Movie · 2008
Tropic Thunder
“Get Some.”
Released 9 August 2008 107 min Action / Comedy / War More from 2008 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Jon Voight
as Jon Voight
Nick Nolte
as Four Leaf Tayback
Tom Cruise
as Les Grossman
Robert Downey Jr.
as Kirk Lazarus
Ben Stiller
as Tugg Speedman
Steve Coogan
as Damien Cockburn
Jason Bateman
as Jason Bateman
Jack Black
as Jeff Portnoy
Matthew McConaughey
as Rick Peck
Christine Taylor
as Rebecca - Simple Jack Clip
Justin Theroux
as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
Tyra Banks
as Tyra Banks
Tobey Maguire
as Tobey Maguire
Reggie Lee
as Byong
Trieu Tran
as Tru
Danny McBride
as Cody
Bill Hader
as Rob Slolom
Maria Menounos
as Maria Menounos
Jennifer Love Hewitt
as Jennifer Love Hewitt
Lance Bass
as Lance Bass
Jay Baruchel
as Kevin Sandusky
Brandon T. Jackson
as Alpa Chino
Brandon Soo Hoo
as Tran
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The numbers
57years between the oldest and youngest billed
69Jon Voight — oldest on the call sheet
12Brandon Soo Hoo — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast