Tropic Thunder (6/10) Movie CLIP - What Do You Mean, You People? (2008) HD

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
While lost in the jungle, Kirk (Robert Downey Jr.) and Alpa (Brandon T. Jackson) conflict with Tugg (Ben Stiller) and discuss racial issues.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
Ben Stiller's satirical look at Hollywood, Tropic Thunder concerns the production of an epic Vietnam War film that quickly derails thanks to the giant egos of everyone involved in the production. Stiller stars as Tugg Speedman, an action hero trying to segue out of that genre. Jack Black plays Jeff Portnoy, a drug-addicted fat comic also attempting to change his image by taking on such a serious film. They star alongside Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), one of the world's most awarded actors, and a man who insists on immersing himself totally in a role. In this case, that means Lazarus has had his skin dyed in order to portray an African-American soldier. After their outrageous behavior lands the film's director, Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan), in very hot water with producer Les Grossman (Tom Cruise), Cockburn takes the advice of grizzled Vietnam vet Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte); in order to gain control of his performers, Cockburn drops the actors off in the jungle, planning to film the movie guerrilla-style with hidden cameras. When the group stumbles upon a heroin production camp, the actors are unaware that they are in very real danger.
CREDITS:
TM & © Dreamworks (2008)
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon T. Jackson, Ben Stiller
Director: Ben Stiller
Producers: Stuart Cornfeld, Matt Eppedio, Patrick Esposito, Eric McLeod, Ben Stiller, Brian Taylor, Justin Theroux
Screenwriters: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Etan Cohen
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[@xtojump1468]

“What do you mean you people? WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU PEOPLE?!! “ Gets me every time.

[@pheeqzie]

Me Too🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@p4ulth0m4s6]

X'D ja ja ja ja ja I'm LMAOF

[@ryanhau1073]

The Whole RDJ in Blackface does seem to be controversial, but the movie fully acknowledged on how wrong it is and uses that fact as the Punchline

[@rekonzuken1]

its the "huh!?" afterwards that kills it

[@traylynn1047]

gotta rewind then play it back just to laugh again

[@bigding8977]

Denzel Washington and Robert Downey Jr. are my two favorite African American actors

[@jamesleranearthistrollingi6010]

"Black"

[@toxiicturkey657]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@92brunod]

Well, since African American doesn't account for those of African descent who are white, I'd say black is a better word.

[@baloog8]

Its African Americans. Not black. You wouldnt say you Yellows.

[@JohnSmith-pe6wo]

Toxiic Turkey black

[@wolfzeru5745]

He is so into the role that he even gets offended by racial slams toward black people. This movie is truly the perfect satire of method acting

[@jarinthemood2000]

HHRRUH? 😆

[@rowanmelton7643]

His character is satire of method acting. The whole movie is perfect satire of the entire movie making industry in general

[@Philip_Taylor]

He gets offended by the mere suggestion that there might be a racial connotation, that's how deep he's getting into playing the role.

[@kicapanmanis1060]

I think it's a satire of method acting and blackface also

[@IamTiernO]

or that's just how it's written ?

[@beejay271]

RDJ should have gotten a BET Award 😂

[@fadedsz]

Thats a W comment

[@rashb3994]

That is stupid ASF!!! Lol he's not going to get a BET Award for performing in blackface. It's not offensive or ill willed so it's fine, but BET would be playing themselves doing that.

[@sharkbait_jamz2693]

@@rashb3994 the original comment was a joke dude

[@rashb3994]

@@sharkbait_jamz2693 With all these comments saying RDJ played a black person better than a black person I'm coming for heads...dude! Besides, I laughed in my comment. ;)

[@everythingisawesome2903]

What is BET?

[@rastaewabeach]

Robert thought the real black dude was backing him up lol that killed me.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Yes! I'm glad I'm not the only smart person to notice that...

[@glennoconnor1130]

Looooooool that's the best bit

[@Dasanie]

Don’t get that part

[@hennythingispossible11]

wow..I just realised that

[@Mostwantedtbest]

What did he mean tho?

[@ZalRB1]

"You wouldn't say Chineses." Gets me every time.

[@uTubeNoITube]

I'd say Japaneses though.

[@uTubeNoITube]

***** Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm NO

[@Anastas1786]

***** Koreanses

[@mitrooper]

uTubeNoITube That's because you're probably a moron like Ben Stiller's character.

