TROPIC THUNDER (2008) Movie Reaction! | Ben Stiller | Robert Downey Jr. | Jack Black

[@dpc179]

And in the DVD commentary, RDJ was still in character 🤣🤣

[@BassLineProductionsI]

I didn't know that until this past year and I used to own this on DVD!

[@elusiveDEVIANT]

Eee uhh ohh yeahh

[@Thunderer0872]

I think the commentary is on KZbin without picture just his commentary and its funny as hell, RDJ does it all the way I laughed my ass off.

[@MindsWide]

Oh shit, how did I not know this 🙃 must watch

[@BassLineProductionsI]

@@MindsWide the whole audio track is on KZbin if you search it!!

[@Vipre-]

Steph got it right away. The entire movie is a satirization of Hollywood stereotypes and the movie industry itself.

[@ytkenny5]

Yeah that becomes pretty clear two minutes into the movie when they play the Scorcher 6 trailer

[@fernandocortez-lira5899]

She also pointed out the no "female lead actors" - was also a critique of hollywood? Never even crossed my mind until she said it.

[@moondog3056]

​@fernandocortez-lira5899 since this is a combat movie, they would have been out of place since women weren't allowed in combat back then.

[@sproductionsinc]

Ben got the idea from an old war movie he did back in the 80's. All the leads had to go through bootcamp before shooting & he said they started acting as if they'd actually been to war & knew better than everyone else.

[@mrtveye6682]

@@moondog3056 They could still have cast some of the other roles with females, Matthew McConaughey part for example. That wouldn't been to uncommon even 15 years ago. I'm pretty sure it was a deliberate choice to not do it, to even play more on the "it's a man's world" topic.

[@thedarkknight2221]

14:45 the “Never go full r*tard” scene of both one of the most ridiculous and yet most brilliant speeches in comedy history. Kirk makes incredibly accurate points about how the academy and Hollywood as a whole treat roles of people who are either autistic or mentally handicapped.

[@JohnDAmico-ci2hz]

Same goes for "I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." 😅

[@armynurseboy]

If you watch closely during the final scene at the Oscar ceremony, you'll notice the other movies nominated were all about disabled people.

[@rahbeat9785]

u a dude who dont know what dude he is

[@siskokidd]

Don't forget the meme. Can't tell you how many times I've seen it.

[@baishihua]

In a way is a pretty good advice for writing too, as you can't just portray a clinically accurate illness without any intrigue.

[@UnlessIWin]

Fun fact : not only did Tom Cruise WANT to be in this, he also came up with Les Grossman!

[@Mike-h8m]

Tom Cruise is just the GOAT 🔥

[@cytorakdemon]

Apparently inspired by Harvey Weinstein.

[@BlackRangerMode86]

And then dances during the end credits 😂

[@PapaMojo75]

And he wore a fake BBL

[@spornge]

only if he could have Big Hands.

[@denizkendirci]

"I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude" one my favorite movie lines of all time. this movie is a cult classic of comedy.

[@TheNefastor]

For me, "I'm a lead farmer, modafukkers" is a close second.

[@Rex-wp1gy]

For me, it’s the 400 years speech Kirk made

[@christopherschreiber5805]

The dead panda bit wasn't originally in the script. At the time, Jack Black was fresh off of Kung Fu Panda, which was projected to make all kinds of money, and apparently, he wouldn't shut up about it. So, Ben Stiller decided they had to work in a way for his character to kill a panda.

[@samizdat4443]

The really crazy thing is he actually killed a Panda on screen in a single take. Neither China nor PETA were thrilled, and the production had to pay many hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines as a result. Still, well worth it - the movie just wouldn’t be the same otherwise

[@davidscbirdsall]

That was Basic Instinct homage to use a movie to hide what actually happened to Amanda.

[@drumaticpageofmusic4148]

⁠@@samizdat4443wait seriously? Is that true? He actually killed a panda?

