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A comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation. Black will play Jeff "Fats" Portnoy, an overweight gross-out comedian, who is forced to kick his drug addiction while filming on location in the jungle. Downey Jr. will play Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner. Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set. Stiller plays Speedman.

Director: Ben Stiller

Writer(s): Ben Stiller, Etan Cohen, Justin Thoreau

Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise

Release Date: August 13, 2008

Official Site: TropicThunder.com

Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures

Genre: Comedy

Rating: Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.