[@uTubeNoITube]

mitrooper You prolly one of them Filipinoses

[@jameretief8327]

He doesn’t get out of character until after the dvd commentary.

[@TheBluemindedGod]

Literally. If you watch the movie with commentary, he's still in character.

[@_YourFlyIsOpen]

@@TheBluemindedGod one of the greatest DVD commentaries ever lol

[@averyellis]

So glad this was acknowledged. That commentary is as funny as the movie, and the whole time all the other actors were like ok, I guess Downeys gonna be in character and when the character flips… my god I don’t think any of them saw that coming.

[@bootywarrior5842]

Hahaha

[@aaronmercier951]

Let’s be real this might be one of the best movies to come out of the 2000s

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

And wouldn't pass today without creating chaos on Twitter

[@moondawwg]

Could've been, but It falls apart in the third act

[@Zaythefishgeek]

@@moondawwg na fam you just had to be there I watched that movie til my disk was done for 😂

[@moondawwg]

@@Zaythefishgeek Good for you

[@justinmacarrhur1924]

@@moondawwg explain

[@SuperChunk19]

Damn the way Robert Downey Jr gets angry is so genuine and hilarious

[@superlex611]

very funny

[@edgarallanpoe8917]

Well it’s acting so it’s not genuine, but I get what your sayinf

[@90srapfan37]

@@edgarallanpoe8917 you must be fun at parties

[@joeyglover3429]

We lost man! We fuckin super lost! 😂😂😂

[@mrbrownymontagna1787]

He is so black 😂👏🏽

[@JaxBlade]

LMFAO I cant get over how Perfect RDJ plays a black man XD

[@Nocturne33]

Oh hey

[@iza3887]

Lmao omg nice play to see you here

[@H.E.M.]

Iza your 7 years late

[@GazaGod90]

H. E. M. 😂😂

[@OrdinaryGatez]

*stereotyped black man

[@AstaIsAMonster]

0:26-0:49 *“Tell him, McClusky! Tell him what time it is!”* Always gets me.😂

[@survivalman6114]

same

[@michaeldinh3301]

Same here lolololol

[@jaredmccain7518]

How his voice changed was hilarious

[@franksalz9114]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@timlax20]

Is this a reference?

[@TrulyMademoizelle]

As a black person, I can say that RDJ playing a man playing a black man is hilarious. He was funny to me.

[@lubosvanek694]

[@KingOfThePiratesOfTheHill]

RDJ was not playing a Black man, Kirk Lazarus was! RDJ was playing as a australian remember!.

[@TrulyMademoizelle]

@@KingOfThePiratesOfTheHill if you read carefully this time, you'll see i said "playing a man playing a black man". Did you go to summer school for reading comprehension?

[@KingOfThePiratesOfTheHill]

@@TrulyMademoizelle Kirk Lazarus means nothing to you, neither does sarcasm I see. Do they not teach that in reading comprehension? I was insinuating Kirk Lazarus was a real actor...

[@TrulyMademoizelle]

@@KingOfThePiratesOfTheHill What you insinuated added nothing.

[@danteangelo212]

when I first saw this movie I actually thought RDJr was actually black.....

[@Fake1904]

me too, very good acting

[@Fake1904]

***** yes, what's the problem?

[@MarkanVaran7]

lmao hahaha

[@Msmusicgirl8]

Me too man 😂😂😂

[@geoffwilliams4478]

"Suck muh unit!"

[@lunadabaybrandon]

This movie would not be possible today.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Lol, we can all agree on that.

[@dzzzzzt]

And what a shame. We're losing instead of gaining because what we gain is fake.

[@yanni2737]

Bollocks

[@Dangerous2099]

Why not? Has the culture changed THAT much in 10 years?

[@w.kamaranjoku1712]

Dangerous2099 you’d be surprised

[@arhurpereyra1567]

The way he says "HUH?" LOL

[@monikita777]

Cracks me up all the time 😂

[@jermainewashington7447]

The best part is when he completely ignores the other dude when he said, "What do YOU mean, you people?" 😂

[@toekey9]

I know he just goes “Huh”

[@henrytownshend6441]

@@toekey9 that "huh" always gets me

[@A_Turner]

I think he thought Alpha Chino was backing him up, since he shouts “Huh!” after he repeats what he already said 😅

[@edg456]

​@@A_Turner rewatching it, I can see how someone might get that interpretation since RDJ didn't turn around. However, I've always taken the tone of his "huh" to indicate that he's shocked Alpa didn't co-sign his low key attempt to cry racism. Alpa had already made it clear by this point that he isn't cool with Lincoln self-identifying as a Black person (even as a method actor). Within that context, Alpa's call out makes Lincoln break character and remember for a brief moment that he's not actually Black.

