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Tropic Thunder (2008)
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Reviews Counted:221
Fresh:182
Rotten:39
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late Summer comedy.
Theatrical Release: Aug 13, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $110.4M
Synopsis: 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. [More]
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte
Director: Ben Stiller
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June 10, 2010:
Paramount Announces Les Grossman Project
Paramount has announced plans to give Les Grossman, the profane, portly movie exec played by Tom Cruise in "Tropic Thunder," his own film spinoff. Cruise and Ben Stiller will produce.
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January 8, 2009:
Broadcast Film Critics Name Critics' Choice Winners
The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards were given on January 8, 2009, to honor the finest achievements in 2008 filmmaking. A list of nominees follows below, with winners in bold:
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January 7, 2009:
Slate's Movie Club Looks Back at 2008
Slate's Movie Club, boasting an all-female lineup for 2009, has convened to debate the best movies of '08.
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December 12, 2008:
Weekly Ketchup: Tom Cruise to return as Tropic Thunder's Les Grossman
This week sees a surprising lack of the remakes we've gotten used to seeing in the Weekly Ketchup, with the shelving of one horror remake balancing out a movie that is only a remake in as much as it...
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December 12, 2008:
Les Grossman: The Movie?
Tom Cruise's foulmouthed studio executive, Les Grossman, stole the show in "Tropic Thunder" and earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. Could a Les Grossman feature film be next?
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