*this movie had no right.. being this funny* FIRST TIME WATCHING: Tropic Thunder (2008) REACTION

[@TenTonNuke]

He's an American playing an Australian playing a black man playing a Vietnamese farmer.

[@jimthar17]

That's a lotta dudes.

[@BradYaeger]

"My head is dehydrated.....I need electrolytes ..."

[@rortys.kierkegaard9980]

“I know what dude I am… you know what dude you are??”

[@grahamlyon9329]

He's a repel, he's a Saint, he's the salt of the earth and he's dangerous

[@jcmillzmusic8768]

A lead farmer to be exact

[@becksimilian2955]

Matthew McConaughey's obsession with the TiVo kills me everytime

[@shenae9080]

Lolol omg yes 😂

[@EmperorDxD]

@thickock45 it's Ben Stiller

[@aaronmatzkin7966]

I worked for a prominent talent management company in the early 2000s. Tivo was literally everywhere. Every Christmas, hundreds of Tivos were mailed out; I got mine at the Christians party in the year 2000. Tivos were sent to the talent's homes by messenger service. Tivos were sent to trailers on set. Tivos were sent to vendors and lawyers and writers and producers. It was Tivo mayhem.

[@jeremesmith9266]

WHAT!? NO TIVO?!

[@seanmccready9564]

The way he speeds away at the end kills me everytime.

[@bafumat]

This was seriously one of the better comedies of it's era. Anyone who has a problem with RDJ's black face character hasn't seen it or just can't understand how satirically brilliant it is in this movie.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

Even Jamie Foxx has said in interview “RDJ can do blackface because RDJ is funny as fuck!” (Words to that effect)

[@TalkingHands308]

Exactly, it was actually mocking white washing where they hire white people to play other raced characters in movies in real life. This movie was actually mocking that and speaking out against that. So could never understand the idiots that had a problem with RDJ doing it... It being offensive WAS THE WHOLE POINT!!

[@selfproclaimednobody4614]

Not of it's ERA! Of all time

[@bafumat]

@@selfproclaimednobody4614 maybe top 20.

[@Publiksquare]

It's not blackface. A non-black actor portraying a black character is not what blackface is.

[@xalener]

The double whammy of the kid stabbing the shit out of Ben Stiller and then going full starfish in the air as he's thrown off will never cease to destroy me

[@ryanvandoren1519]

Bro I remember the theater ERUPTING in laughter as that kid went flying 🤣

[@Biboche23]

Seriously 😂 omg so good

[@IronVigilance]

I'm Vietnamese and people were wondering if this movie made me mad, I was like "I'm mad they didn't make a sequel!"

[@KristinKali]

That is awesome! 😊🙌

[@samwallaceart288]

Other than them all speaking Putonghua and English, I really like how the "Viet cong" are shown as being just a rational business community with their own issues and personalities.

[@robbob5302]

High five!

[@robbob5302]

This movie was trippy, watching it in theaters. They start with legitimate trailers, as always. Then quietly as a Ninja, slip into the phoney trailers. And you have no idea the movie has already started. Just slowly notice, these trailers are getting sillier and sillier. Which stands in total opposition to most every other movie ever made. Like Star Wars, when you know exactly when the movie starts.

[@CommadoBro]

This movie will never get a sequael. Due to the fact that a very small percentage are offended for no reason. But yes this should get a sequel lol.

[@bigsheed9003]

Tropic Thunder is one of those rare movie that get funnier each time you watch it. It has so many subtle jokes mixed in with the over the top jokes and the performances of all the actors in this is great! This movie is a classic!

[@trapsberry]

💯

[@NWAforLifee]

Agree it’s a classic

[@darthkek1953]

It's one of the few comedies that can rank alongside Ghostbusters or Blues Brothers; comedies that are endlessly inventive and experimental, syllable-perfectly script with turns of amazing set-pieces, pathos, ethos, every scene being perfect and the end beings so greater than the sum of its parts.

[@robertmolton6761]

"I don't break character until the DVD commentary". What's funny is Robert Downey Jr. actually did stay in character through the whole DVD commentary. (Except maybe the last 10 min.) With Ben Stiller and Jack Black, it's one of the best and most hilarious commentaries I've ever heard.

[@Lowclef]

He goes into whichever character he is at the time. It's hysterical. He's angry at Jack for being late to the commentary, he trashes Jack’s food and does honest critiques of everything that happens but he does it all as Lincoln Osiris.

[@CW_9]

Funny you mention this. Years ago, before streaming on demand really took off I got on a kick of listening to the commentaries of some of my favorite movies. There are some great ones from all genres! Tropic Thunder’s was really funny and Superbad’s commentary was almost as hilarious as the movie itself.

[@Lowclef]

@@CW_9 Commentary on Spinal Tap is almost as funny as the original because they all do it in character.