[@g6iii]

@@edg456no

[@zachryder3150]

When Tony Stark is in Wakanda

[@jahinmahbub8237]

Dude ... Jesus!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kal-el1827]

Best comment ever

[@snoopymochi562]

Underrated comment! 😂

[@khabibmcgregor3592]

wtf so lame

[@OchiJelek]

This is how he get the vibranium

[@justinoconnell446]

i swear Robert Downey Jr coulda gotten an Academy Award for this role.

[@izzibelful]

+Justin O'Connell He was nominated, but he lost to Heath Ledger.

[@justinoconnell446]

good to know!

[@DaDualityofMan]

+izzibelful Yeah Heath Ledger was too good

[@marioiacolucci]

so funny!

[@darryl0173]

.

[@bigsassyster]

One of my favorite lines from a movie. "WHAT do you mean YOU PEOPLE?" "What do YOU mean you people?" 🤣

[@ScottyColoradoKid]

So much respect to Stiller for writing all of this!!

[@laserbeam3836]

Justin Theroux did most of the writing

[@no-bodymr6419]

@@laserbeam3836the cast feel like Stiller walk around LA asking any actor he come by to participate in the movie and he even able to get Tom Cruise into the movie.

[@kostiszantos7944]

White devil eyes!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@TheIcemanthomas]

TELLEM MCKLUSKY, TELLEM WHAT TIME IT IS!!!

[@daniellasuiellen8477]

Dead x'D

[@024530]

Its HIGH NOON !!!!

[@thegooseman90]

You can tell he was trying to hold his laugh in.

[@caffeinatedbuffalosauce883]

MCKLUSKY

[@frankiehitman2610]

LMFAO. I love how he calls him different names throughout the whole movie. Even calls him mccorsky!!

[@missuma2]

"We lost, we super lost"

[@FrancineL81]

you scared of swearing? "we lost, we super fucking lost"

[@Brilhantina9]

Konrad Kurze we "fucking" super lost -_-'

[@dukethotness]

😂 😂

[@bugledayliarch9553]

Konrad Kurze they censored on my country

[@doctoroctopus2620]

I refuse to be the 666th liker of this comment

[@thetaytheist]

Probably one of Robert's best roles. He really immersed himself. The voice, his motions and mannerisms. Most of his other roles are just Robert being Robert with the manic level adjusted based on the character. A super hero, a detective, a doctor.. It's just Robert. When I see him on screen I say "That's RDJ". But when I see this role, I say "That's Sgt. Lincoln Osiris." Just watching RDJ enough in this, makes me forget it's him under the make up.

[@Lu-ql]

He would've won the Oscar in any other year. It's a shame he had to go up against Heath Ledger, because he really deserved it.

[@thetaytheist]

@@Lu-ql was he nominated for this role?

[@Lu-ql]

@@thetaytheist Yeah. Ironically he lost the award to an actual Australian method actor. 😂

[@thetaytheist]

@@Lu-ql I wouldn't think Hollywood would've tolerated such a non pc character

[@Lu-ql]

@@thetaytheist They literally did?

[@anggatriardian1874]

The second "What do you mean you people" really gets me 🤣🤣

[@Passarinho86]

"Why is everybody, all obsessed with the map? "Cause we tired of being your trail donkeys, acting like you some one man GPS, Goddamnit, we lost, we fucking super lost, man."

[@robertmarangi5522]

Lol. Thatz the bezt part

[@TymphaRedbreaduwuowo]

Christian Schaefer you just quoted a sentence from a 1 minute clip, congratulations! you are now a full fledged copy pasty. but seriously dude like....really????? we just all watched it we know.