[@samdude8390]

​@@drumaticpageofmusic4148I doubt it. I haven't found a single article that mentions that

[@3xHotshot]

@@drumaticpageofmusic4148he’s fucking around

[@roguefenixC55]

You can tell all the actors had an amazing time filming this. Tom Cruise especially, he never gets to act in these kind of roles and he was all in.

[@Savor1979]

Robert Downey jr actually does the commentary in that voice throughout the whole movie….the man is true to his word when he said that about dropping the character

[@Thunderer0872]

Yep I listened to the commentary on here on KZbin funny as F***

[@jasonslick9383]

I mean he does literally break character at the end of the movie, but yeah the commentary is hilarious

[@Aragonsdick5170]

It's hilarious 😂😂.. during showcasing the Tobey Maguire monk scene, RDJ says "I was trying to ride Tobey while we was shooting this thang..he wasn't having none of it..'' 😂😂. I wheezed.

[@Kal-qn9rw]

Search on KZbin: Tropic Thunder behind the scenes with Sgt Lincoln Osiris. This needs to be scene. It's some serious s**t.

[@charlize1253]

This movie shows why so many other parodies fail: it fully committed to what it was trying to do, and didn't pull its punches to avoid criticism. Just comedy gold.

[@davidfortuin4146]

RDJ deserved an Oscar, Bafta and Emmy for his performance. Offensive and funny at the same time. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Indeed. It's funny because RDJ's character is the person in the film who thinks what he's doing is okay.

[@St3phenking13]

I didn't find it offensive at all.

[@RazorStormInc]

I don't know why anyone thinks it's offensive.

[@the_varunrvel]

Heath Ledger's Joker took those awards

[@prathapkutty7407]

He did get nominated for this role at the Oscars.

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

The self awareness of this movie is wonderfully done. Not too far. Full on Hollywood poking fun at itself. Les Grossman should have his own movie

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Kristen's reaction to the entire director's head part was hysterical

[@juice6521]

I'm David Beckham!

[@Dmitriy88S]

overacting

[@thedarkknight2221]

Aside from his roles in The Last Samurai or the Mission: Impossible movies, Les Grossman is my all time favorite performance by Tom Cruise. When I first saw this movie, the scene of him going on that rant against the kidnappers made me laugh so hard and for so long I nearly passed out because I couldn’t breathe.🤣🤣🤣

[@molkereis8626]

The funny thing was half of this stuff was his idea. He read the script and said I have some changes also I need a fat suit with a tonne of hair. NVM they just read that.

[@andrewgordon7662]

Tropic Thunder & Collateral are my favorite performances of Tom Cruise

[@marcushankins8171]

@@molkereis8626and most likely he said that because he had at that point dealt with a lot of agencies in Hollywood and knew someone exactly like that lol

[@morganlee2806]

The Last Samurai was your favorite Tom Cruise movie?😂

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@morganlee2806 only trained martial artists understand how great that movie is.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Now, watch Ben Stiller again in Dodgeball True Underdog Story. It's totally worth it 👌.

[@Say0nn.]

It’s definitely worth it

[@Pegaseus]

No one makes me bleed my own blood.

[@HellfishX88]

And overweights, his best role 😂

[@jasonscottjenkins]

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

[@IDHE007]

I love the smell of qweef in the morning

[@LordVolkov]

"I don't know what it's called... I just know the sound it makes when it LIES!!!" Danny McBride steals every scene he pops up in (as is usually the case 🤣🤣🤣). His banter with Nick Nolte is great.

[@HABO2210]

I never noticed the "Shadow me, Pinocchio" line, even though I watched it several times. This is now my favorite line from the movie 😆

[@Victorio667553]

The first time I watched this, I didn't clock Tom Cruise at ALL. Genuinely - what a character to behold and how completely unexpected ~

[@MarcosElMalo2]

It didn’t click for me until he called Bill Hader’s character a nutless monkey. I finally recognized the voice. I couldn’t figure out who it was in his earlier scenes, but I knew the voice from somewhere.

