Tropic Thunder (5/10) Movie CLIP - Never Go Full Retard (2008) HD

[@ChiselledK1990]

Man, Robert Downey Junior could’ve played both Iron Man AND War Machine😂😂

[@fabooshka]

lol'd

[@noranradmusic]

Brilliant!

[@christophergregoryhill2990]

ChiselledKFBT and black panther

[@berzerk6950]

Hhahahah yea n also Falcon too

[@stopdropandroll]

nigatoni

[@seanincredible04]

As a black man I never found this even remotely offensive. Hell he was the main reason I liked this movie! Superb acting, great social commentary, and pure hilariousness.

[@miamiheatbaby87]

Because you’re cool person and know that the intent of this was good and not meant to be offensive. People (white or black) who got offended by this need to chill.

[@BlackLivesMatter23]

Awesome! I try to be able to laugh at myself. Im still learning though.

[@OverworkedITGuy]

@Triple X It wasn't just jokes (which were masterfully crafted by the way). The whole point of the character was to shine a giant light on how bad it was for the practice of blackface/casting non-POC as characters who are POC/replacing the existing POC character with a white character. They even specifically pointed it out in the movie (through the actual black character in the crew) for the slow folks who didn't understand that. But sadly people have lost their ability to grasp context these days.

[@magicskyfairy69]

You ain't woke, my brotha! they are oppressin you! open your third eye! educate yourself!!!!! REEEEEEE!!! I'm just messin, scene's hilarious but it would never be allowed today, everyone too butthurt

[@jeffjive]

@Adam Fernandes Yes how is this offensive at all its hilarious but we will never see it again sadley

[@kennytee6882]

I demand a movie where Robert Downey Jr plays a black guy and Dave Chappelle play a white guy as undercover agents in the style of Lethal Weapon.

[@qj877]

Somebody write Hollywood.

[@MonkeyDDeku-lk5ox]

damn it i'll watch it

[@JayV98]

yeah

[@lbb-ridge482]

I'd definitely watch that...lol Sgt. Lincoln Osiris and Chip...lol Classic!!

[@juanda680]

shut up and take my money

[@zacbestul9044]

Not long ago they asked Robert downy Jr and Ben stiller if they're proud of their work and both said absolutely. Love those guys.

[@tonyisnotdead]

they don't love you. they are rich celebrities. they don't care about anyone who doesn't haev at least a million dollars

[@Ripplistic]

@@tonyisnotdead Cool still love them.

[@deandrenicholas2545]

They should be proud of it. Because it's hilarious. I went to the movies to see this 11 times, no cap. I've never been to the movies to see a movie more than once outside of The Matrix. And I only went to see it 3 times... cause that doesn't sound as crazy, right?

[@blockmasterscott]

And they should be proud. They did such a fantastic job.

[@Erasureeraser]

They should be proud and never apologize for it. This movie gave out the career best performances from everyone, Stiller alongside with Marvel in 2008 saved RDJ's life

[@onetwothreefourfive12345]

I didnt realise that Robert Downy Jr did white face for all his other films. And for his interviews! Wow

[@Daysbb]

Someone is not gonna get that joke

[@terryadams5928]

AkillerAims ForTheHeart I’m waiting for the woosh

[@Traditz]

Robert Downy Jr is actually white... how dumb can you be?

[@patrickobrien5311]

There it is ^ 😂

[@eniooliveira9196]

@@patrickobrien5311 Plot twist, that was a fake woosh. So the woosh is actually on you.

[@jessycruz2465]

Marvel: We need a black tony stark for a new iron man movie. Still hires Robert Downey Jr.

[@williamfrederickiversen8518]

Don Cheadle : am i a joke to you?

[@Triunity4]

i would watch that. don cheadle isnt good enough to play iron man. let alone all he does is follow orders like a blind man and then when he realizes that its too late he still tries to act like the good guy.

[@Max_Le_Groom]

Lol

[@dl5394]

@Agin Manuel yeah what happened with the other actor

[@kittymcpaws4862]

@@dl5394 i heard his fee was even more expensive than the main actor RDJ so they looked for another guy

[@mascos69]

How the hell did Stiller keep a straight face throughout this whole scene??

[@fusilism]

if you're getting paid millions, you'd keep a straight face too

[@jdbarr769]

@Kimmy Boy Multiple takes. I would have been out for the day laughing

[@marko.rankovic]

Stiller, as in his face is Stiller than anyone elses? 😅

[@ashyymarievlogs]

because it the scene wasnt funny

[@WonkaBiz]

I give stiller credit here. He’s acting as an actor would act that’s talking about acting....well.

[@nbcongo]

"Never go full rtard" is one of the greatest lines ever written.

[@GiraffeFeatures]

The joke aside this monologue is actually bang on about Hollywood actors playing characters with disabilities lmao, the commentary is on point.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@soklamon]

best ever

[@marcusaguilar874]

2:01 you forgot the rest of what he said

[@ranauldogreer2711]

“You serious you don’t know?”🤣

[@jjmalm]

"When I was playing the character." "When you _was_ the character." I love this line. He knew exactly where he was going with that conversation. Great script writing.

[@zone3-atl-ga-ewc217]

It's Like Working With Mercury

[@judeak2442]

"When I was in the film"

[@coreycox2345]

"Tropic Thunder" may be one of our biggest selling cannabis placements in Edmonton? I ask you?

[@jculver1674]

It took me a few viewings of this movie to notice just how much Downey's character dislikes Stiller's. He's constantly mocking, trolling and condescending to him in scenes like this, only to finally respect him at the end when he sees how "method" he has gone with the Simple Jack role. That's actually a pretty good character arc amid all the jokes and craziness in this movie.