[@CW_9]

@@Lowclef ah nice. I’ll check that out 👍🏼

[@robertmolton6761]

@@CW_9I also got on a commentary kick back then. That's what really got me watching reactions/commentaries on KZbin. Your right, Superbad's commentary was one of my favorites also. I love when the guy walks out because Jonah Hill keeps cussing in front of his daughter. 😅

[@kidneystonermusic]

Literally one of the best comedies ever. Written, directed and starring Ben Stiller. He does not get the credit he deserves with this one

[@urbansurvival3801]

He literally did get writing, directing and acting credits lol

[@BattleDrum]

"Im a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude" is by far my most favorite line

[@almostdarkslide3851]

then you should love this song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXeqZpehZqysiNE

[@gosixers546]

Pump your brakes son that man's a national treasure

[@colemasse7177]

" you're the dude who dont know what dude he is"

[@The.Breakfast.Burrito]

So, uh... I clicked a link that was in the replies, which was a great remix of "I'm a dude". I clicked back on the browser to tank the commenter, and all of the replys to this comment were gone. SO... if you are the person who suggested that link, thank you. I cannot see your reply. And if all of the replies are gone, then I just seem like an insane person right now, lol.

[@almostdarkslide3851]

@@The.Breakfast.Burrito hello, if you're talking about the song made on a strange keyboard, It was me. My comment is in the same replies as yours.

[@kingbrothers5459]

Man this movie is a gem. “I don’t read the script, the script reads me”

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

What does that even mean?

[@martingarcia4373]

I loved that line!

[@petegrimwood8160]

@@gilessaint-loup2426nobody knows what it means, it’s provocative. Gets the people going!

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

@@petegrimwood8160 my comment was the following line

[@petegrimwood8160]

@@gilessaint-loup2426 I missed your joke but I think you may have missed my reference 😅

[@AlphaLimaXray]

Downey got an Oscar nomination for this performance. He was that good. Had it not been for the late, great Heath Ledger's phenomenal portrayal of the Joker, that year, I'm pretty certain Downey would have gotten the award.

[@kbriggs27]

💯

[@danielball3360]

yeah 💯

[@mkygod]

That's so crazy that i had to go look it up and its actually true! There is no way in hell anyone would be nominated for a role like that today. They would be instantly cancelled/blacklisted in Hollywood.

[@AlphaLimaXray]

@@mkygodMaybe by some who don't get the parody of oblivious method actors and cultural appropriation. Remember, Downey's character is mercilessly ridiculed for it. Ironically, non-Black folks are far more likely to be upset by a portrayal like this than a Black person would be.

[@adamnagel7436]

@@AlphaLimaXray the only people that would be upset by it are just idiots.

[@remyheart27]

Love this movie. It was brilliant to have Ben stiller playing a guy who breaks character but thinks it's all apart of a movie and have Robert playing a guy who doesn't break character despite him not believing it's a movie. Like wow that is genius.

[@matthewmosier8439]

How did I miss that particular, element?

[@espiya5557]

Kirk Lazarus is really cool here, he got his shits together and really the guy who carry the whole team. And he really shone at the part being a viet farmer while still staying in character.

[@tamjansan1154]

❤❤❤

[@roystonng8642]

The most underrated joke in this entire movie was the news broadcast detailing how Kirk Lazarus underwent surgery to change his skin color. One of the shots was of a bottle of a popular Chinese ointment with a red label. I swear...only Chinese people get this joke. It's a medicine for aches, pains, and sprains and legit changes your skin colour to a dark brown. Another thing to note is that the ointment stings like Hell when you apply it anywhere near the eyes, nose, mouth, or open wounds. I was the only one who died laughing at this scene in a room full of my white friends and they had no idea why.

[@wakandaforever616]

Ty for that insight very cool

[@hafirenggayuda]

Wow, the movie even put obscure details that many people probably not notice. I love this movie even more

[@robschroeder5377]

Also anyone.who has ever seriously studied Chinese martial arts. Dit Da Jow works wonders.

[@vadredant]

@@robschroeder5377 legit. Got some from my tai chi instructor when I was getting the shit kicked out of me by my job at FedEx ground. Dit da jow is some magic for getting rid of bruises.

[@robschroeder5377]

@@vadredant try calling around to local Asian markets and asking for it by name. I am not sure which inflection it is that I am missing, or ?, but brother do I get some hilarious shy/embarrassed laughs from my obvious mispronunciation of it.

[@ZEBEEtheoriginal]

Can I tell you my husband had to stop the movie because he was worried about how hard I was crying/laughing? When the Robert Downey Jr. character addressed "what happened to the director" while the other characters still thought they were filming... I wasn’t sure if I would survive. I cried laughing, for DAYS. 🤣

[@shoresy6927]

Robert killed it. Easily the most quoted character.

[@Psycorde]

God damn it! We lost! We fucking super lost, man!

[@charleslee8313]

I don't read the script -- the script reads me.

[@Fez8745]

Hey! What do you mean....'you people'

[@EzraMerr]

"I'm a lead farmer, Muthafuka"

[@Menaceblue3]

@@Fez8745 🙍🏿‍♂️: Whaddya mean by "you people"?

[@birch5757]

I saw this movie in the theater - when the director stepped on the landmine it was easily the biggest reaction I've ever seen in a theater. Screams, laughter, scattered loud exclamations, a couple people even walked out. One of the best examples of "you had to have been there" I've ever witnessed.