[@Victorio667553]

@@MarcosElMalo2 🤣🤣🤣

[@wristcontr0l]

Same here, and now it's my favourite performance of his. Completely unlike every character he's ever played, and maybe that's why it works.

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

Fun fact at the mtv movie awards as promotion and a bloody good time since this movie was nominated Tom Cruise came out in full makeup and the outfit and did a whole performance and even danced with Jlo. bits and pieces can be found, but I can't find the full performance start to finish.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Interesting fact, but was it fun? You can call it a cool fact or interesting trivia. But I’m somehow missing the fun.

[@cybergeek11235]

ok fun police

[@WolfHreda]

For clarification, RDJ is playing Lincoln Osiris, Four-Leaf's platoon sergeant. Ben Stiller, as Tugg Speedman, is playing Four-Leaf Tayback.

[@luvaboy772]

Steph and Kristen's faces at Kirk Lazarus' pigment altering surgery and 'Simple Jack'. 😂😂😅😅

[@JasonAkersMusic]

Tropic Thunder is an action comedy masterpiece. Ben Stiller has only recently gotten more recognition for his directing, but, if he hadn’t directed the action so well and so convincingly, the whole thing falls apart. And everyone one the cast was amazing, especially RDJ. He was nominated for best supporting actor for this too, which wasn’t very controversial back then. That was just before we went from a color blind society to being so sensitive that we are damn near segregated again. He’s talked about accepting the roll extensively on the episode of Joe Rogan he was on. Interesting to here is thoughts about it now.

[@pistonburner6448]

"here is"??

[@The_Algae]

What are you on about? The whole movie has always been controversial since it was released. Ben Stiller himself said so. Tho it's only gotten more controversial nowadays.

[@MrDeltoric]

If I remember correctly, Tom said he would do it under the condition that they give him obnoxiously large prosthetic hands to have in his scenes

[@Vulcanerd]

The scream from Steph and the look on Kristen’s face when the mantis attaches itself to Stiller’s face at 17:08 😂

[@shainewhite2781]

RDJ should have won that Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

[@stevehinkle9969]

He as up against Heath Ledger. Not a chance.

[@drlee2]

He's about to win for Oppenheimer.

[@hadoken95]

@@stevehinkle9969 Yea it's funny how many 'should have won' we see in comments that don't have any clue about the landscape of the awards that year. Not to say all are justified just...be happy you enjoy the film and leave it at that maybe :P

[@aleksanderfinstad5785]

He can win for Oppenheimer this year.

[@Wolfhunter5607]

he’ll win for oppenheimer. i think ledger deserved that award. he’s the only reason i go back and watch the dark knight ngl

[@xxchevcheliosxxable]

So glad Steph and Kristen enjoyed this, what a great movie and I’m glad they got that it was satire, recently saw a reaction to this that said it aged poorly and they were offended by it. And these two did not disappoint and their reaction was thoroughly enjoyable, they got the movie, they understood it and enjoyed it!

[@benschultz1784]

My favorite part about the Four Leaf reveal is that Nick Nolte actually served in Vietnam.

[@bethcushway458]

I love the amount of times you see RDJ almost breaking. I bet they had so much fun making this film

[@andrewmccormack4295]

Both these Ladies are so lovely but as far as emotion goes I have to say that Kristen is on a level of her own,this reaction is amazing..I recommend watching their reaction to "ARMAGEDDON". These two pair up so well I would love to see them with a channel of their own. Lots of love from N.Z.

[@lukestark3]

That was hilarious, I was not expecting to laugh so much at a reaction to that film 🤣 bloody brilliant

[@chrisb4944]

Hey I'm a Kiwi too! and I love these ladies and this channel!

[@CaddyJim]

Because you seen it for what it was & didn't get triggered, this was an epic reaction especially *Kristen* from the get-go...

