Tropic Thunder (2008)

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R | 1 hr 47 mins | Comedy, War | Released: 8/13/2008 |Box Office Total: $110.4M

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Synopsis:

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the biggest war film ever. After ballooning costs (and the out of control egos of the pampered cast) threaten to shut down the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast deep into the jungles of Southeast Asia for "increased realism," where they inadvertently encounter real bad guys.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/13/2008

Studio	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Ben Stiller	Director
Cast	Credit
Ben Stiller	Tugg Speedman
Jack Black	Jeff “Fats” Portnoy
Robert Downey Jr	Kirk Lazarus
Jay Baruchel	Kevin Sandusky
Nick Nolte	John "Four Leaf" Tayback
Brandon Jackson	Alpa Chino
Steve Coogan	Damien Cockburn
Danny McBride	Cody
Bill Hader	Studio Executive Rob Slolom
Andrea De Oliveira	Speedman's Trainer
Reggie Lee	Byong
Valerie Azlynn	Damien's Assistant
Matt Levin	Cameraperson
David Pressman	1st Assistant Director
Matthew McConaughey	Rick Peck
Tom Cruise	Les Grossman
Brandon Soo Hoo	Tran
Trieu Tran	Tru
Jeff Kahn	Snooty Waiter
Anthony Ruivivar	Platoon Sergeant Shot In Head
Eric Winzenried	Chopper Pilot
Dempsey Silva	Special Effects Assistant
Jeff Weidemann	Speedman Assistant
Nadine Ellis	Speedman Assistant
Rachel Avery	Speedman Assistant
Darryl Farmer	Alpa Posse
Rod Tate	Alpa Posse
Maria Menounos	Herself
Tyra Banks	Herself
Christine Taylor	Rebecca
Jel Galiza	Speedman's Chef
Yvette Nicole Brown	Peck's Assistant
J Thomas Chon	Half Squat
Jacob Chon	Half Squat
Mini Anden	Grossman's Secretary
Mike Hoagland	Grossman's Assistant
Jon Voight	Himself
Jennifer Love Hewitt	Herself
Jason Bateman	Himself
Lance Bass	Himself
Alicia Silverstone	Herself
Amy Stiller	Script Supervisor
Production Credits	Credit
Ben Stiller	Producer
Justin Theroux	Executive Producer
Matt Eppedio	Associate Producer
Brian Taylor	Co-Producer
Stuart Cornfeld	Producer
Eric McLeod	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Red Hour Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Solar Entertainment Corporation	Foreign Distribution Rights
DreamWorks Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures International (PPI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Taramount	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Writer	Credit
Ben Stiller	Story By
Etan Cohen	Screenplay
Ben Stiller	Screenplay
Justin Theroux	Story By
Justin Theroux	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Lori K Ikeda	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Gail Martin-Sheridan	Production Accountant
Cristina Duncan	Assistant Accountant
dan boone	Accountant - Payroll Accountant (2nd Unit)
Jennifer K Jacobs	Assistant Accountant
cabernet murray	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Heather Elwell	Art Department Coordinator
Harry E Otto	Assistant Art Director
David M Milstein	Set Dresser
Gabriel Hardman	Storyboard Artist
Richard L Johnson	Art Director
Daniel B Clancy	Set Decorator
Jeff Mann	Production Designer
John Chichester	Set Designer
Dan Webster	Art Director
Maria Baker	Set Designer
Jim Magdaleno	Storyboard Artist
Adam Kirby	Set Dresser
Marco Rubeo	Assistant Art Director
David E Scott	Assistant Art Director
Gary Thomas	Storyboard Artist
Mark Green	Set Dresser
Jeff Ozimek	Set Designer
John Warnke	Set Designer
Martha Johnston	Assistant Art Director
Casting	Credit
Francine Maisler	Casting
Lauren Grey	Casting Associate
Elizabeth Chodar	Casting Assistant
Kathy Driscoll	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Xanadu Kekuewa	Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Film Camera	Credit
Scott Lecuyer	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator (2nd Unit)
Josh Larsen	Loader - Camera Loader (2nd Unit)
Christopher Toll	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant Photgrapher
Andy Sych	Camera - SpaceCam Technician
Mike Thomas	Camera Operator
Matt Reid	Color Timer
Rene Gonzalez	Projectionist
Skip Kimball	Colorist
David B Nowell	Aerial Director of Photography
John Toll	Director of Photography
