The actor was responding to a tweet joking about boycotting “Tropic Thunder” after Shaun White, an Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, dressed as Simple Jack, a disabled character in the film ...

Ben Stiller took a stand on the controversial 2008 film "Tropic Thunder" Tuesday ... costume emulated the intellectually disabled Simple Jack character from the film. "Actually Tropic Thunder ...

Tropic Thunder was also criticized for its portrayal of disabled people. In the movie, Stiller plays actor Tugg Speedman, who portrays a character named Simple Jack in a film within Tropic Thunder.

who takes on the role of a mentally disabled character named "Simple Jack." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "Actually Tropic Thunder was boycotted 10 years ago when it ...

Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise could reunite for a new project involving 'Tropic Thunder's Les Grossman.

Tom Cruise wants his Tropic Thundercharacter to get a spinoff movie. The original satirical comedy movie came out in 2008 and ...