[@Thunderer0872]

"Swallow the Gravy" I love their reaction LOL

[@nobodyexceptme7794]

This is the greatest role Iron Man ever played bruh....I still remember the fact that he literally didn't break character until the end of the actual DVD commentary on the film. Hilarious. RDJ really is one of the greatest, he has all time great comedies, indies, blockbusters, romance movies etc. I'm crying laughing every time he is on screen.

[@chefnelsonsbbq]

Kristen's personality is amazing. She seems super fun to be around. Super genuine.

[@paulschuckman6604]

I almost died laughing watching this reaction. This and Iron Man came out the same year. It definitely kept him in the news.

[@ericlencher2356]

Also Tom Cruise is NOT just an action star. He is a movie star that does action movies OCCASIONALLY. To me, action stars are guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan, Michael Jai White, etc., where if you think of them, all you associate them with is action movies. I'll add there is NOTHING wrong with that, I am just saying that Tom has far more range than people give him credit for.

[@ghostlee6434]

People who say Tom cruise is an action star has recency bias. They've never watched anything besides mission impossible movies.

[@alexanderzadoroznyj]

@10:20 RDJ’s character isn’t Four Leaf, it’s Lincoln Osiris. Stiller is playing Four Leaf.

[@ree4ermadne55]

Nick Nolte plays four leaf, the one that wrote the book, and Stiller plays the movie adaptation of him✌

[@alexanderzadoroznyj]

@@ree4ermadne55 my bad… I misspoke. Should have specified what I meant.

[@tfpp1]

“Love Punch Kill” sounds like the sequel to “Punch Drunk Love”.

[@DavetheGrue]

EVERYBODY wishes Tom Cruise did more roles like this.

[@Lloyd00]

Watching them lose their shit was absolutely hilarious 😂

[@saulbass9293]

This film is batsh!t crazy, insane, cringe and hilarious all at the same time. Thank you for another great reaction.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I can't remember the last time I laughed as hard as I did watching them during the decapitated head scene. That was almost as funny as the film! Every video, on every channel on KZbin, should be Steph and Kristen. Man, I needed this today. Cheers from Florida.

[@cromo7956]

Bust-a-nut and booty sweat were real promotional products you could buy on the gas stations.

[@ChamarM]

How are they? I'm guessing they taste like shit or ass

[@someonefromcanada2668]

So glad some of you got to react to this amazing classic! I would take another Cinepals couples reaction to the same movie, no questions asked!

[@prathapkutty7407]

Which other cinepals do you want to react to this movie?

[@jpny.7961]

Tropic Thunder is one of these movies that cracks me up no matter how many times I see it🤣😂🤣😂

[@Corey313]

This is definitely me and my mom's favorite all time movie. We watched this a million times Frfr and never got tired of it not once. And to see Tom Cruise in this was literally the cherry on top. Had me dying laughing every time he showed up and Matthew McConaughey at the end was priceless especially how he took off like the roadrunner or Sonic the Hedgehog into the jungle like he was on something. Love y'all reaction to a great movie

[@aleksanderfinstad5785]

Den beste amerikanske komedie satire film som noensinne er produsert. Ben Stiller var briliant som regissør av dette mesterverket.

[@MovieDan1011]

Yes im so hyped for this my favourite comedy ever!! You know its gonna be a great reaction when Kristen and Steph are laughing moments into the reaction 😂

[@EleventhCubFan]

This is my favorite Tom Cruise role! I hope he returns to roles like these in the future!

[@gorgejung307]

Only if Xenu approves.

[@-Gumbo]

He was great in this. I recommend 'Collateral'. The role is not like this but it is Tom playing someone else rather than a version of himself.

[@WaywardVet]

I somehow made it through the whole movie without recognizing him. I'm like, "that voice sounded familiar"...

[@prathapkutty7407]

​@@gorgejung307he quit Scientology.

[@gorgejung307]

@@prathapkutty7407 he definitely did not

[@NatoBro]

So fun watching someone react to this film that isn't in the military. I first watched a bootleg of this while in Afghanistan. So bloody funny and everyone loved it. And yes, I've watched it way too many times. Great soundtrack as well in this.