[@colten53]

It’s not just a dig at Stiller’s character. It also reflects Kirk’s own views on acting. He’s a guy with an identity crisis who becomes every character he plays via method acting. He takes the craft seriously while Tugg can still step away and recognize that it is just a role. It’s also worth noting that Tugg primarily played the same character for most of his career as opposed to dozens of different roles.

[@chrismiller6440]

"You were farting in the bathtub laughing your a** off" that's a legendary line

[@zone3-atl-ga-ewc217]

Classic 😊

[@psyberiusblack]

Such an underrated line 😂

[@therandomweberlife5855]

I still do that

[@brissiegeoff]

And the delivery!

[@faithbassed49]

That line is guaranteed a laugh out loud every time I think of it! Classic!

[@juno_the8774]

To anyone getting offended, this isn’t RDJ doing blackface. He’s playing a dude who is a dude disguised as another dude.

[@ThomasTHEONEANDONLY]

All the hatred was towards Ben Stiller.

[@yourmum69_420]

I honestly thought it was a black guy until I saw the comments lol

[@qwerty4134]

@@yourmum69_420 nope that's iron man

[@samiraa3671]

I haven't seen any comment where someone is offended.

[@nhlombardi6946]

Offended!

[@johncallan3720]

"He charmed the pants off Nixon and he won a ping-pong competition" gets me every time.

[@EarthwormShandy]

I don't understand, that's what happened in Forrest Gump

[@Daud-ix4tm]

​@@EarthwormShandyIs it censored on some formats "he was a god Damn war hero". Was just muted you could see Rdjs jaw moving but no sound

[@EarthwormShandy]

@@Daud-ix4tm I wasn't asking about that, I was asking about how they found that line funny when it's literally something that happens in Forrest Gump. Why did you reply with something completely different to what I asked?

[@roddyboethius1722]

The ping pong competion line is classic

[@deandrenicholas2545]

​@@Daud-ix4tmand yes it is censored. But it's in the unrated cut and in the outtakes on most DVD and Blu ray versions

[@VikingTerror]

Robert Downey Jr. was a dude, playing the dude, who in fact was a dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude!

[@MrShannonite]

Dennis Stuhr The greatest line ever written.

[@thrandompug2254]

Dennis Stuhr dude

[@joshpotts6316]

+Dennis Stuhr You added an extra dude there

[@SamBenPro]

+Dennis Stuhr And Ben Stiller was the dude who didn't know what dude he was!

[@FiSTofSTEeL112]

+Dennis Stuhr Yeah? well, that's just like, your opinion, man.

[@David-fh5bu]

When I first saw this movie I never EVER thought that was Robert Downey Jr. He even sounds black which always blows my mind haha

[@docfabz]

Meatballs 101 you mean a blaccent?

[@belalalalal363]

Smash 456 black people just naturally have smoother voices with more bass to them, if whites can sound white, it's not racist to say black people have diff voices

[@fartmerchant762]

Meatballs 101 don't act like you can't generally tell by voice if someone is black or white

[@troletrain]

Smash 456 stop trying to imply the original comment is racist. Black and white people naturally sound different. There's nothing racist about that difference. RDJ sounds black in this movie just as he sounds white in Iron man movies. Gosh , you people are so quick to play the victim and cry racism when other people highlight natural differences in different races.

[@ihsantriapramanda1973]

Yeah, nothing to be offended for. It's just plain facts. Telling there are certain differences doesn't automatically mean one is inherently better than another, which is the actual definition of racism

[@whitecat1441]

i wish someone could said this to jared leto, never go full Joker "it's Morbin time!"

[@BlackPinkLoverBoy93]

He played Black Joker the Joker I know doesn't wear jewelry 😂

[@turdferguson8928]

Thumbs up because this comment is way too underrated

[@matthewlorono]

Leto's mistake wasn't going "full Joker". His mistake was that he played the Riddler. I'm betting he still doesn't know the difference between the Riddler and the Joker to this day.

[@matthewlorono]

@Nic Rock Those words didn't need to be said since you know I was talking about. You want to go full-comic on this discussion, it's a endless debate since you'll be getting into decades of reimaginings and debate over this version or that.

[@marcohidalgo1101]

@@matthewlorono I thought that was Jesse Eisenberg's mistake.

[@BronoFWelz]

I like the little digs the classical actor is taking at the action star, and the sarcastic surprised voice when he said, “oh, you don’t know”. It’s the little things that make good acting.

[@cinegirl1026]

This film is my favourite comedy of all time because it mocked Hollywood in every possible ways

[@cobracorporal6738]

👍

[@TruthTime-bs9ni]

Absolutely 👍 AGREE

[@josh5247]

It's a perfect comedy film

[@joeKisonue]

Way, u wouldn't say Chineses

[@scsutton1]

And if ever we need a sequel, it's now.

[@gor9027]

It sucks that the only time RDJ had a shot at winning a Oscar he had to go up against one of the greatest performances of all time in Heath Ledger’s Joker. Talk about bad timing.

[@kav6666]

That is like when ,born on the 4th of July went up against ,MY left foot,AND tom lost out to lewis,TOM should of won

[@rhugginsj25]

@Tony Mario No heath blew that role away

[@thehound1359]

@Tony Mario he just played it much differently than the previous actors. So it seemed like it was incredible. Was fine, but i agree it was overrated

[@Aerochalklate]

there should be two people who can win an oscar if their performances are too good to only have one winner. but Heath literally became the joker, downey was just being himself if u know what I mean 🤷‍♂️😅

[@nashburges76]

Let's be honest, Heath Ledger only won because he died.

