Tropic thunder
2008
DVD
Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder,' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes awry, the film's director, Damien Cockburn goes off. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the real 'Four Leaf' takes Cockburn aside and suggests that he drop the actors in a real jungle and use hidden cameras to capture the action. Chaos and insanity ensue.
Item Details
ISBN: 1415740097
Description:
- 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
Target Audience Note:
- Canadian Home Video Rating : 18A
- MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content, and drug material.
Notes:
- Special features: cast commentary with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey, Jr.; dailies, outtakes, improv with video intro by Ben Stiller; and more. Special features are not rated.
- Title from container.
- Director of photography, John Toll ; editor, Greg Hayden ; music, Theodore Shapiro.
- Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Ben Stiller, Eric Winzenried, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride.
- DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen version, enhanced for widescreen TVs, 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
- For private home use only.
- English, French, and Spanish language tracks ; English, French, and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 35015
Control Number: 526734
UPC:
- 097363501541
- 032429260758
- 032429052308
Subjects:
- Actors -- United States -- Drama.
- Film adaptations -- Drama.
- Hidden camera photography -- Drama.
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama.
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States -- Drama.
Genre:
Other Authors:
- Baruchel, Jay, 1982-
- Black, Jack, 1969-
- Cohen, Etan.
- Coogan, Steve.
- Cornfeld, Stuart.
- Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
- DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)
- Goldcrest Pictures.
- Internationale Filmproduktion Stella-del Sud Second (Firm)
- Jackson, Brandon T., 1984-
- McBride, Danny, 1976-
- McLeod, Eric.
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Red Hour Films.
- Road Rebel (Firm)
- Stiller, Ben, 1965-
- Theroux, Justin.
- Winzenreid, Eric.