[@CrashTestPilot]

Tom Cruise said that he had two requirements for him to take this role. He wanted to dance, and he wanted fat hands.

[@GilmerEricSmith]

“Ain’t nothing but a thang”

[@MisterRawgers]

One of the best reactions on this channel lol this movie never gets old 😂

[@deanmalibu3730]

Jack Black basically playing Robert Downey Jr. early career

[@paulmurphy8993]

Robert Downey said on the Joe Rogan podcast that his Mother thought if he took this role it would end his career. 😂

[@daveevans3746]

Steph’s jaw was on the floor the entire time, love it. I haven’t laughed that hard with a reaction in a while, thanks folks!

[@mrh3578]

This movie is so incredibly funny. My all time favorite Tom Cruise role.

[@LancerX916]

There was rumor that Tom was going to play Les Grossmen again in a movie. He stated he wants to play the character again.

[@creaturion_cosplay]

i didnt recognize tom cruise until the credits rolled.

[@hbron112]

What a great and perfect reaction to this insane movie. Tom Cruise has said the character he would like to do in another movie is Les Grossman!

[@tapasprinsen]

Man, I miss movies like this! The world NEEDS humor and satire like this more than ever! ❤

[@Jordashian93]

Absolutely a masterpiece! Robert did a great job!

[@andresilvasophisma]

"There's a few lines here I want to use." "Swallow the gravy."

[@paulnolasco2831]

Love that my two favorites reacted to this one! Made the experience so much better

[@Subxenox15]

Holy shit this was the best reaction I've ever seen to Tropic Thunder LOL! Ya'll are not afraid to blow up laughing and yelling 🤣🤣

[@nbravo9]

Now you need to check the DVD commentary of Sergeant Lincoln Osiris (RDJ's character), top tier movie!

[@zmarko]

One of the best comedies of the past 20 years. So politically incorrect, and so hilarious. Everything about this movie is incredibly funny, and its the best role of Tom Cruise's career.

[@spornge]

It is the subtle stuff, like the kangaroo hop there is something in every scene

[@travisbickle1552]

Tell you this, I’ve worked in “the biz” doing lighting in Hollywood for 20 plus years, and we ALL (the crew members) share/exchange stories and experiences of working with different actors. I’ve never worked w/ him, and The Scientology aside (gonna leave that alone) but every person I’ve worked with, that has worked with Cruise has nothing but nice things to say about him. And that’s rare in this business to not have heard a bad story/experience about an actor that’s had such a long career. That says a lot.

[@Wade978]

Add to think, people of today still try to cancel RDJ / force him to "apologize" for taking the role....we need more movies like this

[@dezzconnor8360]

What I love is that I remember reading that Ben Stiller had let Tom Cruise read the script, and the character of Les Grossman was in it, but only vaguely described, not really developed, and Tom said he had an idea for the character, and that he wanted to play the role, but only under strict conditions: "I wanna dance, and I want to have fat hands."

[@d.s.6268]

This is my favorite comedy of all time. I've watched every reaction to it I could find and I can tell you I'm not sure I've seen anyone really "get it" like you guys did as quickly as you did. Instant subscribe. Thank you.

[@Kernal119]

All time classic movie. The surprise package was Tom Cruise. If I remember correctly, that last dance performance by him was an improv.

[@jasonrd316]

People tend to forget Tom Cruise isn't just a guy that does stunts. He's been a great actor in a ton of films.

[@joescott8877]

underrated comment.

[@MichaelT77777]

Great reaction video … truly one of the best, most real reactions I’ve seen with this film. Tropic Thunder is likely my most favorite, off the mainstream, movie ever. It’s truly a brilliant movie.

[@cleonmagabeefy8500]

This ma ma ma made me happy...

[@nicktroisi6347]

Les Grossman just absolutely giving it to Flaming Dragon always has me crying of laughter, it’s my favourite scene in the film and he’s my favourite character in the film. I think it’s one of Tom Cruise’s best roles I remember watching it for the first time with my brother and we just laughed from start to finish

[@EleventhCubFan]

We need more comedies like this!

