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Cruise and producer Christopher McQuarrie are reportedly "fixated on" the character. And in an interview with Esquire, Ben Stiller said that Tom Cruise made up the 'Tropic Thunder' character on ...
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.
The appearance and personality of Les Grossman, the hotheaded and foul-mouthed Hollywood producer played by Tom Cruise in Stiller's film Tropic Thunder, is reportedly based in part on Cornfeld. [ 1 ] On June 26, 2020, Cornfeld died of cancer at age 67.
This was followed by an unrecognizable appearance as "Les Grossman" in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. This performance earned Cruise a Golden Globe nomination. [53] Cruise played the central role in the historical thriller Valkyrie released on December 25, 2008, to box office success. [59]
Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing debate over Downey's use of blackface in the 2008 comedy.
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The character of Les Grossman (played by Tom Cruise) in the movie Tropic Thunder, is a parody of Silver. [5] Actor Rick Moranis parodied Silver on SCTV in the skit The Larry Siegel Talk Show. [6] He also voiced "the police chief" in the 2001 film Osmosis Jones in an uncredited role. [7]
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