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2008 Summer Movie Guide
Tropic Thunder
Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Nick Nolte and Steve Coogan
Release date: August 15
Why you should see it: Stiller directed the flick, and actor pal Justin Theroux wrote the movie: a spoof of the making of war pictures like Apocalypse Now. In Thunder, a group of spoiled actors are about to film a war movie when the frustrated director, played by Steve Coogan, decides to drop them in the middle of a real war... without telling them. Hilarity—and hot cameos by Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey and Tobey Maguire—are supposed to ensue.
Box office bottom line: The chances to see this caliber of cast assembled again will be few and far between, and the prospect of seeing Cruise poke a little fun at himself—his character is reportedly overweight and balding—should prove irresistible. Plus, fans are already buzzing about Iron Man comeback kid Downey. Get the latest reviews in our Movie Insider blog
Release date: August 15
Why you should see it: Stiller directed the flick, and actor pal Justin Theroux wrote the movie: a spoof of the making of war pictures like Apocalypse Now. In Thunder, a group of spoiled actors are about to film a war movie when the frustrated director, played by Steve Coogan, decides to drop them in the middle of a real war... without telling them. Hilarity—and hot cameos by Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey and Tobey Maguire—are supposed to ensue.
Box office bottom line: The chances to see this caliber of cast assembled again will be few and far between, and the prospect of seeing Cruise poke a little fun at himself—his character is reportedly overweight and balding—should prove irresistible. Plus, fans are already buzzing about Iron Man comeback kid Downey. Get the latest reviews in our Movie Insider blog
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