[@kentbetts]

The film makers got lucky. It looks effing real. Even the Caped Informer loses it here in his youtube vid. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

I unfortunately never saw this in the theater, but the most animated I’ve seen a movie theater audience was during the opening of Jackass in 3D. That was the only 3D movie I’ve ever seen, but oh man was it _SUCH_ a good choice and a lasting memory. It’s opening sequence with, uhm, “sex toys” flying straight into our faces was one of the most hilarious theater experiences of all time. The audience was crying with laughter and flinching everywhere, reflexively putting their arms/hands up like that would stop the “toys” from hitting them in the head. 😂 It was said that the movie had some of the best 3D effects ever featured in a movie thanks to the fact that the majority of the movie was filmed using cameras specifically made for that purpose. Most 3D movies did 3D as an afterthought to make some extra money, and did it in a cheap manner that was done entirely in post production, so it really they’re never remotely as realistic looking as when special 3D cameras are used.

[@SwordChux]

I remember seeing this in the theatre's when it came out. They played the beginning without any notification the movie was starting, so that it looked like actual ads before the movie. Me, my buddies, and basically the whole theatre were both laughing and in shock at the "Booty Sweat" and "Bust a Nut Bars" ad. Because it wasn't that far off to how regular ads were back then... Everyone thought it was real at first. lmao!

[@66HTown]

Same. My wife and I watched it in the theater. We didn't know about the fake trailers in the beginning of the movie. We were cracking up but not as much as a middle age daughter and her elderly mom. The mom laughed so hard during the trailer. It was hilarious. She lost it on the RDJ and Toby Maguire trailer. So many great lines from this movie.

[@limp_dickens]

When I saw the ad for the bustanut bar and the bootysweat I definitely still thought it was real.

[@KillaCyst]

I had a can of booty sweat back in the day

[@Seryma86]

😂 same, great flick to see in the theatre

[@goopfy]

I took my pops to go watch it for Father’s Day and we absolutely died

[@mikeandersonwa]

I worked at a movie theater when this came out and it was amazing how many old people went to see this thinking it was a serious war movie and asked for a refund after just the opening commercials. At least a dozen people every day "did you know that you guys are playing some really strange commercials before Tropic Thunder?" and then I had to explain that no, that's part of the movie and if they didn't like those, they're DEFINITELY not going to like the movie lol

[@je7055]

Thank you for sharing that. It pleases me to no end that there are people who saw ads for a "war movie" starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black & RDJ in blackface (who was what, a couple of months into his comeback and had been doing dreck like Gothika and In Dreams for 10-15 years?) and believed it was a legit war drama.

[@mikeandersonwa]

@@je7055 oh it was honestly one of the best experiences I had while working at the theater 🤣

[@kayaguvendi]

@@je7055 This is a country that elected Trump for president, hardly surprising lol

[@MrShadowfax42]

@@kayaguvendi Let's Go Brandon!

[@kayaguvendi]

@@MrShadowfax42 One can hate them both

[@BadgerOff32]

Ben Stiller (who was the director of the film) was worried that RDJ was going to get a lot of heat for doing blackface, but in the end it was actually him who got the most flak for doing the Little Jack character because the media thought he was taking the piss out of handicapped people.

[@MyOwnVoucherEverywhere]

Lol true, Simple Jack

[@DeepEye1994]

Yeah, if anything the "never go full retard" caused some controversy by people that misunderstood it. RDJ was simply criticizing how Oscar-winners like Raining Man and Forrest Gump are never realistic about the depiction of disabled people, they're always "magical talent" handicaps like super mathematicians and shit, they NEVER went fully realistic. Probably the use of the r-word offended people and made them not get the point he was making in their outrage.

[@Rayhab92]

“You never go full retard”

[@G7130]

Yep, RDJs character was to show how ridiculous actors can be just like Mel Brooks movies did for current prejudices.

[@likeorasgod]

@@G7130 Mel Brooks needs to do one more movie before he passes and it needs to be the most non PC correct art he can come up with....BLAZING SADDLES II LOL

[@DystopiaFatigue]

When this was first out I told my wife "You have to see RDJ in this role, he's hilarious." After 45 minutes she asks, "When does RDJ come in?" 😆 🤣 😂

[@mc76]

Alpa Chino's comeback to Lazarus's "What do you mean 'you people'"? is the funniest line in the whole movie.

[@WingManFang1]

When RDJ said “I don’t read the Script the script reads me” he really set himself up to live that fact when he became IronMan and constantly went off script and made it Better.

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

I mean two of the classic scenes from the first Avengers movie "That man is playing Galaga. He thought we wouldn't notice, but we did." was so brilliantly done that in post they LITERATLLY added him turning back around playing Galaga. And "Blueberry?"

[@iKvetch558]

"What do YOU mean 'you people'?!" "WHAT?!?!"

[@kylez9094]

9:35 "i dont drop character till i do the dvd commentary" turns out Robert Downey Jr. did the dvd commentary for tropic thunder in character, and at the very end of it he shifts into his australian character lol

[@rossmorton7002]

Robert Downey _did_ actually stay in character for the DVD commentary.

[@Gregbaltzer]

It was funny because he teased the shit out of Jack Black for being late for the commentary and Jack got mad.

[@limp_dickens]

I remember listening to the commentary and yep, he stayed there til the very end lol

[@aprilherrera3469]

The commentary is almost as funny as the movie itself! Great, great movie!

