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‘Tropic Thunder’: A ‘¡Three Amigos!’ for Our Time
Columbia Pictures So, these three prima donna actors think they're just shooting an action movie, but in fact, they've landed themselves balls-deep in a real-life disaster. Sound like the plot of Tropic Thunder ? Fair enough. But before Stiller, Black, and Downey Jr. donned camo and ammo belts, Short, Martin, and Chase sported Mariachi outfits for John Landis's ¡Three Amigos! in ...
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Hollywood More Out Of Ideas Than We Thought
Videogum — ... Sure, Robert Downey Jr. in black-face is controversial, but let's not forget Steve Martin in Mexican-face. Before there was Tropic Thunder, there was The Three Amigos: a comparison. ...

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