Tropic thunder / Dreamworks Pictures presents a Red Hour production ; directed by Ben Stiller ; screenplay by Justin Theroux & Ben Stiller and Etan Cohen ; story by Ben Stiller & Justin Theroux ; produced by Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller, Eric McLeod ; a Ben Stiller film ; in association with Goldcrest Pictures Limited ; in association with International Film Production Stella-del-Sud Second GmbH & Co. KG ; distributed by Dreamworks/Paramount Distribution.
"Parental advisory: explicit content. Warning: this motion picture is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and nudity."--Container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Brandon T. Jackson, Bill Hader, Brandon Soo Hoo, Reggie Lee, Trieu Tran, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise.
Summary:
"Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder, ' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes awry, the film's director, Damien Cockburn goes off. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the real 'Four Leaf' takes Cockburn aside and suggests that he drop the actors in a real jungle and use hidden cameras to capture the action. Chaos and insanity ensue." -- (Source of summary not specified.)
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