[@shubhamkhare8749]

Thanos : I am inevitable Tony : I am a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude

[@silent1121]

Best line EVER in a movie lmao

[@nour2146]

Disguised as Iron Man

[@360Comics]

You might be something in the mcu but between us? Who's the worse MC? YOU

[@manz007]

@@360Comics . Thanos vs Oppenheimer

[@deandreyoulo1068]

@@360Comics Classic EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY line there.

[@gregwebb7530]

It is impossible to watch this and not laugh. The Hoffman/Hanks/Penn analogy is comedic gold.

[@derrickmcadoo3804]

And I'm wondering if 'Simple Jack', is suppose to represent the silly Adam Sander movies?

[@jeffsers624]

​@@derrickmcadoo3804 definitely at least Waterboy!

[@jrzygurl]

Agree!!! " gold Jerry gold".....

[@justapuk10]

​@@derrickmcadoo3804good point and waterboy even fits the category like forest and rainman.

[@CognizantCheddar]

Is it comedic gold, or simply true? 'Full rtard' makes audiences uncomfortable. The script is making a real life point there regarding the film industry.

[@immortallix]

If this movie came out today Twitter would've gotten it canceled.

[@citywok9579]

Ozzy Mandias you must be white

[@thecookiecrumbles5710]

@Ozzy Mandias Im doing English so I know what your name means

[@SongJiangShiJin]

People keep saying that, doesn't make it true though.

[@wade5941]

@@SongJiangShiJin True enough to warrant consideration though.

[@franmadaraki616]

If they don't know the story of the movie yes they might be outrage

[@TheKersey475]

Another point to this scene is how audiences prefer to see disabled characters that thrive in spite of (or even because of) their disabilities. "Rain Man" and "Forrest Gump" had disabled focal characters but they manage to thrive which is why audiences loved them. "I Am Sam" had the protagonist constantly struggling throughout the film because of his disabilities and audiences and critics rejected it cause almost nobody wants to see a film about a disabled character where the guy is only struggling and failing.

[@evantambolang3052]

For real. I can't tell if that movie was trying to describe what an autism is or just to make a fun of it

[@shauryakumar1423]

So giving a punch of reality through I am Sam is offensive and making "fun" of autism but showing fake reality through Forrest gump and rain man is uplifting and inspirational ?! How stupid can you get?

[@regibson23]

Also because I Am Sam was just a bad movie.

[@PlanetXerox]

funny how Sia's Music was made with the same intentions as Rain Man and Forrest Gump, but went full-on I Am Sam, giving a very questionable manipulative (and outright dangerous) plot scenario featuring people with disabilities.

[@yohannessulistyo4025]

@@shauryakumar1423 Yeah, because people don't like to be stereotyped and associated with the negativities. It is just like people from Indias getting tired of being associated with "Slumdog Millionaire".

[@dragoninthewest1]

If anyone hasn't seen the DVD commentary for Tropic Thunder, you're missing out. RDJ does nearly the entire commentary in character just like Kirk Lazarus promised alongside Ben Stiller.

[@macchxero]

Thanks a lot, I gotta check it out!

[@hoosier3060]

Not quite. He turns over to full Cambodian when his character infiltrates the camp…

[@lueTLEYKumGoCardonq]

Like he said in the movie itself 🤣

[@gran.kahuna]

@@hoosier3060 everybody knows... you never go full cambodian

[@LeCatte]

Damn gotta check that out

[@occiclean349]

There are no words for how brilliant this writing was; same goes for Robert Downey Jr.'s delivery. The jive 70s black guy character was nailed so perfectly and not only that - it wasn't just a generic jive black guy character. He created a totally unique and comically golden personality. We will never see anything like this again. Getting him back for a sequel would be incredible.

[@gaguy1967]

Robert Downey Jr didn’t get an Oscar because he went full black

[@hzozuppu0pu]

Nah he didnt get an Oscar because his competition was Heath Ledger.

[@gaguy1967]

@@hzozuppu0pu Everyone knows you never go full black..Al Jolsen 1929, walked away empty handed

[@Goldman200]

@@hzozuppu0pu He won because he died

[@Rodan16]

@@Goldman200 Oh that bullshit excuse again. He was better than Downey no question.

[@brothadude]

gaguy1967 good one lol

[@daniellarodriguez7276]

This movie is legendary. The true potential of legendary artists when they're free to do whatever the f**k they wanted.

[@mania4270]

Its ok. You gassing it

[@jumpieva]

right on

[@mclovin4974]

Can't even say ret**d in movie these days

[@alarey4450]

Damn we just got sent back 100 years

[@codys925914]

@@alarey4450 at least you didn't get sent back 157 years.

[@TestedModz]

This guy is my favorite black actor.

[@bradleyjacob3984]

+TestedModz stfu

[@Adam-zi5se]

lol

[@barryshaw7304]

Yeah! Me too! He would be a black lives matter spokes person on how real black people should act in public....

[@cre8ed]

+Barry Shaw damn nigga what neighborhood do you live in

[@dizzybeats9808]

+Barry Shaw racist

[@Mirici1]

The caliber of actor you have to be to pull this off is unbelievable. It could have gone bad on so many different levels but it didn’t

[@dub2459]

"I don't break character until the DVD commentary"

[@christopherdavis2847]

... Is in the can.

