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Published 8/11/2008 at Yahoo! News: Movie News
E! Online - Not everyone is hot for Tropic Thunder.
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There's no question "Tropic Thunder" takes chances. Some are for laughs. Some make the audience think. And some have angered interest groups, which may take action against the film. But Ben Stiller and his cast stand up for the final product. ...
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`Thunder' seamlessly blends comedy and action
(AP) — Yahoo! News: Movie News 8/11/2008
AP - "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller's extravaganza of a Hollywood satire, couldn't be any more "inside-baseball" if it contained references to the infield fly rule and Rule 5 draft picks.
AP - "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller's extravaganza of a Hollywood satire, couldn't be any more "inside-baseball" if it contained references to the infield fly rule and Rule 5 draft picks.
Robert Downey Jr.'s risky role in "Tropic Thunder"
(Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Movie News 8/11/2008
Reuters - When Robert Downey Jr. put on dark make-up for film comedy "Tropic Thunder," the actor ventured into the racially charged territory of blackface, an old showbiz convention that is no laughing matter.
Reuters - When Robert Downey Jr. put on dark make-up for film comedy "Tropic Thunder," the actor ventured into the racially charged territory of blackface, an old showbiz convention that is no laughing matter.
'Tropic Thunder' angers disability groups — Hollywood Reporter 8/11/2008
Special Olympics chairman and CEO Timothy Shriver and other leaders of disabled advocacy groups have slammed the "use of the r-word" in the film "Tropic Thunder" to describe people with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics chairman and CEO Timothy Shriver and other leaders of disabled advocacy groups have slammed the "use of the r-word" in the film "Tropic Thunder" to describe people with intellectual disabilities.
Stiller: Tropic Thunder's Joke Is on the Actors
(E! Online) — Yahoo! News: Movie News 8/11/2008
E! Online - Ben Stiller doesn't think it's necessary for anyone to boycott Tropic Thunder. And not just because he directed it.
E! Online - Ben Stiller doesn't think it's necessary for anyone to boycott Tropic Thunder. And not just because he directed it.