[@alanrmurphy]

"What do YOU mean, you people?" Brilliant line 🤣🤣

[@TearDownGenesis]

This is basically a giant satire on the Film Industry in the US. From the producer (Lex Grossman) to the actors. Stiller is someone like Kurt Russel, Arnold, etc. RDJ is a Daniel Day-Lewis type. Jack Black would be Eddie Murphy (ironically mixed with RDJ's real past) The other 2 are less obvious but represent the under represented black actor / cross over. Then the up and coming, actor who actually puts in effort because he hasn't been hollowed out by fame. Its really a fun movie.

[@Valp85]

I always assumed Jack Black's character drew from Tom Sizemore because of the distinct blonde hair and drug abuse (he was deep into coke during the 00s). And Cruise is 100% parodying Joel Silver who is infamous for his temper

[@nenadmalenica6643]

Jack Black=Chris Farley

[@TearDownGenesis]

@@nenadmalenica6643 Its a mix.

[@nenadmalenica6643]

@@TearDownGenesis Yes

[@msihcs8171]

@@Valp85 Tom Cruise nailed that part, I agree that he needed more screen time

[@WingManFang1]

To be fair RDJ played his Actor roll so well most people couldn’t tell it was him till the reveal. He is a legend. Also for the longest time I thought Tom Cruise’s character was played by Adam Sandler because the face is His face in the movie 😂

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Lol! Adam Sandler?? Really? That’s hilarious. Well, Tom Cruise _WAS_ playing a Jewish character, so I guess that makes sense.

[@x3mslayer]

This movie is filled with amazing performances, and casting... but Tom Cruise's character is like a mythical dragon you only see once every century. They don't make movies like this anymore. They can't, literally, it would be cancelled into the ground before it aired xD

[@pudgeboyardee32]

Even when this got made people said a movie this transgressive couldnt be made so... no. I think youre wrong. People get it. Real people get humor. Good humor works. Racism, actual hate, masquerading as humor gets shut down. Thats the deal now. Racists get caught out and try to say they were just joking all the time, but this movie isnt that at all. Its well crafted humor including topics of race. Nuance in humor sells tickets and stays popular for years.

[@EMPERORSPROTECTION-TERRA4LIFE]

Tom cruises best role.

[@shoshoncaligula5512]

Collateral

[@SeanPS]

It would get cancelled on Twitterverse, but people choose what they want to see.

[@TheAlibabatree]

@@pudgeboyardee32 That’s obviously not true since nothing like this movie has been made in over a decade.

[@cobrakats7440]

Tropic Thunder is a comedic masterpiece. "I'm the dude who's playin' a dude, disguised as another dude!" is an iconic line. I also didn't even recognize Tom Cruise until I saw his name in the credits, and that got a huge bonus laugh from me.

[@redn8tive_savage46]

My uncle a Vietnam vet watched this not realizing it was a comedy and that it was Robert Downey Jr. as a black man. He couldn’t stop laughing.

[@T3H8]

Oh, i think he realized

[@adrianaslund8605]

​@@T3H8Well eventually he did. Obviously.

[@vxxiii4160]

The funniest part was that RDJ was actually nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor because of this role lmao Also remember, he's not doing blackface, he's acting as another actor doing blackface

[@RichADio]

RDJ's character was purposefully played that way just to show the absurdity of the character. Definitely one of my favorite movies. First watched it on my first tour in Iraq.

[@calebray4168]

Oh shit that’s a badass memory.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Right? I’m Gen X and trying to get my Gen Z nieces to watch this classic, but they’re too brainwashed with wokeism to even give it a watch before they judge it. They think that RDJ “needs to be held accountable.” 🙄🤪 They became furious at me for the mere idea that they should experience what the movie has to offer before they talk shit about it. It’s crazy how fast this insanely over-the-top political correctness set in, because this movie isn’t even that old! It came out in 2008, ffs! It’s so disturbing to see them like this.

[@SSD_Penumbra]

Fun fact too; RDJ's dad overdubbed a blaxploitation movie in the 70s, so it's kind of a homage to him too.

[@scarbachi2445]

YOU NAILED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE! I agree about the last of it’s kind ( I can only hope this satire returns.) and everything about all the actors/acting was spot on!!! Definitely in my top 3 comedy movies and never gets old!

[@jasonguenther8005]

RDJ is literally the only person in history that still gets praise for doing black face. not sure how he pulled it off, but he nailed that role.

[@CBDuRietz]

It's because of the context. And yes, RDJ is brilliant - but it's the context that makes it possible to do. It pokes fun of the industry and obtuse character actors, not blacks.

[@jasonguenther8005]

@@CBDuRietz you misunderstand. I wasn't taking a stance of any sort. I was simply making an observation. No hate or negativity of any sort intended. Of course it's satire, of course it's the context that matters, but you have to admit if this movie came out today it would be a different matter.

[@CBDuRietz]

@@jasonguenther8005 It was more of a clarification from my part. I never interpreted your comment as taking a stand. I find it kind of sad that you are probably correct in your assessment that it would probably be impossible to make this kind of movie today. Mostly because of anxiety on the studios behalf.