[@nabeelmirza6060]

Has to be one of the best quotes ever.

[@elijahwright6554]

He was doing the voice in the commentary for the movie

[@summersalt3629]

and he really did not break character until the actual dvd commentary!

[@DeathBringer769]

I heard he didn't break character even in the DVD commentary, lol.

[@jordandavis3867]

Robert Downey jr did very well. This was very funny. I'm black and I find it funny. He was not stereotyping in any insultive way. He was just playing a black guy.

[@boohoo723]

Nah, he was playing a white guy playing a white guy. That's how he got away with it.

[@stephenwalsh4481]

He went full black i think thats the joke!

[@gamingwithbanker9334]

I'm white and I find it funny

[@DILifeWithMo]

It's because he was playing a Aussie playing a stereotypical Black soldier

[@anaussie213]

He was playing a white guy playing a black guy actually.

[@BlakeFerret]

I've never seen this black guy in any other movie since this one

[@sachagrgoire6294]

BlakeFerret He plays War Machine in Avengers. Kinda hard to notice though

[@CeceliPS3]

@@sachagrgoire6294 recycling a joke done 9 months ago and with 10k likes right at the top comment... what a loser

[@kylekondit9709]

@@CeceliPS3 wow... imagine assuming that the c ol moment is stolen because of your own insecurities.....

[@CeceliPS3]

@@kylekondit9709 I have no idea what you're talking about, but it's amusing to know that you stopped your day a minute to get butthurt haha

[@ike4584]

You think that is convincing? Do you remember the Indian guy from short circuit? He was in black face!!!!

[@marcusaguilar874]

Robert Downey Jr was nominated for an Academy Award for this 😂

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Didn't get it becuse of Joker. Hostelry if you are gonna come in second place to somebody. Heath Ledgers Joker, is the greatest nomination to come in second place to.

[@namfingerstyle8403]

if heath ledger didnt die RDJ would win it@@DustinBarlow8P

[@kaniel_outis1]

Rightly so!

[@marcusmiro7481]

@@DustinBarlow8P Yeah it's like losing a Grammy to Adele for best vocals in that sense lol.

[@alexmurphy5289]

This movie will go down as one of the greatest comedies ever

[@tirthdonda3891]

No even close. But movie is good

[@dirthotch1982]

Its actually the best comedy ever and Jake Garcia listens to Cardi B.

[@rippindrummer666]

@Jake Garcia what comedies are the best to you then?

[@dirthotch1982]

@@rippindrummer666 Brokeback mountain

[@35jeff13]

PLAYA...

[@deJuanX]

The way he said "Went home, empty handed" was PERFECT🤣

[@zone3-atl-ga-ewc217]

Didn't WIN Any OSCAR For This ROLE

[@thechicken1477]

It's true. Look at Leonardo Dicaprio in What's eating Gilbert Grape. No Oscar.

[@ranauldogreer2711]

Osiris:”You don’t buy that ask Sean Penn 2001 I Am Sam ” 🤣

[@ivanvilalta1259]

​​@@thechicken1477 or Cuba G. jr playing Radio in that football movie with Ed Harris .

[@benn454]

@@ivanvilalta1259 You mean Radio...

[@TrueGamer181]

And thus, a meme was born.

[@ninjawraith17]

+TrueGamer181 And a glorious one at that.

[@mksmike]

Yes, those guys are known as memefags.

[@mksmike]

You used it wrong with the video that explains what it is right in front of your nose. Congratulations.

[@michaelmartin8337]

One does not simply make a meme.

[@tenshi7angel]

+Michael Martin You gotta become the meme. ;) AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA!!! XD

[@MalikF15]

16 years. Everybody knows you don't go full Doom.

[@elbromas8032]

The idea of Lincoln Osiris demonstrates the ridiculousness of method acting where you have an American playing an Australian playing a black guy. The whole movie is a satire on the movie industry anyway. And true to his word, RDJ actually stayed in character during the real dvd commentary

[@NJGuy1973]

And Hugh Jackman said at the Oscars, "Downey got nominated for that. And I'm an Australian, and I played an Australian in a movie called 'Australia.' And I'm hosting."

[@Deuteromis]

That point went way over people's heads because each character is an playing a certain type of actor. Ben Stiller is a Movie Star, RDJ is a true actor to the point of insanity, Jack Black is a comedic actor, Can't remember his name but the brotha playing the Rapper turned actor and then the last dude is an up and coming actor finally landing a big gig that would launch his carrier.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

@@Deuteromis. Alpa chino and kevin zandusky

[@timhenley3602]

a dude playing a dude, disguised as another dude.Facts.😂😂

[@boiledcrap]

You just know that he stayed in character even when people were just cracking up. Hell, he even stayed in character in the DVD commentary.

[@eabaendallbeall7959]

boiledcrap he don't break character till after the DVD commentary. Said so himself

[@perryholcombe]

@@eabaendallbeall7959 had the director's cut DVD and watched the commentary on it because I was curious about that. He does the commentary in character!!!! LOL

[@erikafigueroa5128]

OMG that commentary was EVERYTHING!!!

[@khongorshatar4816]

This movie is about guys who making a movie which is not a movie but actually is a movie

[@MRDJH69]

LOL

[@bobbill3594]

And there's a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude.

[@khongorshatar4816]

Honestly when i first saw the movie i didn't watched it full, so when i saw the Robert Downey Jr i actually thought that he's real black guy.

[@cloudfreak7772]

Dudeception!

[@153ridzzzz]

Sorry, but i think i just had a brainfart there..