Jack Ellingwood	Photography - 1st Assistant Photgrapher (2nd Unit)
Brooks Robinson	Steadicam Operator
Colin Anderson	Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit)
Josh Bleibtreu	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Jeff Pelton	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant Photgrapher
John McEveety	Photography - 2nd Assistant Photgrapher (2nd Unit)
Dan Gold	Camera Operator
J D Murray	Loader - Camera Loader (2nd Unit)
Bryce Shields	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator (2nd Unit)
Warner R Wacha	Photography - 2nd Assistant Photgrapher (2nd Unit)
Brooks Robinson	Camera Operator
Mike Chavez	Camera Operator
Brad Peterman	Photography - 1st Assistant Photgrapher (2nd Unit)
Rick Brock	Photography - 1st Assistant Photgrapher (2nd Unit)
Steve Adcock	Camera Operator
Patrick B O'Brien	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Jay Hager	Photography - 2nd Assistant Photgrapher (2nd Unit)
M Todd Henry	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Michael Klimchak	Photography - 1st Assistant Photgrapher (2nd Unit)
Colin Anderson	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
merie weismiller wallace	Photography - Still Photographer
Donny Steinberg	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Annie M McEveety	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Michael Kimchak	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Goldcrest Pictures	Film Financier Funding
Music	Credit
Brandon T. Jackson	Song Performer
Jamie Olvera	Music Coordinator - Scoring Stage Coordinator
James Fogel	Music Engineer - Engineering Assistant
Daryl B Kell	Music Editor
Darryl Farmer	Song
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Greg Dennen	Score Recording - Score Recordist
Pete Anthony	Orchestrations - Orchestra Conductor
George Drakoulias	Music Supervisor
Theodore Shapiro	Music
Theodore Shapiro	Song Performer
Jon Kull	Orchestrations
Chris Fogel	Music - Music Recorder and Mixer
Ronald Jackson	Song
Keith Gretlein	Music Engineer - Engineering Assistant
Peter Rotter	Music Contractor
Scott Stambler	Music Editor
John Ashton Thomas	Orchestrations
Brandon T. Jackson	Song
Stephanie Lowry	Music Editor
Capella Istropolitana	Song Performer
Bryan Carrigan	Music - Pro Tools Recordist
Greg Dennen	Music Engineer - Engineering Assistant
Brian Bulman	Music Editor
Bruce Babcock	Orchestrations
Quiet Riot	Song Performer
Ryan Robinson	Music Engineer - Scoring Engineer
Rich Wheeler	Music - Scoring Stage Crew
Cisco Adler	Song
Micah Givens	Song
David Way	Song Performer
George Doering	Music - Guitar
Jim Honeyman	Orchestrations
MC Hammer	Song Performer
Dave Levita	Music - Guitar
Chris Field	Song
Sean Hurley	Music - Bass
Bernhard Groinig	Song
Enigma	Song Performer
The Temptations	Song Performer
John Robinson	Music - Drums
Neville Holder	Song
James Lea	Song
Matt Hirt	Song Performer
Michael G Fisher	Music - Percussion
Brian Kilgore	Music - Percussion
Lionel Richie	Song
Ben Gidsjoy	Song Performer
The Mooney Suzuki	Song Performer
Ronald LaPread	Song
Pedro Eustache	Music - Woodwinds
Walter Orange	Song
The Crystal Method	Song Performer
Milan Williams	Song
Ten Years After	Song Performer
The Rolling Stones	Song Performer
Thomas McClary	Song
William King	Song
Steppenwolf	Song Performer
Alonzo Miller	Song
Flo Rida	Song Performer
Rick James	Song
Dan Hill	Song Performer
MC Hammer	Song
Buffalo Springfield	Song Performer
Curly MC	Song
The Edgar Winter Group	Song Performer
Ludacris	Song Performer
F Gregorian	Song
David Fairstein	Song
Norman Whitfield	Song
Barrett Strong	Song
Marc Ferrari	Song
Matt Hirt	Song
Nick Grant	Song
Dino Fekaris	Song
Nick Zesses	Song
Ken Jordan	Song
Scott Kirkland	Song
Tom Morello	Song
Alvin Lee	Song
Mick Jagger	Song
Keith Richards	Song
Hoyt Axton	Song
Janet Dubois	Song
Jeff Barry	Song
Flo Rida	Song
montay humphrey	Song
korey roberson	Song
howard simmons	Song
T-Pain	Song
Dan Hill	Song
Barry Mann	Song
Ricardo Bell	Song
Michael Bivins	Song
Carl Bourelly	Song
Ronald De Voe	Song
Stephen Stills	Song
Edgar Winter	Song
Christopher Bridges	Song
Dominic Bazile	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Brad Martin	Stunt Coordinator
Greg Fitzpatrick	Stunts
Tim Rigby	Stunt Coordinator
