I guess Tropic Thunder didn’t make Ben Stiller rugged enough because the 42 year-old actor ended up in New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital after a snowboarding accident. He broke it on Tuesday, but being the champ that he is, Stiller was later seen shopping at Barney’s with cast and all. Luckily, he has already finished shooting his [...] [...more]
“The Dark Knight” was finally dethroned from its number one spot this weekend as “Tropic Thunder” takes the spotlight. After four weeks at the number one spot, “Tropic Thunder” was able to edge out the caped crusader by selling an estimated $26.0 million in ticket sales, as opposed to the $16.8 million that “The Dark [...] [...more]
What looks to be one of the year’s funniest movies of the summer ‘Tropic Thunder’ was already being protested during its Monday premiere. On what grounds you ask? Well for going “full retard.” One of the most talked about scenes of the film is Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) giving Tugg Speedman (Ben [...] [...more]
Last night the A-listers stormed the red carpet at Mann’s Village Theater for the Dreamworks premiere of Tropic Thunder. But they were joined by hundreds of protesters, criticizing the movie’s portrayal of the mentally disabled. (Writer/Director Ben Stiller sends-up films like Forrest Gump and Rain Man.) Ben Stiller told MTV News, “It’s sort of edgy territory, but we [...] [...more]
Tropic Thunder star/writer/director Ben Stiller was raised in the mean streets of New York City by famous parents Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara and he wishes the same could be said for his kids. The 42-year-old star shares two children Ella Olivia, 6, and Quinlin Dempsey, 3, with his wife (and Zoolander co-star) Christine Taylor. And Stiller admits he [...] [...more]
Some times comedy can push those politically incorrect buttons and the Dreamworks’ Tropic Thunder is no exception. The film’s writer/director/star Ben Stiller’s portrayal of a mentally handicapped man has provoked anger and cries afoul from disability groups. The character he plays, simply named Speedman, is an action movie star who has seen better days. In effort [...] [...more]