[@warhol1992]

lmao best parttttt

[@mikewang8700]

+Christian Schaefer TELL HIM MCCLUSKEY, TELL HIM WHAT TIME IT IS

[@robertmarangi5522]

LMFAO @ warhol1992

[@vladskiobi]

Thanos: I've had it with you people! Iron Man: What do you mean, "you people"? Nick Fury: What do YOU mean, "you people"?

[@david4rancibia34]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@chrisrugh792]

Nick Fury would have concluded that sentence w ’muthafucka!’

[@grizzlymelon8376]

@Michael Edwards Meh, he ain`t in the Ultimate comics. And at this point i wouldn`t be surprised if they decided to keep him modeled after S.Jackson.

[@dumisanidanielmanganye3185]

if that was in avengers🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SS-yr3ij]

Superhero cringedom at it again

[@thomasbenito274]

Never apologize, Ben. Don't. 😆😆😆

[@brayan4real2011]

He already affirmed multiple times that he will never do it. good for him 👍

[@aleksandarirons]

- What do YOU mean, you people? - HUH?!? Freakin' gold!!!

[@Kakasakufangirl]

I love this movie, especially this scene. The fact that RDJ character isn't really black and supposedly "offended" is hilarious. Plus Brandon gets mad at him and is the real one offended by him pretending to be a black guy offended. 😄

[@superlex611]

Wtf, brandon had nothing against for this situation

[@Kakasakufangirl]

alex kanyima I meant his character! Not the actor! 😛

[@himeanji8953]

😂😂😂

[@itunesthief4525]

We did all just watch the scene too yes

[@Jim_The_Fish]

Thanks for completely explaining the joke that we all came here to watch. I’m not sure anyone would have understood why it was funny without your explanation.

[@SpoilerForcePodcast]

"you wouldn't say chineses." Gets me every time.

[@tomverelst3541]

Acting like you one Man Gps ROBERT DOWNEY JR IS A FANTASTIC ACTOR

[@psyclops973]

I have to check how they translated that part to portuguese. In portuguese, the plural of "chinês" (chinese) is actually chineses.

[@johnbickerton2598]

It's sad that you would copy a popular comment to get likes on KZbin, here I'll give you one little guy 🙂

[@Lindwhore]

John Bickerton “”you wouldn’t say chineses” Gets me every time.”” Gets me every time.

[@tjadams1089]

@@johnbickerton2598 this is actually the original comment. The other guy copied his and got more likes and replies

[@natiliee.s.5476]

As a Black women...sorry...woman I am here to say that I am NOT offended by RDJ Black face😆 He did excellent in this role👍

[@OttoByOgraffey]

How many "women" are you?

[@natiliee.s.5476]

@@OttoByOgraffey lol I see it. My mistake😆

[@fyr3st0rm65]

I actually haven't heard of a single person really levy a complaint against this movie. Like not even fake rage. People just seem to like this movie, it's like Mel Brooks directed or something. Edit: Also RDJ is a white dude playing a black dude playing another dude. You never go full black face.

[@jamesmarshal8024]

I am Asian and I wish he payed an asian face 😂

[@natiliee.s.5476]

@@jamesmarshal8024 😂😂😆

[@docsspellingcontest592]

“Look at them beady, white devil eyes.” 😂😂

[@Thatdudedrew17]

"WE LOST! WE FUCKIN SUPA LOST MAN!" Idk how they all kept a straight face. I would have lost it immediately lmao

[@misterabel_9017]

Ahh, I don't believe you people!?

[@randallewebb]

It's stupid that I have to qualify myself first, but as an African American, this movie is hilarious. RDJ is NOT in blackface!!!! Tropic Thunder is making FUN of Hollywood movies. All of the cast, have issues and are making fun of how tired and cliched alot of the films are. The movie is ACTUALLY asking a very important question that is still being wrestled with today. At what point is it unfair/unacceptable for a person of 1 group to play/act in a role of someone else? Again RDJ is NOT doing blackface. What makes it all the more interesting is that his stereotypical lines are being balanced against an actual African American character. So the movie is well aware of what it is doing and is able to create some very interesting s scenarios as a result. Again, I find it interesting that most of the people offended by this ARE NOT even black!

[@kylefisher5138]

agreed, having Alpha Chino in the movie really is the only way to make it work, to have someone in the movie to call kirk lazarus out for his stupidity

[@yrudonking]

People are offended because they are ignorant.

[@romannoodl5]

Sometimes you need to ask how dumb can people get? Like how are people who aren't black more offended than people who are actually black?