Michael Rufino	Stunts
Jimmy Waitman	Stunts
Kofi Elam	Stunts
Jim Churchman	Stunts
Yoshio Izuka	Stunts
Lin Oeding	Stunts
Todd Schneider	Stunts
Simon Rhee	Stunts
Sam Situmorang	Stunts
Tsuyoshi Abe	Stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald	Stunts
Jon T Sakata	Stunts
Gary Toy	Stunts
Hank Amos	Stunts
Brock Little	Stunts
John Koyama	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Kim Berner	Script Supervisor
Mark Indig	Unit Production Manager
Mark Cotone	Assistant Director
Eve Honthaner	Production Coordinator
Ashley Kravitz	Clearance Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Scott Allen Logan	Location Manager
Jeff mee	Post-Production Coordinator
Leeann Stonebreaker	Production Supervisor
Kevin Hummel	Assistant Location Manager
David E Nico	Assistant Production Coordinator
Naomi Stopa	Production Manager
Eve Light Hontahaner	Production Coordinator
Michael Louis	Assistant Location Manager
Oscar J Flores	Assistant Production Coordinator
Michael Burmeister	Location Manager
Dieter H Busch	Assistant Director
Elizabeth Barton	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Jacob Charney	Assistant Location Manager
Yumiko Takeya	Assistant Director
Nick Satriano	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
David H Venghaus Jr	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
William Purple	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Amy J Schmidt	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Alex L Worman	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
John A Larsen	Sound Editor - Managing Sound Editor
Steve Baine	Foley Artist
Ron Bartlett	Rerecording Mixer
Rick Canelli	ADR - ADR Recordist
Steve Cantamessa	Sound Mixer
Skip Longfellow	Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Persaud	Foley Recordist
Thomas J O'Connell	ADR Mixer
Vanessa Lapato	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Craig Henighan	Supervising Sound Editor
Dan Garab	Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Derek Vanderhorst	Sound Effects Editor
Warren Hendricks	Sound Effects Editor
Doug Hemphill	Rerecording Mixer
John M Reynolds	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Caitlin McKenna	ADR - ADR Group Coordinator
Jim Brookshire	Supervising Sound Editor
Benjamin Beardwood	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Paula Fairfield	Sound Effects Editor
Craig Henighan	Rerecording Mixer
Eric Flickinger	Sound Mixer - Mix Technician
Douglas Jackson	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
casey rolseth	CGI Artist - CG Artist
Brian Pace	3-D Artist
mike borgstrom	Modelmaker - Modeler
martyn culpitt	Compositing Supervisor
Curtis Tsai	Special Effects Technician - Digital Film Technician
Lisa Bolan	Visual Effects - Design and Animation
Eric Rylander	Special Effects Foreman (2nd Unit)
Robert Stromberg	Visual Effects Designer
Yuichiro Yamashita	Animation Director - Lighting TD
Nathaniel Park	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
Deborah Hiner	Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscope Artist
Fatima Mojaddidy	Software Engineer - System Administrator
Patrick Esposito	Visual Effects Producer
Craig Calvert	CG Supervisor
Tony Meister	Graphic Designer - Designer
Dan Mayer	Animator
Mike Meinardus	Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Owens	Visual Effects Supervisor
Donald Myers	Special Effects
Christine Petrov	2-D Artist - of 2D
Lori Freitag	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jamie Baxter	Digital Effects - Digital AD
Romain Bayle	Matte Painter - Matte Artist
Kyle Cooper	Titles and Opticals - Visual Effects Designer/Producer
Kyle Cooper	Titles and Opticals - Main/End Titles Designer/Producer
Roger Ames Berger	Digital Effects Artist - IQ Artist
Ivan DeWolf	CG Supervisor - CG Effects TD
Michael Fink	Visual Effects Supervisor
Zane Harker	Software Engineer - Data Management
Seth Kleinberg	Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Nicholas Kim	3-D Artist - 3D Supervisor
Aaron Becker	Visual Effects - Design and Animation
Aaron Benoit	Graphic Designer - Designer
Mike J Sasgen	Special Effects
Anthony Simonaitis	Special Effects Foreman
Graeme Baitz	Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscope Lead
