A smart-alecky sendup of Hollywood in general and action films in particular, "Tropic Thunder" undeniably provokes quite a few laughs, but of the most hollow kind.

My favorite gag in “Tropic Thunder” comes just before “Tropic Thunder” itself, in a movie trailer touting a fake movie called “Satan’s Alley.” (That’s an in-joke for all you ...

Tropic Thunder is one of those movies that, you may only really remember because one scene sticks with you. That scene is probably Tom Cruise, bald and overweight, dancing up an absolute storm ...

J ack Black has revealed he stormed off the set of Tropic Thunder after an accident involving a water buffalo made his "life ...

It’s one of “Tropic Thunder’s” most talked-about scenes and perhaps its most politically incorrect. In the new R-rated comedy, Oscar-winning actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) counsels ...

Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. in 'Tropic Thunder.' Jack Black is a childish, out-of-control comic. Robert Downey Jr. is an actor with a madness to his Method. Ben Stiller is a pampered hack ...

Review: "Tropic Thunder" rolls with laughs, Tom Cruise's signature moves. Aug. 14, 2008— -- Tom Cruise seems to have regained his cool in Tropic Thunder (* * * out of four). Cruise's paunchy ...

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Robert Downey Jr. plays Lazarus, and the wordlessly soulful goo-goo eyes he gives fellow sinner Tobey Maguire sets a high comic bar for “Tropic Thunder” to beat. It doesn’t beat it, in fact.

Over 10 years after playing the character on screen in Tropic Thunder, Tom Cruise brought Les Grossman back to life Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the ...