Tom Cruise played explosive Hollywood exec Les Grossman in the 2008 comedy 'Tropic Thunder,' directed by Ben Stiller Sharareh Drury is a writer on the Movies team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in ...

Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie Are Having ‘Serious Conversations’ About a ‘Tropic Thunder’ Spinoff Grossman, a standout character featured in Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder," may be ...

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 ...

During an appearance on the New Heights Podcast, Ben Stiller discussed how Tom Cruise helped shaping Tropic Thunder.  ...

Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise worked together on the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, and the Oscar winner had an important suggestion to make the film even funnier.

Before starring together in Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller worked with Tom Cruise on a very personal — and hilarious — project.

Ben Stiller has revealed the two odd requests Tom Cruise had for his Tropic Thunder character When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

'Tropic Thunder' Ben Stiller reveals Tom Cruise’s two demands before participating in ‘Tropic Thunder’ Speaking to Conan O’Brien, Stiller looked back on his recruitment of Cruise for the ...

Between its edgy comedy and Robert Downey Jr's character, Ben Stiller believes that Tropic Thunder wouldn't be made today.

Ben Stiller has “discussed” making a ‘Tropic Thunder’ spin-off movie with Tom Cruise. The 59-year-old actor starred in and directed the 2008 satirical comedy - which featured Cruise, 62 ...