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Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen.The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film.
Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing debate over Downey's use of blackface in the 2008 comedy.
Robert Downey Jr. has long defended his role in “Tropic Thunder,” the 2008 comedy from director Ben Stiller that cast the “Iron Man” star as an egotistical Australian thespian who takes ...
Robert John Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, in Manhattan, New York City, the younger of the two children. [3] His father, Robert Downey Sr., was a filmmaker, while his mother, Elsie Ann (née Ford), was an actress who appeared in Downey Sr.'s films. [4] Downey's father was Jewish, while Downey's mother had Scottish, German, and Swiss ...
Robert Downey Jr.’s Tropic Thunder character is a big reason the film probably couldn’t get made today, according to director, co-writer and star Ben Stiller. “Obviously, in this environment ...
Downey Jr. referenced Howell and Soul Man when addressing the potential controversy over his role in Tropic Thunder: "At the end of the day, it's always about how well you commit to the character. If I didn't feel [the role in Tropic Thunder ] was morally sound, or that it would be easily misinterpreted that I'm just C. Thomas Howell [in Soul ...
Robert Downey Jr. played a Method actor in Ben Stiller’s comedy “Tropic Thunder” and things got meta on set. In a new GQ video interview, Downey’s co-star Danny McBride remembered ...
Tropic Thunder: Best Cast [b] Won [11] Best Supporting Actor: Runner-up 2023: Oppenheimer: Best Cast [b] Won [12] Best Supporting Actor: Runner-up [13] Britannia Awards: 2014 Robert Downey Jr. Excellence in Film Won [14] British Academy Film Awards: 1993: Chaplin: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Won [15] 2009: Tropic Thunder: Best Actor in a ...