# Tropic Thunder (2008)

English · Released 2008-08-09

Tropic Thunder is a 2008 English film. Robert Downey Jr, Tom Cruise and Danny McBride appear in it.

Cast: Robert Downey Jr as Kirk Lazarus, Tom Cruise as Les Grossman, Danny McBride as Cody

## Storyline
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

## Common questions

### When was Tropic Thunder released?
Tropic Thunder was released on 9 August 2008.

### Who stars in Tropic Thunder?
Robert Downey Jr, Tom Cruise and Danny McBride star in Tropic Thunder.

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