[@joseescobar2076]

.

[@psychedelictacos9118]

If there are people who found this offensive, would it be right to say that individuals who complain about this should find the movie White Chicks offensive also? Or since white people aren't considered an oppressed minority, maybe it really depends on which race an actor from a different race is playing to be considered offensive by certain individuals. However, I always find it weird when individuals who are not even from that race being targeted, are always speaking on behalf of those people, dictating what they find offensive and do not.

[@VictorPerez-sq3sk]

That "Huh!?" Is what made this scene hilarious lol

[@abemeyers5009]

“We lost we super lost man!” Gets me every time 😂

[@DogmanUndertheSea]

"Got DAMN it! We Lost! We super fuckin' lost man!"

[@gloomyharlow]

He was so good in this movie! lol

[@rodriguezpro2012]

Idk why but I've recently been saying this in skyrim a lot when I picked back up on it. Lol.

[@davidcolon5641]

Don't you love it when Alex the Lion, Iron Man, Grover, Hiccup, and Kung Fu Panda scream at each other

[@BlackDiamond2718]

And hiccup

[@Rougarou99]

His name was Po, not Kung Fu Panda.

[@jalal3254]

yes we love watching actors play different roles

[@fyr3st0rm65]

woah... hiccup was in knocked up... blowing my mind rn

[@LGM94]

You beat me to that comment

[@hansn3711]

The FUNNIEST part about this bit is when Downey says "Huh?", thinking Alpa Chino was agreeing with him! LMAO!!

[@ronnie_5150]

I loved how no one could remember Sandusky's name. "Sarducci, Sikorsky, McClusky, Blamtucky."

[@TheBuckstarr1]

RDJ plays the best black guy I have ever seen in a movie

[@Psycorde]

HE PLAYS THE GUY WHO PLAYS THE GUY, IT'S SO FUCKING META

[@HABO2210]

he's even better than Denzel Washington

[@octopuss1918]

Mario Habijanec Fuck no

[@patrickstarshooter5221]

"bette than denzel washington"...wtf kinda crack are you on?

[@Cutthecamerasdeadass1899]

Mario Habijanec lmao HELL NO...

[@gabigirl416]

“Tell him McClusky.” I love they all get his name wrong..🤣

[@carolea1629]

😂😂😂 *THE GRUNT “HUH” MAKES IT BETTER*

[@Matthew118]

The grunt and the intense stare that followed, cracked me up big time 😅😅😅

[@finalfxr8710]

It kills me when RDJ says “ nah nah look at his eyes man!!!” 😂😂😂

[@damoncallaway5450]

“Beedie White Devil Eyes” is the full line 😂

[@CheeseIsOverRated]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@ProGamer-dr1nm]

Ben Stiller was jacked during this movie

[@theshamanarchist5441]

On the 'roids??

[@BlackDiamond2718]

More shredded than a Julian salad

[@taamm75]

More like simple jacked.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

@@taamm75 but most of our population are more like simple jack blacked. :)

[@wallywest4727]

Stiller actually looks like that a lot, he usually seems pretty jacked in films when he has a topless scene.

[@ryanuzell9078]

"Cause we tired of being your trail donkeys , acting like you some one man GPS"

[@intermilan05cg]

“Look at them beady white devil eyes”. Genius

[@JinX_11199]

What do you mean you people? What do YOU mean you people? Huh?!

[@starspeed6453]

0:35 Thank me later.

[@johnsmithee6660]

RDJr is such a pro he could've played everyone in 'Straight Outta Compton' and be Oscar nominated for it

[@GwynInRealLife]

hes not a very good actor

[@bg-xq8oc]

@@GwynInRealLife watch the iron man movies watch endgame

[@vb8428]

@@bg-xq8oc lol, of all his older movies that he was actually on set for you name these😭😭

[@bg-xq8oc]

@@vb8428 they are good movies 🤷‍♂️

[@zerodarklumens4843]

@@GwynInRealLife have you seen the movies he acted in?