[@Becauseimme]

He was a brotha in this, never once thought RDJ.

[@Beardman29]

How did Ben Stiller do his scenes with Robert Downey Jr. without laughing his ass off? RDJ is brilliantly hilarious.

[@Mad-wv6ol]

I'm a 42 years old black man Robert Downey Jr. Sound's and talk like my uncle and dad.

[@salmanfarsitamjid6217]

Probably because he wrote the movie and was done laughing at this own lines he made but I get your point man

[@Aerochalklate]

the russo brothers didn’t tell Ben that it wasn’t a real black guy

[@mmabuff101]

Cause hes a professional

[@firelordprometheus6345]

@@Aerochalklate Ben Stiller directed the movie not the Russo brothers

[@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735]

As a black man I promise you none of us are offended by this..this is epic on every level ..idk who claimed we were mad at this but that is completely BS...yall believe anything lmaoo..ask any black person if they're offended by this. This is genius..made me love Robert Downey Jr

[@damarideadass8305]

nah, this movie is cringe. 💀

[@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735]

@@damarideadass8305 but you weren't offended by it

[@shermanmcclesky6882]

This is a reply to the LITTLE MERMAID CONTROVERSY. They can play "US", but we can't play "them".

[@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735]

@@shermanmcclesky6882 yeah but little mermaid isn't them....its not little WHITE mermaid...that would be different...now yes white people can play anyone but just don't play a character that is created as white..they dont like that. Yes it's a double standard it always will be. Thsts life

[@shermanmcclesky6882]

@@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735 This is my thought... This YOUNG BLACK WOMAN doesn't deserve to have her career ended over RACISM; she's just an ARTIST doing her JOB.

[@goodhathacker8405]

I watched this as a kid thought it was funny. Watching now as an adult, it’s frickin art man.

[@frankrizzo2348]

It’s high science

[@spidey3471]

A lot of movies you loved as a kid you just eye roll at as an adult. This one just keeps aging better

[@alarey4450]

Probably because you’re an ignorant individual

[@woobharb]

It’s a damn shame this is RDJ’s only comedy role. He’s absolutely hilarious when given the chance, down to every single delivery. I bet he can make an Amy Schumer joke funny.

[@davidgraham2673]

That's saying something. I've never once laughed at anything Amy Schumer has said, not even in a roast.

[@Wooster23]

Same with Tom Cruise. Who woulda thought. Great comedians both.

[@Martin64439]

Accept Due Date.

[@RW-zh7kl]

Literally everyone in this movie was amazing.. but it had like all kinds of top actors.. I mean this cast is crazy

[@spongeaang98]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was a comedy too and that came out 4 years before this one. That film helped revive his career.

[@kola844]

He is makes me feel less like a black dude. And I'm black. That is some good acting.

[@pixel-elfpixxy1543]

Rich8927 whoop there it is.

[@alphacoven9524]

@Rich8927 jeepers what a creeper

[@kpi4162]

wtf😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joegaragozzo1640]

😂😂😂 awesome 👍

[@MassageFan100]

@Rich8927 That's why we bought into the equal rights movement in the '70s and '80s. Believed the ultimate goal was for the culture to become colorblind. Obviously, that wasn't the goal.

[@them4licious0ne]

Them: If Tony Stark was black who would play him? me: Robert Downey Jr.

[@zurfergoth]

XD

[@xx3astmanxx928]

@@giveupgunsifyoulovebeingav8324 LMAO that's where you're dead wrong. Nobody would watch that Gibson trash but if they made Robert Downey Jr. black again every person in the country would watch it

[@SuperUnhappyman]

this movie is a satire on different actor types the commited method actor the actor using physical comedy the big shot whos a nobody now and the crap rapper who tries to make it in the acting world

[@durim187]

SuperUnhappyman will smith?

[@ttly1384]

@@durim187 Nah man, will smith's been nominated two times by the academy for best actor. No bad actor could do that, even just a nomination.

[@jefftucker9225]

@@durim187 Will Smith has got accolades from acting by his peers, I think the posters was referring to people like fifty Cent

[@durim187]

@@jefftucker9225 50 in 2008 was still in his prime, far from a crap rapper. Will on the other hand, always was a crap rapper.

[@NJGuy1973]

And the "unknown looking for his breakthrough role."

[@DAMOT81]

He reminded me of a guy I worked with sound and looks just like him. He seen it and laughed the whole time. He done a great job portraying a brother 👏

[@kengrand5445]

this is in my opinion Robert Downey Jr's greatest role

[@pclutch]

do people realize how genius this dialog is? one of the best

[@mymodel6]

No, only you do because you're smarter than everyone else....

[@pclutch]

You seem kinda like a douche, guy

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

I love the line, "He's a goddamn war hero. You know any retarded war heroes?"

[@Coolguy-gy6hb]

FallaciousScotsman im your 100th like

[@jayboy8080]

I don't actually

[@grahamtait8031]

Love the way Stiller reflects on this 😂

[@aryanchatterjee2229]

And here he is after his OSCAR win

[@starcrafter13terran]

RDJ played iron man, a less than zero drug addict, a swimming competition troll, and an australian pretending to be black. He's in the zone.

[@Anikin3-]

Autozone

[@riccardorinaldo7934]

While I don’t really like him, the man has got RANGE

[@williamshutts4867]

He... Is the zone.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

And Charlie Chaplin...for which he should have won the best actor Oscar.

[@mynameismattfirered9276]

In this movie, he plays RDJ playing an Australian playing a black dude.