[@jasonguenther8005]

@@CBDuRietz My apologies, it seems I was the one misunderstanding. Yes very true, very sad. Anxiety and the fear of being canceled have ruined the landscape of an otherwise healthy and vibrant industry. The worst part is that it's only a small percentage of people making it an issue. The rest of us actually enjoy the difference of opinion, the satirical perspective, the obtuse and offensive. To think that a small group of loud people can literally destroy someone's life over a tweet, or an offhand comment is utterly disgusting. Kind of makes me not want to live in this world to be honest.

[@CBDuRietz]

@@jasonguenther8005 No need to apology. I could possibly have been clearer. And I want to emphasize that I fully support equality of all sorts and find it appalling that we haven't gotten further in society in general.

[@dishmanw]

To put context on “Satan’s Alley”, “Brokeback Mountain “ had come out not to long before, so RDJ’s character was a spoof of Heath Ledger.

[@brandonford5993]

"Is that Tom Cruise?" You're the only one I've ever seen you get that immediately. Most people didn't find out until the credits

[@obsidian00]

I know I didn’t…this was the role that made me a Tom Cruise fan!

[@janklebox7263]

Robert Downey Jr. played the role respectfully and it was written respectfully.

[@r.i.p2464]

They say he wasn't scripted

[@RJBaculo]

@@r.i.p2464 Because he doesn't read the script but the script reads him.

[@brianoneil9662]

Still love that kid toss. It should be in the Olympics.

Like between the phone tossing and wife carrying run? :D (both actual finnish "sports")

[@Warlocke000]

They never made the kid toss an Olympic sport because it was dwarfed by other tossing competitions. 😎

[@papalegba4449]

Kid toss, might not be in the Olympics but it is in the Catholic Church .

[@lordjimbo2]

I'll never forget how that broke my brother in law. He'd barely held it together until then but we had to stop the movie for five minutes after that.

[@andrewcheadle1753]

It’s the best comedy from that time frame imo. It was so well done

[@cometgirl217]

24:49: “This movie had no business being this hilarious” completely sums it up! Also, I saw this in theaters and didn’t recognize Tom Cruise until the end credits dance 😅

[@MrHale]

I remember watching this in 2008 and saw his name in credits and had to look up who he was lol

[@lindlin02]

this could be my comment! same here! No idea it was Tom until the end!

[@FunkyDopeLuvn]

I remember the whole theater lost their shit when we all found out it was Tom Cruise!

[@benbarrett7629]

I read an article about the production of this movie and Ben Stiller, who was also one of the producers, said that Tom Cruise agreed to be in the movie but only if he could dance and have big hands.

[@marlonthomas8042]

Me too Also apparently cruise modelled his character on Harvey Weinstein He also took hip hop dance lessons just for this role Whatever you think of him Tom cruise respects his craft

[@slimgenzy1102]

The Lazarus and Pacino back and forth of 'What do you mean, you people?' and Lazarus' 'I'm the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude' are 2 of my favorite lines in any comedy movie i've ever seen, and i've watched an absurd amount of movies lol. I've quoted these lines so many times in so many different situations. I love it lol

[@SSD_Penumbra]

This movie has a lot of really qoutable lines, and most of them come from Lincoln Osiris. "We're supposed to be a unit" *SUCK MAH UNIT*

[@nthnthms1212]

The cast alone is insane.

[@AntTheDogGuy]

Truly to this day one of my favorite lines out of any comedy movie ever is when Robert Downey Jr says "Im a lead farmer motherf*cker" !!! this movie was genius, how he was the method actor Daniel Day Lewis type character that never breaks character, how Ben Stiller was the typical action hero character that had drained all he could out of a single franchise who wants more serious roles but has so utterly failed up until that point as is shown so brilliantly in the "You never go full retard speech" it just dissected Hollywood down so well and then added in other characters and elements of comedy and brought them all together in the most genius way!!

[@missy1345]

Robert was nominated for an Oscar, for this role.

[@yew2oob954]

It's great that the academy nominated a black actor.

[@EhdrianEh]

You forgot one of the BEST scenes in the entire film. When Matthews character looks at the picture of his son with slightly detached disappointment LOL

[@mpc1226]

“At least you got to choose yours”

[@sidlee3118]

@@mpc1226 And then that weird utterance afterward, it's not quite "huh" or "oh" or "ungh," . . . it's so random and yet perfectly expressive, it kills me every time.

[@TenTonNuke]

Instead of Booty Sweat, we got WAP. We are living in the worst timeline.

[@Menaceblue3]

I'm surprised she didn't invent WAP energy drinks

[@davidmc1489]

Thats a funny ass coment....love it....

[@je7055]

As funny as "Booty Sweat" is, however you feel about WAP it did give us "Punani Dasani". And to think they say poetry is dead.

[@TyyTheFlyGuy]

Such a funny movie. I watch it every couple years and still crack up. A movie like this will never come around again, agreed.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

It can if people keeping fighting back against this BS instead of rolling over and accepting it! My US founding fathers are rolling over in their graves.