[@elliejameson3917]

“If iron man was black who would you cast?” Me: ...Robert Downy Jr

[@kinmachado5474]

As you can see Iron man has always been black

[@thecompanioncube4211]

A white man playing an Australian man playing a Black man playing a Vietnamese man and it STILL feels perfect... This movie is a masterpiece

[@SimGirl00]

He’s not meant to be playing a Vietnamese man

[@yuritardid7761]

@@SimGirl00 there's a scene in the third act where he pretends to be a Vietnamese farmer

[@TheHopSays]

Read that first part again slowly. 😆

[@alexdaniel3530]

@@SimGirl00 he's a lead farmer.

[@fashionablechangeling1988]

So what you're saying is: He's a dude, playing a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude

[@katierose8238]

"Tell him what time it is!" XD

[@destick-atized11]

Katie Rose I don't believe you people

[@gunnihunter]

Destick Atized11 What do you mean, you people?

[@candypants5099]

ACE Falcon What do YOU mean you people??

[@richardmcfadden5217]

Huh?

[@donnellajohnson2114]

He might as well had a newport hanging from his lips! 😄😄😄

[@fudzzz]

0:25 "We lost, we fuckin' supa lost man!' gets me every time. His expression is hilarious.

[@elmoe01]

Kirk Lazarus should have won an Oscar for this masterpiece!

[@01bigtrev]

“Acting like a one man gps” Don’t know why that makes me laugh to this day.

[@wenaldy]

You wouldn't say chineses..

[@turning007anime]

I'm Thai. Much hurt. So rude. Hahaha!

[@jaramicahgonzales]

+Tony DeCarlo Their quite related

[@Lindwhore]

Gets me every time.

[@jesserothhammer7378]

What do you mean "You wouldn't"?

[@petergreen2552]

What do you mean "you people"? What do YOU mean "you people"? 😅 Gets me every time. Brilliant film. Love it.

[@williamwestmoreland4069]

The slight delay as he takes a second to get over his incredulity lmao

[@nyedart6716]

When people ask why RDJ got away with blackface send them 0:32 it's ultimately encapsulated in this joke. The irony and self awareness of method actors who try so hard to become something they're not, to the point it reaches such absurdity that their cognitive dissonance is revealed. That's why this movie gets the pass. Also because it's hilarious.

[@48956l]

Ya it’s because they don’t revere it, they make fun of it. Blackface is less offensive when the entire rest of the movie clearly do not support it

[@mistermann6126]

Agreed same with South Park it's all satire

[@josh18230]

It got a pass because it was made in 2008, 5 years before millennials came of age and destroyed the world with their politically correct sensibilities. That's all it comes down to. Technically this is black face, it's satirizing the concept yes, but the fact that Robert Downey Jr is playing a black man that is not even appropriate to the time period is a pretty sensationalized version of a character.

[@chriskuhn6130]

@@josh18230 omg just absolutely f off with your BS about millenials. I could complain about boomers and gen x'ers too but not everyone in one generation is abhorrent. Jesus Christ man...

[@arjunts7646]

@@josh18230 robert Downey jr is playing a white man acting as a Black man.

[@Nikki_N_Berro]

This deserves an A+ in films. This movie is really funny. It'll be a favorite of mine forever.

[@Nikki_N_Berro]

😂

[@iambuhlockay8007]

If the character of Tony Stark was black, who would you cast in the role? *Robert Downey Junior*

[@McEezy94]

Any tips? Any tips you got? Any tip- GIMME THAT GOT DAMN MAP

[@endarasman]

LoL

[@ChrisFilmPresents]

After so many years, this scene is still legendarily funny. Whoever came up with these lines and sequence is genius.

[@shamzam3012]

This was one of the best parts of the film. The look on the actual black guy face when he hears RDJ say "you people" then RDJ with "huh?!" After he thought the guy was agreeing with him.

[@GunBuadam]

00:09 oh no.... mr stark

[@the_WAAAGGHH]

Purple Cucumber yooooooooo HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@velvetvic5862]

underrated!

[@icecreampimpdeux]

Perfection lmao

[@ravenous_videophile]

Tropic Thunder (2008), Iron Man (2008)... The dude had emerged.

[@leosanchez488]

Nice Try ?

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Nice Try 😂 I was actually 12 when this came out

[@naveen.119]

@Nice Try well he had 12 glory years

[@marvelansh1569]

Yes

[@mryamahapro12]

This scene is one of the best pure comedy scenes in cinematic history

[@Dribbles88]

@0:39 that second "huh" gets me every damn time! LMAO!!

