Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American action satire comedy film directed and produced by Ben Stiller. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey, Jr. as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. When their frustrated writer and director decide to drop them in the middle of a jungle, the actors are forced to portray their roles without the comforts of a film set. Written by Stiller, Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen, the film...
After the explosion, Tugg looks around at the aftermath sees Fats holding his...
Kirk tells Speedman that his mind is messed up and needs to realize who, in f...
Kirk explains exactly who he is, at this given moment in time.
After surviving an explosion, Tugg has his "death" scene with Kirk.
Cody laments his choice of special effects as he wires a bridge for explosion.
Kirk and Tugg have an "actor-off" in which they delve into the depth of their...
Kirk describes his own tilt status to Kevin and Jeff as they all watch Tugg g...
Tugg, experiencing Stockholm Syndrome, tells Kirk that he wants to stay with ...
Alpa, who just may or may not have admitted to being gay, is offered a blowjo...
Kirk asks Alpa about the irony of the man who wrote "I Love the Pussy" being ...
While discussing dating, Alpa, in a moment of weakness, mentions his crush's ...
Jeff mid-DT's, screams at Kevin in response to Kevin's refusal to untie him f...
Tugg performs a scene from Simple Jack in front of the kidnappers.
Jeff admits to his heroin use to Kevin, and tells him how to handle him when ...
After Alpa "got" Kirk back for slapping him earlier, Kirk asks if they're fri...
Rob cheers Les on as he dances to "Apple Bottom Jeans".
Les questions the rationality and cost/benefits of rescuing Tugg from the kid...
Les's parting words for the kidnappers after their request for $100 million f...
Rather than negotiate with terrorists, Les mocks their request of $100 millio...
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen some large sea changes on Mad Men, so many changes that we seemed due for a break. Last night’s episode, “The Crash” was a break in more ways than one and an unanticipated jaunt through the back alleys of show creator Matthew Weiner’s mind. The Stalker We’ve never [...]
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Every week, we’ll take a look at the biggest stories in entertainment news, sports, politics, news news, and pop culture, and we’re going to present them to you here on THE WEEKLY WIND-UP PODCAST in about 15 minutes. Good deal right? Yes, your choice for sound clips is filling you in on all the news [...]
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As I said back when we looked at Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, JJ Abrams’ Star Trek is not my Star Trek, but like Khan, it is a franchise saving spectacle from the mind of an interloper. It’s another film that twists the nethers of purists while serving as a gateway drug to the uninitiated. Sure, [...]
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We knew that changes would come when Don and Ted merged SCDP and CGC, but while this week’s episode did show off some of those anticipated growing pains and redundancies, we also got a chance to pivot back to Don’s consuming love affair with his neighbor Sylvia. The Treehouse. Like a shoebox filled with valuable [...]
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Every week, we’ll take a look at the biggest stories in entertainment news, sports, politics, news news, and pop culture, and we’re going to present them to you here on THE WEEKLY WIND-UP PODCAST in about 15 minutes. Good deal right? Yes, your choice for sound clips is filling you in on all the news [...]
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I’m usually not a fan of issue movies. These films take impossibly complex issues and try to condense them down into bite-size portions, usually abandoning the true horrors of these situations in favor of unrealistic heroism, resolution, and a laundry list of cinematic tropes that cheapen the overall project and push people away from [...]
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