Tom Cruise played a pivotal role in shaping the film Tropic Thunder by suggesting the creation of the character Les Grossman, a foul-mouthed Hollywood producer. His idea, including the character's ...

One of the highlights of the 2008 Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder" is Les Grossman, the venom-spewing, Diet Coke-drinking studio head who doesn't care that the lead actor (Stiller) in his ...