In August 2008, Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder ignited the box office… and stoked serious controversy. The showbiz send-up follows a ragtag group of narcissistic, often drug-addled actors (Stiller, Jack ...

Ben Stiller is standing by his controversial comedy "Tropic Thunder." Stiller, 57, took to Twitter on Tuesday to assure a fan he makes "no apologies" for the R-rated 2008 comedy. "I make no apologies ...

It doesn’t take much effort to encounter reminders of Robert Downey, Jr.’s work in “Tropic Thunder,” no matter what year we’re in. Clips featuring Downey as Kirk Lazarus are perennially popular GIFs, ...

After years of leading rom-coms like Along Came Polly and family-friendly fare like Night at the Museum, Stiller came into Tropic Thunder with all guns blazing in an effort to get back to his Ben ...

So many films from the past few months fit the following criteria: They start off with a great premise, make us think we’re in for a fun movie, then fizzle out in a series of uninspired action scenes.