[@guilitotorres9777]

Robert Downey is one of the best actors to ever exist 😂

[@LawandOrderCyraxxVictimsUnit]

He's my favourite black actor

[@jussikankinen9409]

One time he was trash

[@Labyrinth1010]

@@jussikankinen9409 trash? Because he was an addict? He was always a great actor. I think it’s clear who the trashy one is.

[@MISTAH.X]

@@jussikankinen9409at least he’s better than you, dog dung

[@blaze4158]

In addition, Downey is the comeback kid. He pulled himself back up from some serious life events and is still shining.

[@Squidhead]

Take a shot every time someone says “you couldn’t make this movie today” or “everyone’s sensitive nowadays”.

[@TheWPhilosopher]

Never go full drunk dude. You'll piss yourself empty and your liver will look like a prune.

[@Squidhead]

TheWPhilosopher LMFAO

[@madamebkrt]

Luckily I haven't seen a single comment like that so far lol

[@Zero_Ninety]

You'd very quickly get too drunk to read the comments.

[@Daquan0394]

🤣👏🏾🤣

[@mveytia]

RDJ's "damn" at 0:11 gets me every time 😂

[@Willy-nu3oc]

At first, I thought it was black version of Robert Downey Jr

[@ragingblast732]

It is

[@Willy-nu3oc]

RagingBlast732 just a joke dude xD

[@ragingblast732]

Ik bro lol

[@broosewain1528]

No it's a black version of Kirk Lazarus

[@devilsguy8711]

Willy he looks nothing like he does now

[@voodoo300]

RDJ's "Damn" just kills me every single time.

[@Locomotion-uz4ly]

My favourite line of Sgt. Lazarus is "Wherever he is? He's all over tha place!"

[@kirkmorgan3562]

😭😭😭 i died too

[@ChaosReigns45]

Locomotion2121 sgt Lincoln Osiris*

[@megasonify4800]

That damn is indeed hilarious, followed by a few lines later with "to be moronical!" Gives accent perfectly in each instance accompanied by big whites in his eyes.

[@seanstone6493]

I also love the "What do you mean 'You people'?!" line

[@servebotfrank4082]

I love how RDJ was really stressing out about how this movie would be received and was relieved and really damn confused when Ben Stiller got the heat instead for the Simple Jack stuff.

[@andersonjeremiah6]

12 years later all those people protesting have forgotten all about how detrimental it was to their lives.

[@thegreekdeal4747]

Pretty simple tho hes playing a white dude whos in blackface so no controversy there.

[@ledfloyd9035]

Comedy is subjective and just because you don't find something funny doesn't mean you need to have an emotional breakdown. God I wish people would understand that... Maybe one fay

[@brandonbalazs1539]

@@andersonjeremiah6 deadass

[@omegajrz1269]

Comic-Con 2025 -And now.... we will introduce you to the new T'Challa.... (Robert takes off T'Challa's mask)

[@hughfraser6968]

What ever happened to this actor he starred in one movie and never appeared in anything else, if he continued this he could've been cast as war machine in the MCU that same year

[@lou.geemusic]

These were the times lol RDJ was able to do this movie and iron man and nobody had to be cancelled because we knew the difference that intentions make

[@ArmyWolves]

It's sad that everything has to be about correctness and issues can't be debated objectively on a case by case basis without one group or the other becoming emotional.

[@Jr-bn7kc]

It’s still weird to look at why does he have to have black face just cast a a black person

[@lou.geemusic]

@@Jr-bn7kc because the absurdity of an American playing a German whos playing a black guy disguised as an asian would be gone if they just casted a black dude. Do you know comedy or what acting even is? Lol

[@Fucisko]

@@Jr-bn7kc The character was not black. That's why. It's about the ridiculousness of an Australian actor playing a black guy.

[@Ruuku1]

@@Jr-bn7kc it's not about a black guy. If the character was supposed to be a black guy they would have got a black guy. The whole bit is about how wrong it is in holly wood to do this stuff and is mocking the industry. The entire point is how wrong a white guy wearing black face is.

[@captainh3831]

"Like the dumbest muthafucka that ever lived"..... Lol!!

[@fhhfgj]

+Captain Hook Yeah when you was Jack...

[@TheRadScientist_]

honestly one of the best monologues in the history of cinema. Gotta give it to Ben to just sit back and let RDJ go off lol

[@anzefajfar3072]

John Travolta should have seen this, before doing The Fanatic.

[@arditeider2812]

Never go full regal.

[@fiscer247]

This should be top comment.

[@beadbop]

I hadn't heard of it, so I looked up The Fanatic. A 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Written and directed by Fred Durst (?), Travolta plays Moose, an autistic murderous stalker "who spends his time furiously rocking back and forth and bellowing to the heavens." Rifftrax will hopefully get ahold of this gem someday!

[@al112v4]

@@beadbop I watched the whole film. It's.. something else.

[@beadbop]

@@al112v4 You're a far braver person than I am.

[@renshiwu305]

Robert Downey, Jr. made this movie.

[@RavenKitty]

Just like he seems to make every movie he's in these days.

[@NDOhioan]

***** Man, he's had a great comeback lately, hasn't he?

[@RavenKitty]

He's definitely a "comeback" story. The man turned his life around BIG time. And the world rejoiced.

[@RustCohle072]

Tom Cruise threatening the asians is one of the funniest scenes.

