Downey is especially brilliant as the dude playing the dude disguised as. Action comedy directed and cowritten by ben stiller. The film definitely has a spinal tap edge to it where the jokes keep coming. Writerdirectorproducer stiller pokes witty fun at selfabsorbed actors and greedy studios in this sendup of actionpacked war dramas. He replaced owen wilson in the movie tropic thunder after wilsons suicide attempt. The story follows a group of prima donna actors, kirk lazarus robert downey jr. Winzenried jack black jason bateman jay baruchel jeff kahn jennifer love hewitt jon voight lance bass maria menounos matt levin matthew mcconaughey mini anden movies nadine ellis nick nolte rachel avery reggie lee robert downey jr. Ellie arrowayjodie foster about religion and science as she searches for extraterrestrial life. Matthew mcconaughey is taking owen wilsons role in the comedy film tropic thunder.
Stiller plays the once top box office star whose sequels have finally. Serious, if you have been missing out on some swearing in your life, get it from tom cruise in this movie. The 10 steps of the matthew mcconaughey mcconaissance from tropic thunder to interstellar, matthew mcconaughey s mcconaissance has. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the comingofage comedy dazed and confused 1993, considered by many to be his breakout role.
This hugo award winning scifi drama is based on a book by influential scientist carl sagan. Tropic thunder 2008 englishchinesevietnamese subtitles. Tropic thunder the heartbreak kid zoolander triple. Plot the action movie hero tugg speedman, the awardwinning kirk lazarus, the comic jeff portnoy, the young talent kevin sandusky and the hiphop star alpa chino are cast in a war movie. For those with an acquired taste for satire and absurdity, ben stillers tropic thunder truly hits the spot. Mcconaughey plays a religious philosopher who often debates his agnostic girlfriend dr. John four leaf taybacks autobiography is being made into a film titled tropic thunder. Mcconaughey starred in the football drama we are marshall. In smaller roles matthew mcconaughey and tom cruise and excellent as an agent and a film mogul. Will ferrell hilarious and epic bloopers, gags and outtakes compilation. Movies qt this category is for questions and answers related to tropic thunder, as asked by users of. The next generation, unsolved mysteries and several music videos before. It is sad that stiller will always be in cheesy cash cow films but this is the.
Matthew mcconaughey in interstellar matthew mcconaughey in interstellar 2014, directed by christopher nolan. Tropic thunder bluray 2008 region free ben stiller actor, director, producer, writer, jack black actor rated. Tropic thunder 2008 action, comedy, war 1h 47min 23 october 2008. The film stars stiller, jack black and robert downey jr. Tropic thunder from matthew mcconaugheys best roles e. Michael connelly wanted matthew mcconaughey for the role of mickey based on his performance in tropic thunder 2008. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors who are making a vietnam war film. He played a gay monk in satans alley, and considering how far he tends to get into his roles. Tropic thunder is a 2008 american action comedy film cowritten, coproduced, directed by, and costarring ben stiller. Stiller said that in addition to the more obvious makeup effects applied to cruises face and.
Jackson, steve coogan, danny mcbride, nick nolte, bill hader, brandon soo hoo our rating. Tropic thunder is a hilarious thrillride of violence and tom cruise swearing up a storm. Playing flint lockwood in the childrens book adaptation. Mcconaughey stepped in at the last minute to replace owen wilson in the role of pampered star ben stillers obsequious agent, rick peck. Wilson dropped out of the dreamworks movie after an apparent suicide attempt last month. In addition to staring in the lincoln lawyer, matthew mcconaughey appears in a. Tropic thunder was a phenomenon upon initial release. Matthew mcconaughey was born on november 4, 1969 in uvalde, texas. Its easy to see how the role would have suited mcconaughey s fellow texan, but he makes the part his own, bringing to it the manic energy tighter than his own kinky perm. Tropic thunder the heartbreak kid zoolander triple pack dvd. In one scene of that book a suspect claims that matthew mcconaughey can provide an alibi for him. The main cast consists of actionstar tugg speedman, whose career is in stagnation, australian academy award winner kirk lazarus, twobit comedian jeff fats portnoy, who has gained notoriety for his severe drug abuse, rapper alpa chino, and rookie actor kevin sandusky. I dont think many actors have a more diversebafflingweird selection of movies.
Mcconaughey then appeared as a villainous sorcerer in the dark tower 2017, an adaptation of a popular book. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Jack black discusses the inspiration for his farting, fat tropic thunder character plus. Before he appeared in interstellar, matthew mcconaughey was in another intelligent science fiction film.
This graph shows matthew mcconaughey s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. Matthew mcconaughey born november 4, 1969 is an actor best known for his work in movies such as edtv, reign of fire and tropic thunder. Bombastic actors satirically play bombastic actors. The 10 steps of the matthew mcconaughey mcconaissance. The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. The filming struggles to proceed because of the bad tempered superstars, so tayback suggests the director to give it a realistic. Tropic thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by ben stiller. Stiller stars as tugg speedman, an action hero trying to segue out of that genre. It was refreshing to see an unrestrained mcconaughey, free of the confines of any character archetype. Finally, steve coogan plays the director of this moviewithinamovie. Tropic thunder 410 movie clip rick peck, hollywood agent 2008 hd duration.
In the action comedy tropic thunder, a group of actors shooting a war movie is led by tugg speedman ben stiller, a pampered action superstar, kirk lazarus robert downey jr. After a number of supporting roles in films including angels in the outfield 1994 and texas chainsaw massacre. Matthew mcconaughey describes labor in perfect matthew mcconaughey language. The evolution of matthew mcconaughey in 20 pics thetalko. Tom cruise revives les grossman from tropic thunder and. With all the selfobsessed actors acting up, noltes character suggests coogan drops them into the jungle for real in order to get honest emotions.
Entire books could be written based on his filmacting choices, its truly magnificent. Tom cruise revived the overweight studio exec character from tropic thunder thursday night on conan obriens show at comiccon in san diego. 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. Alpa chino accidentally outs himself, he replies by saying everyones gay once in a while. Matthew mcconaughey has starred in a lot of films during his career. The main plot revolves around a group of prima donna actors who are making a fictional vietnam war film. Matthew mcconaughey plays a supporting role as dallas, mikes exstripper boss who owns the club, and his accent paired perfectly with his dialogue the law says you cannot touch. Although its darker and more violent than the muchseen trailer suggests, tropic thunder is bitingly funny and incredibly intelligent. Going through matthew mcconaughey s filmography is always very interesting. He has very clear erasperiodsphases of acting, clearer than most movie stars. At a time when it seemed like mcconaughey couldnt recover from a series of unfortunate typecasts and critical and financial flops, he appeared in ben stillers tropic thunder in a minor roll in 2008, in his first true comedy. 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.
In 20, matthew played ron woodroof in dallas buyers club. When their frustrated director decides to drop them in the middle of a jungle, they are forced to rely on their. Matthew mcconaughey plays stillers agent, and he, like cruise, gives an unusual and therefore appreciated performance. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and tv shows.
He also won his first academy award in the category of best actor for the portrayal of ron woodroof. Stillers tropic thunder is satire at its finest the quad. The film definitely has a spinal tap edge to it where the jokes keep coming through their subtlety. The plot is based on john four leaf taybacks autobiography, a veteran. I was given the heads up about the quality of this trailer by a film book reader. Jack black plays jeff portnoy, a drugaddicted fat comic also attempting to change his image by taking on such a. Online your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. A hollywood parody of the scary movie variety, tropic thunder becomes the butt of its own joke.