[@MarcB8102]

"Cause we tired of being ya trail donkeys, acting like you some one man GPS, Got Damn it, We Lost, We fucking Super lost man" Lmao

[@_Tigon]

Bruh RDJ really look like he could’ve been black lmao. 😭

[@_Tigon]

Btw he killed it in this role lol.

[@grease_monkey6078]

I agree but in this social justice climate you are not allowed to find this funny, as a minority you should be offended and not think for yourselves. Be careful dude

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Yeah I didn't even know it was him till I watched the scenes again last year

[@1forrest1xx]

@@grease_monkey6078 dude it's a movie

[@gnielsen07]

@@1forrest1xx fr though... RDJ wouldn’t get away with this character in 2021. Society gone backwards

[@rowanmelton7643]

RDJ unironically perfectly captures the stereotypical black guy character in old Vietnam war films

[@ErinJeanette]

The way he grunts "HEY what you mean you people" is funny AF

[@TestedModz]

When he says " what do you mean you people" look at the guy on the right trying to hold his laugh in lol

[@franciscoalmeida9019]

TestedModz g

[@fulcrum2951]

P

[@crowthewicked8344]

@@OttoByOgraffey You're trying to search for treasure at the bottom of a puddle, it aint that deep.

[@Wasev]

Ben stiller looks like frank woods from call of duty black ops.

[@leswest5317]

yeah he looks so much like him, you'd almost think that look is extremely common in vietnam movies or something

[@DaDualityofMan]

+Lord of The Rings is overrated So basically he looks like at least one character from every Vietnam movie...

[@Wasev]

The Nerd That Lifts no, most characters in Vietnam war movies look skinny, usually just wear a helmet, and wear a vest without wearing a shirt. 

[@Wasev]

+117655088413050654860 the dude with glasses is a better example of how most characters in Vietnam war look like. He's very realistic in terms how soldiers in the Vietnam war looked like.

[@DaDualityofMan]

Lord of The Rings is overrated They usually have one or two characters that look different though

[@jasperbale8706]

I like the fact that Jack black appears in most jungle themed movies

[@chuckhutton5087]

“You wouldn’t say Chineses”. 😂

[@minatodroger7890]

what do you mean by you people LOLLOLOL

[@ulphil08]

Minato D Roger I crack up EVERY time I see this

[@alicesrabbit7126]

what do YOUUU mean "you people"? hahahaha!

[@janellmeads1399]

Arguing with my brother.rather than profanity I said you people & your kind. My gosh the anger👌 more effective than expletives. His imagination did all the work without insult☺

[@andresavila1548]

Lmao especially when rdj says "huh" after aplacino

[@sethlangston181]

Tugg: Now, lets go get some Viet Congs! Alpa: Viet Cong! Tugg: What? Alpa: It's Viet Cong. There's no S, it's already plural. You wouldn't say Chineses. XD

[@GweAnakJakarta]

that funny moment when black man grammar nazi'd a white man XD

[@australianhomelessman380]

Conservative Videos grammer nazi

[@Kabutoes]

Well then let's go get them chineses

[@raferalstonisgoat4457]

i too watched that part

[@shayan8270]

0:41 "Huh?!!" classic

[@Talis7212]

"Beady white lil eyes" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@odiedodieuk]

Black Face doesn’t have to be taboo. Context is key!

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

As with everything life... context = understanding, knowledge, education etc

[@somedudeintheinterweb8665]

@@shelbyvillerules9962 exactly

[@baty5431]

Ye that sentence sounds wrong no matter how you say it lol

[@somedudeintheinterweb8665]

@@baty5431 well I guess that's why subtext and context exists

[@michaelmartin8337]

Not to "liberals"

[@TheRabbitFear]

this needs a sequel

[@Aristocratic13]

Going full retired would be not to make one

[@desisarod]

Yeees the same characters can decided to Make another movie and be hilarious!! Or the same actors in this type of comedy!!!

[@AndersWendelMusic]

+TheRabbitFear thats a delicate thing, as it would be near impossible to think up a better plot and still have it be as good as this one. This movie is comic gold.. it should stand alone the characters are not even the same by the end of the movie, so it would be pointless to try and recreate the magic. - i think it was meant to be a one time kind of thing and its so perfect for it. no sequel = it will be viewed as a masterpiece in its genre, which it should. same actors new project..maybe..but they shouldnt go back to this..it was perfect.

