as listed below. If you like tropic thunder you are looking for humorous, not serious and exciting movies about with parody, jungle, actor, disguise, chaos and mayhem, peril and filmmaking themes of action, comedy and war genre shot in usa or uk.
Here steve coogan who also was in this film and justin theroux come up with a making of mockumentary which looks exactly the way you would expect it if you have seen the feature film this refers too. Behind schedule and over budget, cockburn is ordered by a studio executive to get filming back on track, or risk its cancellation. If you like tropic thunder you might like similar movies the other guys, hot fuzz, nacho libre, year one, tropic thunder. The kicker is that the documentary rain of madness treats what happens in. A montage video of ben stillers hit action comedy, tropic thunder. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Tropic thunder goes viral with rain of madness screen rant. It looks like the dark knight isnt the only movie production that knows how to go viral. The kicker is that the documentary rain of madness treats what happens in tropic thunder as actual, real events. Tropic thunder soundtrack from 2008, composed by various artists. Ben stillers tropic thunder plays like that docs nightmare. Rain of madness 2008 nr 08262008 us action, comedy 30m user score. In midjuly 2008, a faux trailer for the mockumentary rain of madness was released. When their frustrated director played by steve coogan drops them in the middle of a jungle, they are forced to rely on their acting skills to survive the real.
Nov 15, 2010 a montage video of ben stillers hit action comedy, tropic thunder. Tropic thunder is a 2008 american satirical action comedy film cowritten, produced, directed by, and starring ben stiller. Theroux cowrote the ben stiller film tropic thunder, and also appeared in the behindthescenes mockumentary tropic thunder. Tropic thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by ben stiller. Then, while he was a cast member on the 198889 season of saturday night live.
Mar 27, 2020 tropic thunder was a hilarious comedy that was pretty ahead of its time in some ways but parts of it didnt age well. Tropic thunder everybody is all upinarms about the new film tropic thunder, but so few people have seen it yet. Toronto july 31, 2008 tropic thunder is a film ive anticipated from its trailers downey jrs blackface controversy for quite awhile, but knowing ben stillers hit reality bites or miss zoolander directing filmography, i kept my expectations relatively lukewarm. Hd talk tropic thunder nov 18th 2008 first day buy for me. In 2008, theroux played john hancock in the hbo miniseries john adams. The film was terrible in many aspectsover the top violence that wasnt funny as it was intended to be, sexual material and drug content.
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