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Australia:August 21, 2008United Kingdom:September 19, 2008 runtime = Theatrical Cut:107 minutesDirectors Cut:120 minutes country = FilmUS language = English budget = US$100-150 million gross = $188,072,649

Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American action (action film) satire comedy film directed and produced by Ben Stiller. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey, Jr. as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. When their frustrated writer and director decide to drop them in the middle of a jungle, the actors are forced to portray their roles without the comforts of a film set and rely on their acting skills in order to survive the real action and danger. Written by Stiller, Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen, the film was produced by DreamWorks and Red Hour Films (Red Hour Productions) and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Stillers idea for the film originated while playing a small part in Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun (film)), and he later enlisted Theroux and Cohens help to complete the script. After the film was greenlit (greenlight) in 2006, filming took place in 2007 on the Hawaiian island (Hawaiian Islands) of Kauai over thirteen weeks and was later deemed the largest film production in the islands history. Tropic Thunder had an extensive marketing promotion, including faux websites for the main characters and their fictional films, airing a fictional television special, and selling the energy drink advertised in the film, "Booty Sweat". Prior to the films release, it was met with criticism from disability advocacy groups for its portrayal of mental retardation.

Tropic Thunders soundtrack and score debuted on August 5, 2008, before the films theatrical release. It received generally favorable reviews with critics approving of the films characters, story, and faux trailers while criticizing its offensive content. In its North American opening weekend, the film earned US$ (United States dollar)26 million and retained the number one position for the first three weekends of release. The film and its cast were nominated for several awards by various groups including the Screen Actors Guild, Broadcast Film Critics Association, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Tropic Thunder grossed $180 million in theaters before its release on home video on November 18, 2008.