[@chazdarvy1507]

I love how Cyrus keeps saying a different name for McLusky, Sykorsky, etc

[@Figboy]

this movie was brilliant, and incredibly clever. i love how it completely rips into Hollywood's bullshit, from method actors that go too far "for the art," to studio greed, racism, and general insensitivity to marginalized groups (ie, the Simple Jack character and in general depictions of individuals with mental illness or disabilities). RDJ put in such a great performance, and it was amazing to see how many people missed the joke when it comes to the character of Kirk Lazarus. As a Black guy, I didn't see it as RDJ making fun of Black people, or even playing to black Stereotypes, but a pretty accurate portrayal of what many in Hollywood think is an "authentic" portrayal of Black people and "Black culture," but also how quick Hollywood is to cast a non-person of color actor/actress in a story based on true events in which the actual person is a person of color. It's just so good. Easily one of my favorite Ben Stiller movies, if not, his best movie. This reaction was great, and I was cracking up right along with you. I remember me and a bunch of friends and my ex wife went to see this movie opening weekend, not knowing what the hell to expect, and loved it. It was also really funny seeing the audience react to the reveal of Tom Cruise as Les Grossman. I was surprised at how many people in the audience didn't realize it was him! It took me until the scene with the crew right before they go to Vietnam, for me to finally pinpoint why his voice sounded so damn familiar to me, then I was like, "Wait a minute, that's fucking Tom Cruise!"

[@maxpeck7382]

The scene of Ben Stiller being shot multiple time in the back while running to the chopper is from the movie Platoon where Willem Dafoe's character is running out of the Jungle to the chopper and is shot down. Tom Berenger's character is a sadistic man in that movie and told the other soldiers Dafoe was dead but he wasn't and as they are leaving on the Chopper they all see he is not dead like they were told but he gets gunned downed by enemy forces while trying to make it to the landing zone as the chopper is taking off. Young Charlie Sheen was in that movie too.

[@GangstaStan010]

Some of Sheen's best work.

[@nerdrocker89]

It was a little over dramatic and unrealistic, which is what Tropic Thunder was poking fun at. I like Platoon still though, just not as good as FMJ or Apocalypse Now, but what is?

[@jamesbarela7153]

Sad only us old bastards know this movie reference✊😞

[@patricksheehan8157]

@@jamesbarela7153 Lol, I'm not that old!

[@leonrussell9607]

@@jamesbarela7153 didn't know i was an old man at 17

[@CharlesVanNoland]

"I don't even drop character until the DVD commentary". 4In the actual DVD commentary for Tropic Thunder, it's Robert Downey Jr, Ben Stiller, and Jack Black, and RDJr is still in character for it.

[@AneudiD78]

In the age of everything being too politically correct, Ben Stiller should come out with a sequel to this classic film.

[@jamesalexander5623]

Yes! ..... "Rolling Thunder" .... They have to Rescue a POW ..... Sylvester Stallone!

[@AneudiD78]

@@jamesalexander5623 For the sequel, they have to offend everybody, but done in a clever way. Get tricked again into making them think that it's realistic.

[@republicofcasuals]

@@AneudiD78 Robert Downey could pull a Mrs Doubtfire called Karen 🤣

[@Nekotaku_TV]

It was right before shit hit the fan.

[@kevinclark9809]

Nahhh! Ahnold ! So he can say “get to the choppa” !!

[@quirkynoms7579]

This is one of my favorite movies ever! Not only was it an awesome comedy, but was also genuinely badass at times. And to give RDJ credit, he did keep his character all the way through the commentary too.

[@jacobterry1000]

The opening is a parody of the classic movie PLATOON, you have to watch it it has a young Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe and many many more please watch it!!!!!

[@Lowclef]

Tony Todd, Johnny Depp, Kevin Dillon, Keith David, Tom Behringer, John C. Mcginnley, Forrest Whitaker, the list goes on.

[@KrillLiberator]

Yes, Capes must watch Platoon!

[@leostankus144]

The whole movie is a send up of Platoon. Ben Stiller was actually up for the role that Sheen had but Oliver Stone said something in the vein of your too young looking and dropped him from the movie. Stone also had all the actors go through Basic Training. Ben Stiller started writing this movie right after Platoon was released and never stopped giving oliver stone shit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIm9nYClaJWYb6M

[@zachgrabow9541]

Dude this was great to watch again with ya. I'm floored that you didn't see it until now! I basically was laughing the entire time to you reacting on all this. Good way to start the day.

[@McPh1741]

How the hell Mathew McConaughey kept a straight face while Tome Cruise and Bill Hader were dancing in front of him I don’t know. I wander how many takes that took. “Welcome to the goody room!”

[@mactony4]

I wonder how many time Bill broke character.

[@marlonthomas8042]

Playaaa playaaaaaa Swinging past your kneeeeessss

[@ZombasticRex]

I'm the dude playing a dude playing another dude. At the end when Robert Downey Jr starts decompressing from all his different roles and goes through all the different accents and characters is really kind of a shocking moment in Cinema history.

[@Popdaddy88]

Dude, you deserve WAY more subscribers. I have watched a bunch of reaction videos, mostly because I’m an older guy who grew up watching the movies that are new to a younger generation, and it’s interesting to see that they still have the same impact on fresh eyes. YOUR reaction videos are consistently among the most intelligent, insightful, and funniest reactions that I’ve seen. You pick up on the nuances that other people miss, and make INTELLIGENT observations,. Good stuff!