[@googlingboo]

***** the whole Ben Stillers character a spoof of the real Tom Cruise-action hero--get it Speedman/Cruise and then Tom playing Grossman and berating Stiller as himself-f-cking genius--apple bottom jeans--whoop whoop-actual got Mr. Cruise some respect

[@marcusgomez3307]

The ability to get the point across as they do is some fantastic acting. And Robert Downey in costume is phenomenal. This movie is much better than I originally thought.

[@Boeboethegod]

He was a god dam war hero

[@leroygrant3786]

Im black& I have no problem with r.d.j playing blackface its actually impressive how they made him look and his acting was on point

[@jimsouth5203]

I'm a bi curious black Muslim half woman half man and I found this hialrious.

[@njay4399]

@@jimsouth5203 Bro what-

[@avabethmcghee3048]

@@njay4399 Uh-oh... Conservitard-like typing detected.

[@njay4399]

@@avabethmcghee3048 Sorry to be an idiot but wtf is a conservitard 😂 I'm assuming it's some kind of slur?

[@brahms3390]

@@njay4399 they were responding to the white old man using every minority he can think of. 😭 Probably gets his weenie a little stiff

[@tamarmurphy6492]

Lol can't believe that's Robert Downey Jr.

[@machao195]

I know. The first time I read the cast of this movie and I saw the name "Robert Downey Jr", I was like "What? He did appear in the movie? Why can I not see him?"

[@looseyourzlf]

the same thing to me 😀

[@lazarosmaroulis3969]

Craig he did get nominated though...

[@USMC49er]

Geez, RDJ was paid a massive discount price at this point of his career and STILL pulled off one of the most convincing performances ever.

[@prolific1518]

It wasn't a discount. He was bouncing back from being an unreliable drug addict. He got what he deserved and turned it around.

[@anthonyprice8258]

I have to keep reminding myself that this is Robert Downey Jr. He is a truly gifted actor.

[@bestlaidplans4511]

"It's high science, man. It's an artform. You an artist." I say this at work when someone produces a terrible spreadsheet.

[@zone3-atl-ga-ewc217]

It's Like Working With Mercury

[@Drehirth]

lmao I may steal thihs

[@dmeme195]

“He was got damn war hero” 😂😂😂😂 Referring to Forrest Gump

[@markherring3513]

charmed the pants off Nixon

[@phexus]

Love that part.

[@macman975]

I don't understand your comment.

[@DaRealMikeyBruh.5o17]

@@macman975 forrest grump is fake and not a real war hero and was based off someone

[@monkhead7217]

@@DaRealMikeyBruh.5o17 no really I thought I he was real and not a movie character 🤯🤯🤯

[@charmboy5241]

At one point RDJ had ultimate power since he was able to say the N word

[@chrisol0119]

The infinity gauntlet is nothing compared to an N-word pass

[@heraldresabal5768]

And he didn't do it. What an alpha move.

[@TheSlySight]

This is your idea of ultimate power?

[@RubyyVista]

He knew he wasn’t wise enough to wield such power yet.

[@pizoshi]

For 400 years that word has kept us down.. Took a lot of trying just to get up that hill.. now we up in the big leagues.. getting our turn at bat..long as we live it's you & me, baby

[@jamesmagnum]

Watching these scenes I honestly forget he is Robert Downey Jr. sometimes...He was that good.

[@volvoguy804]

RDJ is a superb actor. Completely different type of movie, but he was awesome in Chaplin.

[@terryburns184]

And Lazarus never broke character till he did the DVD commentary!! Classic.

[@shaggypeach]

I love that he is the one saying "Playing a guy who aint smart but thinks he is ... thats tricky" while he is doing the exact same thing. This movie is genius I love every bit of it I laughed so hard the first time and still laugh the same

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

He is playing as a Black man and it is not implied anywhere that black people are not smart. So, I don't understand what you mean

[@mrshaheedmalik]

​@@shrujanamsyama9940he's talking about Ben Stiller.

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

@@mrshaheedmalik No, OP is talking about RDJ saying it while implying that RDJ is doing similar character

[@sharp14x]

@@shrujanamsyama9940 It's implied in FBI crime statistics, and research on time preference.

[@ButtPower]

it's like working with mercury

[@connorvanvuuren6455]

Two of the greats here. I know RDJ is amazing, but no one does awkward/squirming humour better than Ben Stiller, he's the perfect embarrassed guy. Something about Mary, Meet the Parents and this are just gold.

[@humbletimezarrangements]

His ability to depict discomfort and awkwardness is impeccable 😂😂

[@OPPanda96]

I hope this was one of those timelines created in Endgame

[@jordanmapfumo2934]

OP Panda the dialogue in this piece alone is oscar worthy

[@MrJoshsupra]

Don't you guys understand, that the reason why RDJ was casted for this part was to mock the very idea of Black-Face? The actual black character in the movie even mocks him! The reason why the character is so animated, hammed-up, and exaggerated is to mock the practise of casting white actors for colored characters, back when it was a regular practise during the early hollywood period. Apparently, that was "subtle" for some slow individuals, who couldn't catch onto the use of lampooning and satire. Jeez guys, perhaps dissect and inspect certain plot devices, or satirical tones before playing the racism card? Fuck's sake you idiots.

[@Aristocratic13]

Exactly and I'm black too

[@SuperUnhappyman]

it was also a satire on the level of commitment method actors use

[@blackwaltz463]

Josh This is the age of Michael Bay, "Subtle" is a word that doesn't exist in the vocabulary of most people

[@metabolismofindominable8219]

r/imsosmart

[@joshpotts6316]

Robert Downey Jr is a genius when it comes to his approach to acting, and the roles he takes on. He may not be the best of all time, but there is no actor who could have nailed this role in the way that he did. No other actor in Hollywood could have played this character better.