Hal Forsstrom	Visual Effects Designer - Designer
mario pochat	Animator - CG Animator
peter fiala	Modelmaker - Modeler
Christopher Ryan	CGI Artist - CG/Effects Artist
Gabriel J Diaz	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
Reggie Fourmyle	CGI Artist - CG/Effects Artist
Christina Graff	Visual Effects Producer
Waylon Dobson	Modelmaker - Modeling/Rigging
Raphael Gort	Visual Effects Designer - Designer
Chi Pham	Software Engineer - Visual Effects System Administrator
Tony White	Animator - CG Animator
Craig Henighan	Visual Effects Supervisor
Eroc Moralls	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Kurt Mattila	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
Diana Miao	CG Supervisor
Roy Cullen	Visual Effects - Design and Animation
Greg Curtis	Special Effects Foreman - Special Effects Set Foreperson
Archie K Ahuna	Special Effects Foreman
Gary Abrahamian	Animator - CG Animator
Sean Lewkiw	CGI Artist - Technical Head of CG
Anthony Mabin	Visual Effects Supervisor
Claire O'Brien	Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer Design
Mark Intravartolo	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Ralph Q Smith	Visual Effects Designer - Designer
Doug Brandt	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
Hiroshi Endo	Visual Effects - Design and Animation
Katharina Koepke	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Dave Fruchbom	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
Jon Opgenhaffen	CGI Artist - CG Artist
David Carriker	Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeff Werner	Visual Effects Producer
Bruce Kuroyama	Special Effects Foreman
Edward J Quirk	Visual Effects Designer - Designer
Ian Dawson	Visual Effects - of Production
Crystal Dowd	Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer
Robert S Henderson	Special Effects Foreman
Paul Graff	Visual Effects Supervisor
Marisa Clayton	Visual Effects - DI Coordinator
Alex Pitschka	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
Eric Peschel	Visual Effects Designer - Designer
Justine Whitehead	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
gavin wright	Visual Effects Designer - Previs Designer
Frank R Spiziri	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Goktug Sarioz	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
Lynn Gephart	Visual Effects Producer
Garth Majors	Special Effects Foreman
Nathan McGuinness	Visual Effects Supervisor - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Rob Blue	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Dan Chuba	Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer
Simon Cassels	Visual Effects - CD
Adam Gass	Visual Effects Editor - Digital Editorial
Noa Lyons	Special Effects Foreman
Montgomery Granito	Visual Effects Designer - Previs Designer
Huey Carroll	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
David Sosalla	Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Yuricich	Special Effects Foreman
Monty Phillips	Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Michael D Werckle	Visual Effects Designer - Previs Designer
Brian Hanable	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Dennis Dorney	Visual Effects Editor - Digital Editorial
John Campuzano	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Jamie Dixon	Visual Effects Supervisor
Allison M Wagoner	Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Kelly Kenan	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Jotham Herzon	Visual Effects Designer - Previs Designer
Paul Furminger	Visual Effects Editor
Daniel J Yates	Special Effects Foreman
Michael Kennedy	Visual Effects Supervisor - Digital Effects Supervisor
Cesar Romero	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Paul Waggoner	Visual Effects Designer - Previs Designer
Jim O'Hagan	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Doug Brandt	Visual Effects - Design CD
Mark Dornfeld	Visual Effects Supervisor
Michele Ferrone	Visual Effects Producer
Alan Kiriu	Special Effects Foreman
Carmen Pollard	Visual Effects Editor
Mark Breakspear	Visual Effects Supervisor
Raphael Gort	Visual Effects - AD
Collette Nunes	Visual Effects Editor