[@elohimthedoctor777]

I absolutely agree, I just found this reaction youtuber and subscribed, better late than never.🤟

[@andy1181-l3m]

Big Ben Stiller fan here too man…I think he’s underrated. When he plays the character like “Something About Mary”, “Meet The Parents”, “Duplex”, and “Along Came Polly” (where he kinda plays the same character) he just nails that role so well and it hilarious

[@wintergarden7539]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The "Space Oddity" scene is my favorite.

[@dante340]

What's funny is that when this film was released, the majority of the heat and criticism was targeted at Ben Stiller and Simple Jack, not RDJ 😂

[@man_made_marsupial]

He's a dude: RDJ Playing a dude: Kirk Lazarus Disguised as another dude: Lincoln Osiris 4th wall break.

[@Shendue]

Great analysis. Tom Cruise really stole the show, he was absolutely hilarious. Both him and RDJ were nominated for the Golden Globes for this movie. RDJ even received an Academy Award nomination.

[@GoDucksss2106]

Damn, takes me back to when comedy made fun of everyone and (almost) no one got offended. Good times.

[@martingarcia4373]

You are so right! I'm Mexican and I wished they had done a parody of my people in Tropic Thunder. I wouldn't have been offended.

[@baphometic8767]

i feel like a lot of people miss some great context for this movie - it's basically a parody homage to every great american vietnam war movie. if you want to take your appreciation for this movie's brilliance to the next level, make sure you watch: Apocalypse Now, Platoon, The Deer Hunter, and Forrest Gump.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Ben Stiller’s Simple Jack role was making fun of Sean Penn’s “I am Sam” character, which tanked because the movie had Sean going full “r-word.” So pathetic that YT won’t let us write that word (amongst a million other things). There was nothing endearing about Sam - you’re just meant to feel bad for him the whole time. That’s the movie that one would need to watch in order to understand that specific parody. Forest Gump was merely an example of a movie like that being successful because Forrest was bizarrely great at so many things. Like ping pong lol. Forrest lived such a successful life. Same with the movie Rainman with Dustin Hoffman. The dude was a genius. He was the man being able to scam casinos and make bank.

[@roguecivilian6958]

I went see this when it came out and never have i EVER laughed that hard in a movie theater. The opening war scene when ben stiller gets shot 100 times with the dramatic music and the helo over head🤣🤣🤣. I couldnt breathe

[@lisaa6755]

i love RDJ in this. my fave is when he says "what do you mean, you people." and Tom Cruise regained some lost fan respect from this. and his best is credit scene or the phone call when he goes ballistic. everyone is perfect in this.

[@oldfunsfrontporch5390]

When this movie was in the theaters, no one had any idea the fake movie promos were fake until a few minutes in..

[@mvasqu762]

I was in the middle of a blunt when I saw Nick Nolte say "...I don't know what it's called, I just know the sound it makes when it takes a man's life" I was in tears over that one for 10 minutes.. And only Nick did that line justice

[@GatCat]

This might be my favorite performance of Tom Cruise. This and A Few Good Men.

[@w.c.d4892]

For a brief period, there were plans being drawn to make a Les Grossman movie. His appearance on the MTV movie awards of that year was hilarious.

[@bentramer6835]

One of the funniest movies of my lifetime. I wish I could go back in time and see this in the theaters.

[@catiasantos9470]

Tom Cruise's caracter was so popular that he went on the 2010 Mtv movie awards as Les Grossman and performed with Jlo.

[@6666Imperator]

which is a great performance on its own. He also had a few TV commercials for the MTV awards beforehand.

[@jesusmontemayor6013]

"at least you get to pick yours, I'm stuck with mine" Speedmana and Agent talking about their kid situation 😂😂😂

[@Freejack1971]

I believe that before this movie came out, Tom Cruise was ostracized with the whole “jumping on Oprah’s couch thing.” This movie had people slowly accept him back into the mainstream.

[@DomR1997]

So what you're saying is the world would be a better place if this movie never came out?

[@KrillLiberator]

@@DomR1997 Oof.

[@Nic-ye2yz]

@@DomR1997 would it?

[@republicofcasuals]

@@DomR1997 So what you're saying is that Tom Cruise is a bad actor..... and you're smart and will achieve great things... also your mother is very proud of you and your Dad doesn't regret not wearing a condom! 🤣

[@DeathBYDesign666]

@@republicofcasuals I'd say he kinda went in the opposite direction later in life, his earlier movies are actually way better acted than almost anything he's done in the past 20 years. That's not uncommon for aging actors but his came about way earlier than most. Let's just chalk it up to him being a very eccentric and weird person.

