Tropic Thunder
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A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever.After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
- Director
- Ben Stiller
- Worldwide
- $196M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Tropic Thunder returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $92M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $196M
- Release date
- Aug 9, 2008
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Mandarin
- Country
- United States of America
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