[@guesswho4327]

Even till this day, some ppl are still mad at this movie. Ben Stiller, im glad you didn't apologize for making this film. Some ppl just don't understand that it's just a funny movie

[@christopherplummer1299]

They still are trying to shame an apology from Downey. RDJ refuses to apologize everytime he is asked.

[@modsquad3123]

I’ve had a debate on which reactor i like better, Kristen or steph, this movie will finally settle the debate 😂

[@Showteezy9999]

Stephs facial expressions are great 😂

[@beesmitty3435]

It's the just the amount of good characters in this that is mind-blowing... Every character just nails it

[@CigarMick]

Tom Cruise as Les Grossman is my favorite character in this movie. Ben Stiller is playing Four Leaf's character.

[@ashutoshbhavale]

This is most expressive I have seen steph in any movie reaction.

[@michaelriddick7116]

GREAT MOVIE!!! Saw it in the theatre and laughed until my eyes hurt from crying!!! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 LETS GOOOOO!!! 💪😎💪😁

[@michaelriddick7116]

ROFL!! I thought Steph said "I dropped acid before I came here!" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣 I had to rewind four or five times before I heard the "Did ..." and that it was a question! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@michaelriddick7116]

I had ZERO clue that was Tom Cruise until the post credit scene! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@michaelriddick7116]

A movie like this will never get made again! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@winstonhewett6679]

The script & twists involved with wrap arounds thru the film, are genius!!!

[@mrabduh]

Steph becoming pikachu in entire reaction 😂

[@justinnbucano5443]

Omg their reaction to the severed head of the director was funny asf

[@kk-ey2pn]

This reaction is what I expected! I thought Kristen might actually throw up when Stiller was playing with the head🤣 Back then it was actual parody and fun without cancel culture😁

[@naanull]

The fact that RDJ took this role was in part because he was not "the Iron Man" and the MCU was not even in existence (maybe IM 1 was out). Also, back then it wasn't like it is now (even though it wasn't the wild west either in terms of acceptability) and doing what he did was not as if someone tried it starting 2015/2016.

[@nadeeml9276]

Another fantastic reaction! I hope you guys react to "Collateral" with Jaime Fox and Tom Cruise, if you havent seen it yet. A truly amazing movie, you guys would love it!

[@15blackshirt]

The actors being lampooned by the main characters are Sylvester Stallone, Chris Farley, Russell Crowe and Al Pacino. The nerdy guy is played by the voice actor of Hiccup in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. Other RDJ movies around this time I recommend watching are Due Date, Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

[@gamersthumbs4673]

A film like this will never be made again so relish in a one of a kind entertainment. Great reaction ladies and thank you!

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

btw Tom Cruise's exact words to Ben Stiller was "I want fat hands and I want to dance".

[@ray24051]

It's always fun watching people See this movie for the first time, it's hard to believe that it's been 16 years since this came out.

[@TheNefastor]

"I love how clueless everybody is" is the best summary of why this movie is so great, I think 😀.

[@robertcringle4865]

One of the funniest movies of all time. Greatest cast.

[@Ryan_Christopher]

“Action Jackson can’t cry…!” Now THAT is a film I have yet to see anybody react to. I never saw Action Jackson back in the day but I want to see these kids react to his awesomeness.

[@memos5205]

27:21 "I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude" 😂 RDJ is LEGENDARY !!!

[@jakes3059]

Ben Stiller's movies are so funny and different. Love them!

[@melodynice7938]

8:50 Matthew got this advice to heart, in his 2010s career 15:20 And to add, RDJ almost fully improvised this and several other iconic scenes, blowing whole movie out of the water into legendary category. Literal cinema celestial

[@kjmorley]

I love these two! So disappointed I can’t find any more of their reactions together. I would definitely subscribe to their channel! ❤

[@Reefism]

This movie came out a few months after Iron Man (2008)!