[@imSUPERcereal0]

I watched this on tv a couple years after it released when I was a teenager. I started watching right before they got dropped into the jungle for real, and so I had no reference for Robert Downey's character. My little teenage brain lost it when he took off the wig and contacts at the end of the movie. So funny. Definitely the best watching experience having not seen the beginning at the time. lol

[@FinanceMan]

When I was younger and saw this in the theaters, those commercials confused me sooo much. Being in the theater was a missed component because you thought they were somewhat believable in their absurdity, imagine not knowing the movie started in the theater and you think they are regular commercials. I was so shocked 😂

[@mondogrundaygaming7087]

absolute instant classic. "I don't read scripts, they read me" "wtf does that even mean?" lmao

[@jameskim1505]

"We don't negotiate with terrorists!" Everyone starts to clap 👏

[@krowentheunknown7848]

This is one of the greatest films ever RDJ was insane in this movie and the satire is everything

[@timeones]

One of the truly great pieces of art ever created. Ben Stillers masterpiece

[@nrgao]

This movie is a true culmination of indy talent and comedy for this era of Hollywood. Ben Stiller is a brilliant writer, director and producer, and this entire cast was PERFECTLY cast for their roles. when i say indy, i am referring to Ben Stiller doing this out of pocket and with his own vision instead of the traditional Hollywood route.

[@reactions5783]

Cool reaction! RDJ really killed it in this role.

[@JeyDB]

One of my all-time favourite comedies of all time. RDJ is a Legend.

[@44excalibur]

Tropic Thunder was to Hollywood what This Is Spinal Tap was to the rock music industry.

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

"I'm a dude playing a dude, disguised as another dude." One of the most meta jokes there is

[@CaptLoquaLacon]

RDJ's character is something I enjoy massively because it's a satire of a particular school of acting, Stanislavski(?) or Method acting, which involves going through all these extra steps to make the character 'authentic'. I'm still a huge fan of the exchange between Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman on the Marathon Man set...

[@Docjonel]

Yes, Larry's droll comment to Dustin Hoffman was hilarious!

[@discoiv]

"I'm a lead farmer mother fucker" GREATEST LINE EVER SAID IN MOVIES!!

[@oobrocks]

Tom's dancing is cinematic gold!

[@briant4468]

Actully was still in character during the real dvd commentary lol

[@Jenacide]

Ah re-upload, knew I'd seen this one, thought I was losing it for a moment

[@rastiga9196]

Good re-upload for me because I've never seen this reactor before. I got a lot of the jokes but they didn't hit until multiple re-watches of the movie!

[@OG-Ghost33]

This movie came out when I was in Afghanistan 08-09 Between that and Dewey Cox I can’t even count how many times I watched them both compulsively. It’s one of those rare things that gets funnier with time

[@zegh8578]

I love that this is a perfect example of "context" - one way in which "blackface" is used _in a context_ that allows it! Rolling up at a halloween party in blackface is _not_ an appropriate context - but this movie uses it to lampoon not only Hollywood preferences for white actors over blacks, but the act of white-washing in itself: The context clearly is to ridicule the act as well as the sentiment around it. It isn't "just a joke" - it is a joke attached to an appropriate message! The joke punches UP, it takes the side of the sidestepped - in this case, it consistently takes the side of the secondary actor - who really happens to be black - *against* the "a-lister" in blackface. It was still considered extremely risky when they made the movie, I see a lot of people go "how awesome stuff like this was totally fine long ago, back in the early 2000s", and that just isn't true; they knew they were potentially stepping over some boundaries, but after some deliberate testing with POC-audiences, they felt vindicated in their move, especially since the audiences caught and accepted the _context_ around it!

[@realburglazofficial2613]

Even Jamie Foxx has gone on record to say that RDJ’s blackface is completely acceptable and also fucking hilarious! Everyone knows that RDJ’s performance isn’t coming from racism.

[@FallenRingbearer]

RDJ has even done a lengthy interview about the movie which is a good watch.

[@mrtoothless]

Yawn. This was blackface as much as white Girls was whiteface.

[@zegh8578]

@@mrtoothless Did you just vote your own shit up? Cus what does that even mean? Was RDJ not colored black, portraying a black dude - and then in a caricaturized, exaggerated manner? Cus that fits this description a 100%. I mean... idunno what part of this offends you so much you have to insist it never even happened, but chill... none of this affects *you*

[@Publiksquare]

That's not what blackface is. You should look up the old minstrel shows and you'll see how silly it is comparing this to that.

[@tgh965]

....seriously RDJ deserved an Oscar for that performance. What a great movie! Excellent performances out of so many actors!

[@Splincir]

This is one of the best comedies ever put to screen. There is so much going on, and unfortunately like you said, until people pull their heads out of their butts, this is likely the last good comedy of this age. The stuff that passes for "comedy" now only qualifies because the movies themselves are a joke. This and blazing saddles are two of my favorite comedies of all time. I do love space- balls as well. Plenty of others in between but those 3 have always stuck with me.

[@robertfarrow5853]

National Lampoon Animal House, I saw it first on it's release in my youth. Now I'm 72 years old, it still brings joy to the soul for it's the original of this type of satirical anarchy

[@ryanperrault8174]

Best part is when Stiller is being dunked in the water over and over again yelling " Damien! Help!".....Every scene is good. One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@beckymellon8135]

This movie gets funnier the more you watch it 👍✌️

[@comixof2morrow]

"Cradle the b@lls,stroke the sh@ft,and Swallow the Gr@vy" Jack Black

[@sebastianpizxa1553]

“Now it’s finally bothering him” Lmaoo that line is really an eye opener and made me die laughing

[@tonyg3923]

Great reaction video. I remember Tropic Thunder being one of the funniest movies I’ve seen, but you’re right. So many quotable lines