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Tropic Thunder   2008         R, 106 min. Genre: Action / Comedy Director: Ben Stiller   Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Brandon Soo Hoo, Reggie Lee, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey, Trieu Tran, David Pressman   In this satire on Hollywood filmmaking, Oscar-winning actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) just doesn't fit in with the other actors—Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel), and Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black)—on the set. Bickering fills the air, and after director Kamien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) is threatened with being fired by the film's producer Les Grossman (Tom Cruise), he sends the cast by helicopter to the jungles of Southeast Asia where filming is to be done by hidden cameras. Meanwhile, the film is axed, and the actors find themselves in a real war, lost in the jungle where they are hunted down by a Burmese drug ring, led by twelve-year-old Tran (Brandon Soo Hoo), that believes the actors are soldiers. Now, their acting skills really come into play. Robert Downey Jr. received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Cast Ben Stiller Tugg Speedman Jack Black Jeff Portnoy Robert Downey Jr. Kirk Lazarus Brandon T. Jackson Alpa Chino Jay Baruchel Kevin Sandusky Nick Nolte Four Leaf Tayback Steve Coogan Damien Cockburn Danny McBride Cody Bill Hader Rob--Studio Exec. Brandon Soo Hoo Tran Reggie Lee Byong Tom Cruise Les Grossman Matthew McConaughey Rick Peck Trieu Tran Tru David Pressman First Asst. Director