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

Steph & Kristen watch one of the best satirical action comedy films of all time, Tropic Thunder, starring a big cast of names who come together to for the satire of a lifetime.
This film is directed by & starring Ben Stiller (The Cable Guy, Madagascar, Night at the Museum & Zoolander), Robert Downey Jr, (Iron Man & Oppenheimer), Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda & The Super Mario Bros. Movie), Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible & Top Gun), Jay Baruchel (How to Train Your Dragon & The Sorcerer's Apprentice), Brandon T. Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Their & Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son), Nick Nolte (48 Hrs. & Cape Fear), Steve Coogan (Philomena & Around the World in 80 Days), Mattew McConaughey (Interstellar & True Detective), Danny McBride (The Righteous Gemstones & Pineapple Express) & Bill Hader (Barry & It Chapter Two).
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[@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!

[@iitylernallen]

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.

[@lunaticfringe2763]

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

[@Julia25120]

Tom Cruise is just the GOAT 🔥

[@cytorakdemon]

Apparently inspired by Harvey Weinstein.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

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

[@juice6521]

I'm David Beckham!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@luvaboy772]

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

[@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.

[@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 😆

[@bethcushway458]

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

[@paulschuckman6604]

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

[@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

[@Thunderer0872]

"Swallow the Gravy" I love their reaction LOL

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@Vulcanerd]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@Lloyd00]

Watching them lose their shit was absolutely hilarious 😂

[@benschultz1784]

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

[@WolfHreda]

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

[@tfpp1]

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

[@CaddyJim]

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

[@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.

[@GilmerEricSmith]

“Ain’t nothing but a thang”

[@DavetheGrue]

EVERYBODY wishes Tom Cruise did more roles like this.

[@saulbass9293]

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

[@alexanderzadoroznyj]

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

[@paulmurphy8993]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@deanmalibu3730]

Jack Black basically playing Robert Downey Jr. early career

[@jpny.7961]

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

[@CrashTestPilot]

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

[@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.

[@creaturion_cosplay]

i didnt recognize tom cruise until the credits rolled.

[@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 😂

[@mrh3578]

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

[@andresilvasophisma]

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

[@MisterRawgers]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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 🤣🤣

[@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!

[@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."

[@highstimulation2497]

your reaction to the prop head really had me laughing, it was like a synchronized gross-out ballet

[@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.

[@justinnbucano5443]

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

[@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.

[@disneyfannrkrb]

RDJ deserved an Oscar for this. LMFAOOOO

[@thedefinitionisthis]

I don’t read the script. The script reads me.

[@Showteezy9999]

Stephs facial expressions are great 😂

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@condorgaming4000]

I never see people laugh at the "My Ass" part 😂 that's one of the funniest moments of the movie for me

[@karenielsen4713]

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

[@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!

[@JordanCesaroni93]

Absolutely a masterpiece! Robert did a great job!

[@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.

[@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! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Kernal119]

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

[@-M0LE]

I HIGHLY recommend you watch the movie commentary of this with BEN STILLER JACK BLACK AND RDJ He DID stay in character until the DVD commentary The commentary is actually funny and makes you feel like you're hanging out with friends Would recommend CABLE GUY commentary also with JIM CARREY & BEN STILLER Both you can find here on KZbin..or kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4Gsq6J_or6CpZosi=qFED_k2aisj_uUOT kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHPFf6eGrtlsZ5Isi=m95mv2n34DHqeL11

[@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.

[@nbravo9]

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

[@jakes3059]

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

[@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.

[@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😁

[@kenchun24]

Haha fun watch a long Cinepals Steph & Kristen! Tropic Thunder is a classico hard R offend all fantastic concept comedy!!! One of the last big budget/big studio comedies to do it perfectly: cast, concept, and no holds barred writing/directing from Ben Stiller start to finish. Yes, for younger millennial & Gen Z'ers it's a shock filled movie but for those of us film fans that grew up with... 1: Vietnam era war movies 2: movie with in a movie movies 3: risk taking comedy writing to nail the parody and character archetypes RDJ & Stiller & Cruise are great as is the whole supporting cast and other cameos! This film still has gif meme clout running strong today in 2024, especially from Lincoln. I mean Kirk, I mean Robert Downey Jr., "Never go full GOP!" is a recent fave...and yes RDJ never quits character until the ending of the DVD commentary, of which Tropic Thunder has won awards for one of the best DVD/Blu Ray commentaries ever, you have to get a copy and listen/watch it!

[@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.

[@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.

[@Reefism]

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

[@modsquad3123]

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

[@paulnolasco2831]

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

[@Whatreally123]

One of my favourite movies. I watched it when it ut released and didnt realise it was Cruise till the end credits. When it came out we sll thought those were trailers of actual upcoming movies. 😂

[@victore6242]

Robert Downey Jr. as a African American is not offensive because he is not disparaging the race. He is showing the absurdity of most Method Actors.

[@EleventhCubFan]

We need more comedies like this!

[@ashutoshbhavale]

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

[@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.

[@XxStonedImmaculatexX]

It's always a trip to watch other people watch Tropic Thunder for the first time lol I remember seeing the ads for it on billboards on my way home from work. I legit did not know that Robert Downey Jr was playing Kirk Lazarus, or on the billboard at the time. Then of course I figured it out after I saw the movie. But also because I hadn't really seen him in a new movie since his drug problems before that, dude really did make a great comeback all things considered!

[@michaelceraso1977]

ooh shit I think I will go back and take a screen shot of STEPH & Kristen at the gut reaction of THE HEAD and STiller lickin the "fake blood" haha. I cannot wait to see them at the end where stiller has the kid on his back running across the bridge lol

[@shockmesane4158]

Unironically Tom Cruise's best performance.

[@chetannagpuria8258]

Steph's mouth was open for most of the movie 😂😂

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

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

[@eddhardy1054]

10:30...No guys, Ben Stiller (Tugg Speedman) is playing Sgt Tayback (Nick Nolte). The clue is you see him getting his hands blown off in the clip they're filming near the start of the movie. 😉😊

[@pindaman2001]

This movie is epic! What a cast 🙏🏽. And yesss, another Steph reaction 🙌🏾

[@skydivingintofiction7532]

This a crazy, disturbing, and funny movie.

[@hessu275]

S my unite S on that unite Kirk 😄 This is a comedy classic. Ben Stiller is a genius for making this. RDJ and Tom Cruise do outstanding performances

[@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.

[@arkadatta7544]

This reaction is historic to say the least 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