In August 2008, Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder ignited the box office… and stoked serious controversy. The showbiz send-up follows a ragtag group of narcissistic, often drug-addled actors (Stiller, Jack ...

Tom Cruise is without a doubt one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. Starring in action packed roles like Mission Impossible, it's hard to see Tom Cruise slide into other genres. Though his ...

Ben Stiller opened up about how drastically different two comedies, ‘Zoolander’ and ‘Tropic Thunder’, would have panned out if he tried to get them made today. Ben Stiller says 2000s comedies like ...

Robert Downey Jr.’s role in Tropic Thunder remains one of the most talked-about performances in modern comedy. In the 2008 film, Downey plays a method actor named Kirk Lazarus, an Australian who ...

Coalition boycotts 'Tropic Thunder' for film's use of the R-word. Aug. 12, 2008— -- Ben Stiller's new movie "Tropic Thunder," which he wrote, directed, produced and stars in, is supposed to be a ...

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Meeting Tom Cruise is a pinch me moment for many young actors, but meeting Tom Cruise while he’s in character as the foul-mouthed Hollywood agent Len Grossman from “Tropic Thunder” is a whole ...