[@lelouchvibritannia5259]

+wendel88 I agree. If that movie did get a sequel, it'll be just like Horrible Bosses 2, Anchorman 2, Dumb & Dumber To and now Zoolander 2. As much as I love Tropic Thunder, I'd rather for now leave the movie alone than get a sequel that'll probably have a pointless storyline from start to finish.

[@Aristocratic13]

Tomoko: Winter's Soldier Sadly... I have to agree with you

[@arunsairaj]

The 'huh' at 00:41 is so spot on and its on par with the 'huh' from Harlod and kumar goes to white castle in the peeing scene !!

[@stanyeeast3508]

The best part of this whole movie is the way he does his eyes, face and shoulders when he says, "Any tips? Any tips ya got?" Lol that whole wide-eyed, head tilt, shoulder lean had me crying laughing

[@marlondeanclift]

The shift in Downeys' face when he says YOU PEOPLE is priceless. Sorry, I meant Lazarus. A true actor.

[@davidjudah4578]

Im a so called "African American" and this was freaking HILARIOUS. LOL

[@bish0p2004]

0:32 Jay Baruchel's face and head shaking always gets me

[@predatorjunglehunter7332]

never noticed before, Lmao

[@SelimNar-rc6jj]

Alphachino being the most smartest of them; priceless

[@jordanmcpherson3794]

most smartest?

[@Adrian-pl3ui]

hes a rapper he knows his wooords

[@alexanderryan1176]

Did anyone else catch when rdj says look at his eyes, look at them beady white people eyes. Lol makes it so much funnier.

[@poppapalpatine7659]

What's devil eyez

[@Ahumps08]

I didnt even notice he said it till now, and it makes thw scene that mich funnier

[@Benny0033]

Kirk: Goddamn it we lost, we fucking super lost man! Tellem McKlusky, tellem what time it is! Tugg: I don't believe you people! Kirk: Hut! What do you mean, you people? Alpha: What do you mean, you people?

[@woorf]

what's the joke by "you people" actually?

[@Benny0033]

Reza NG I actually don't know

[@woorf]

what do you mean? you people?

[@brianj7250]

Naw man look at those beady eyes

[@DJ-wl5qo]

This is the performance I’m gonna pretend RDJ won his Oscar for

[@christoff124]

clip is so good. you start laughing before the ad finishes.

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

IT'S VIET KONG! There is no S. It's plural.

[@Makky265]

It's Viet Cong! not K, you wouldn't say Khinese.

[@Communist-Doge]

Cong*

[@psychonaut12]

Cong*

[@pocoloco2823]

xXSilentAgent47Xx in the end is same shit. English writing is a disaster

[@rus970]

DONKEY KONG!

[@degenerateremover1776]

Tony Stark: We'll lose Captain America: Then we'll lose together too --endgame-- Tony: 0:26

[@EddieFreak]

Degenerate Remover LMFAO

[@BlackDiamond2718]

God that would kill me if they used that instead.

[@ydm760]

This is the world I want to live in. This part.

[@Kevs442]

RDJ does the ENTIRE DVD commentary in character. It is hilarious! It's like watching the movie, with Osiris.

[@8four276]

This movie kick-started my love for comedy. Damn so hilarious!

[@christianmcmahon1029]

“What do you mean you people?” What do you mean, YOU people?” That shot had me dying 😂😂🤪

[@velocitytrack]

"Lookit them beady WHITE PEOPLE EYES" lmaoo

[@ShaithMaster]

hah oh shit dude I missed that thanks!

[@lovingbritt]

I'm dying

[@am3818]

You really that deaf you can’t hear what he said exactly? Smh there’s some dumbass people out there..

[@ziahamm1603]

I love Osiris' confused and indignant 'Huh?!' when Alpa asks him 'What do you mean you people?!' 😆 🤣

[@gamemonster7]

This, Superbad, Pineapple Express are the best comedies ever! It never gets old!

[@louiseitner916]

And Strange Wilderness!

[@roddyboethius1722]

Harold and Kumar Guantanamo is up there

[@samuelmorse784]

Anchorman

[@WadeWilsonKPop]

Woke Twitter on RDJ's blackface: "What do you mean 'you people?'" The rest of the Internet: "What do YOU mean 'you people?'"