[@MimiYuYu]

Josh Potts Gary Oldman as Drexl Spivy was pretty darned good. As a white guy who played a white guy who thought he was black

[@MillenniaPoductions]

I remember watching this movie in English class back in the day at my school which is a school for people with special needs and we watched it with our black teacher who was the one who put the movie on and no one was offended everyone laughed at the film and had a good time.

[@Calebbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb]

Who’s here after watching Joe Rogans podcast with Robert Downey Jr?

[@moses9811]

🤣🤣🤣me

[@angeltamboru]

Me too couldnt help it

[@Panda-man420]

Literally Got Reccomended to me 😂😂

[@andrewvangils3112]

🖐

[@sergiomendoza4040]

Every time someone mentions this movie I feel obligated to either watch scenes or rewatch it. It’s a classic!

[@adeisaac]

Robert Downey really pulled off a black accent, this dude is really good.

[@bloodyraptor6251]

Black Accent? Wtf does that even mean?

[@puncho33]

Bloody Raptor ok🤣😂🤣

[@Earlynovemberf32]

@@puncho33 Kirk gives April Booth

[@kekelauren6251]

@@bloodyraptor6251 black American accent, AAVE, stemming from black American culture.

[@bloodyraptor6251]

@@kekelauren6251 no, that's a southern accent. Y'all are stupid.

[@bautistagarais488]

The comedy in this scene (and in the whole movie btw) is so good at so many levels, its unreal. Robert is a monster actor.

[@Feckoff730]

Good for Ben Stiller man, shouldn’t need to apologize for any movie. That be like Stanley Kubrick apologizing for full metal jacket.

[@TruthTime-bs9ni]

This is the absolute funniest & probably true genuine moment of Roberts career. Even after CHAPLIN & all his other intense performances. He gives a true insight of the willingness of an actor to be stupid.

[@andydudley1775]

ty i needed that

[@leviathanmg]

"He was a goddamn war he-ro." LMBAO

[@hidayaosman1914]

leviathanmg "You know any retarded war hero?"

[@Itsnotlookingoodbrav]

leviathanmg is LMBAO laugh my butt ass off?

[@mrdg1011]

Laugh my black ass off

[@izzibelful]

I guess this is why Leo didn't win for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape".

[@rysmith9433]

Blahahaha

[@soolly357]

Mommy

[@naturesbest7977]

Every once in a while, I gotta come back and watch this scene. This will go down as one of the greatest scenes in movie history.

[@BobbyL80123]

Ah, the eternal wisdom of the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude.

[@Moncole]

They should have gotten this guy to play Black Panther

[@rachaelsampson8523]

There is no such thing.

[@JimmyDean59]

Rachael Sampson I’m trying to figure out if you’re just stupid or being sarcastic.

[@SwingDancer61]

Would have been funny, but would also have cost a lot.

[@gucciflipflops7296]

If they ever did that I would stop watching marvel movies forever.

[@babeyvenus]

@UTubeCorruptAntiFreeSpeechLiberalCo you're an idiot.

[@jrno93]

Morgan freeman at his best.

[@skipintroux4444]

Pretty sure it’s Samuel L Jackson.

[@soybasedjeremy3653]

@@skipintroux4444 Pretty sure it's Robert Downey Jr...

[@jtalkslegends7601]

@@soybasedjeremy3653 Pretty sure it's a joke....

[@mosesjones5376]

That's not Morgan Freeman...that's Louis Gossett Jr.

[@everythingisawesome2903]

That's Denzel Washington, obviously.

[@scottcosgrove2817]

Props to Ben stiller for refusing to apologize for this scene when pressed .

[@dacci545]

I don't care what anyone says I think Robert Downey Jr. deserved the Oscar for this movie! Go RDJ!

[@AJVersatility19]

Against Heath Ledger?

[@dacci545]

Yes even against Heath Ledger. That's not to say he did a great job as the Joker but I think RDJ knocked it out of the park in Tropic Thunder. I wonder if Heath got the votes because he died. It would have been great for a comedy to get an Oscar for once.

[@AJVersatility19]

Alex Summers Lol have you seen The Dark Knight? There's no way he got the votes just because he died. He gave one of the best single man performances of all time, one that would make even Daniel Day Lewis clap.

[@dacci545]

Yes I agree he was good in it I just think RDJ was better. I also think it's a close race. RDJ was playing an Aussie, playing a black guy, playing an Asian guy. And he pulled it off! Also a black friend of mine told me that he fell for RDJ being black especially in the scene where RDJ takes the map from Ben Stiller.

[@shihoblade]

Alex Summers Listen I know RDJ dominated this role and I do believe comedy needs more respect from the Oscars. That said there is no competition. TDK Joker was a masterpiece from start to finish, it had nothing to do with his death. That was hall of fame. needs to be remembered forever kind of acting. I understand you have your personal opinion but I feel like the Joker shouldnt even be under question.

[@verbalswagrawkey1932]

Besides the two great actors acting brilliantly. Tone, expressions, delivery, communicating while pushing the scene at the perfect pace,,, the dialogue is so brilliantly-equal. Cheers to the contributors of each and every word.

[@ButchOC]

RDJ is the best actor ever after this role

[@juliuscaesar8163]

Hands down one of the best scenes in cinema history.

[@joewhittle801]

My respect for Ben Stiller has gone up over the years. I didn’t appreciate him enough in this movie when it first came out. Watching this clip again now and seeing him being seriously foiled here is so good lol