Michael Bogen	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Chris Anderson	Visual Effects Producer
Annie Y Chen	Visual Effects - Coordinator
Meghan L Noble	Visual Effects Editor
Jinnie Pak	Visual Effects Producer - Visual Effects Line Producer
Tom Lamb	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Dennis Hoffman	Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects Production Supervisor
Paulina Kuszta	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Ryan Dorney	Visual Effects Editor - Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Josh Mossotti	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Shauna Bryan	Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer
Ronald Knol	Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects IT Supervisor
steve won	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Cristian A. Kong	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Bryan Hirota	Visual Effects Supervisor
Lisa Maher	Visual Effects Producer
Keith Croket	Visual Effects Editor - Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Aliza Corson Chameides	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Ron Frankel	Visual Effects Supervisor - Previs Supervisor
Michael MacGillivray	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Becky Roberts	Visual Effects Producer - Line Producer
Kristy Dearholt	Visual Effects - Digital Production Manager
Daniel Mellitz	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
David T Altenau	Visual Effects Supervisor
Claudia Meglin	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Set Surveyor
Shaina Holmes	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist/Supervisor
Penny Runge	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Sam Dabbs	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Sarah Grieshammer	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Fahed Alhabib	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Lindsay Hoppe	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Katrissa Peterson	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Justin Israel	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Mark Sawicki	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Amani Scott	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Ryan Beadle	Digital Effects Artist - IO
Carlos Lemus	Digital Effects Artist - Houdini Artist
Paul Flanagan	Digital Effects Artist - Houdini Artist
Tom McHattie	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Abel Milanes	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Stephen James	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jordan Benwick	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
John Cairns	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Simon Ager	Digital Effects Artist
peter hart	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmove Lead
sam nixon	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmove Artist
drew shields	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmove Artist
Woo-Jung Hong	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmove Artist
Jason Dowdeswell	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Production Supervisor
Ben Dishart	Digital Effects Artist - Texture Artist
Gregory Oehler	Digital Effects Artist - Senior Inferno Artist
Randy Brown	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
David Wahlberg	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
John Casey	Costume Supervisor
Kevin Tyau	Set Costumer (2nd Unit)
Lisa Tomczeszyn	Assistant Costume Designer
Heather Plott	Makeup Artist
Gerald Quist	Makeup - Makeup Department Head
Gerald Quist	Special Makeup Effects
Beth Miller	Hair Stylist - Department Head Hairstylist
Ira M Hammons-Glass	Key Costumer
Michele Burke	Makeup Designer
Roland Blancaflor	Makeup Effects - Makeup Effects Technician
Marlene Stewart	Costume Designer
Barney Burman	Makeup Designer
Ginger Damon	Hair Stylist
Leslie Devlin	Makeup Artist
Tony Velasco	Key Costumer
Geoffrey Roiz	Assistant Costume Designer
Grant Denton	Set Costumer
Leo Corey Castellano	Makeup Artist (2nd Unit)
Tom Cummins	Set Costumer
Kerry Mendenhall	Hair Stylist
Charles W Kaeo	Set Costumer
Keawe Thurston	Set Costumer

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