Tommy Girl Wants "Big Hands"
dlisted.com 8/11/2008 — Tommy Girl makes a cameo in the upcoming " Tropic Thunder " and Ben Stiller told Elle Magazine (via MSNBC ) that Tommy had some specific thoughts about his character. Ben said, “ Tom said… ‘I want to play the studio guy. I want to dance, and I want ...

'Tropic Thunder' Boycott Planned?
cinematical.com 8/11/2008 — "Not only might it happen, it will happen." Timothy P. Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, told The New York Times that he and representatives of his group and others will picket the opening of Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder in Los Angeles on ...

Ben Stiller Says Planned 'Tropic Thunder' Boycott Is Unwarranted - Movie News Story | MTV Movie News
mtv.com 8/11/2008 — One of the characters in Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder" is an Australian actor who undergoes a deep-tissue pigmentation to become black. One is an overweight, drug-addled comic who seems to speak only in farts. Stiller and company have navigated ...

Groups Call for Boycott of ‘Tropic Thunder’ Film
nytimes.com 8/12/2008 — More than a dozen groups called for a boycott of the film “Tropic Thunder,” citing what they described as the movie’s disregard for people with intellectual disabilities. >

Tropic Thunder Controversy: Stiller Responds
toptensources.com 8/11/2008 — As previously mentioned, a number of disability groups are calling for the boycott of Tropic Thunder because of its portrayal of the mentally challenged. Director/Writer/Star Ben Stiller just spoke to MTV about the outcry. He says: "It's sort of edgy territory, but we felt that as long as the focus was on the actors who...

`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.

'Tropic Thunder' Director/Star Ben Stiller Says Disability Advocates' Planned Boycott Is Unwarranted — MTV News Latest Headlines 8/11/2008
"Tropic Thunder" director/star Ben Stiller says disability advocates' planned boycott of the film is unwarranted.

UPDATED: Disability Advocates Call For 'Tropic Thunder' Protest, Stiller Responds — Latest News on omg! 8/12/2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- There may be picket signs on the red carpet tonight as disability advocates gather for a protest at the Westwood premiere of "Tropic Thunder." The planned meeting will be "the start of a nationwide protest," Peter Wheeler, ...

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.

Talking ''Simple Smack'' - A Brief Commentary On Tropic Thunder Controversy — The IESB 8/11/2008
In a wave of politically correct foolishness (http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080810/121842511100.html), advocates for the disabled are taking aim at Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller's new comedy. In the film, Stiller portrays an actor who plays a ...