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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 13, 2008
Box Office
$195.7M
Budget
$92.0M
Return
2.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 18, 2008
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
DreamWorks Pictures, Red Hour, Goldcrest Pictures, International Film Production Stella-del-Sud Second
Quotes
See all →Mocking Praise in Hollywood Negotiations
Studio Executive Rob Slolom
Wow. Eight Oscars, 400 million dollars at the box office, and you saved Tugg Speedman's career.
Les Grossman
I couldn't have done it without you.
Slolom
Really?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Embracing Ignorance in Character Performance
Speedman
You know, there were times when I was doing Jack that I actually felt retarded, like really retarded. I mean, I brushed my teeth retarded, I rode the bus retarded.
Lazarus
Damn.
Speedman
In a weird way, I had to sort of just free myself up to believe that it was okay to be stupid or dumb.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Ben Stiller
Tugg Speedman
R
Robert Downey Jr.
Kirk Lazarus
Jack Black
Jeff Portnoy
J
Jay Baruchel
Kevin Sandusky
B
Brandon T. Jackson
Alpa Chino
B
Brandon Soo Hoo
Tran
M
Matthew McConaughey
Rick Peck
Tom Cruise
Les Grossman
N
Nick Nolte
Four Leaf Tayback
D
Danny McBride
Cody
S
Steve Coogan
Damien Cockburn
B
Bill Hader
Rob Slolom
R
Reggie Lee
Byong
T
Trieu Tran
Tru
T
Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire
T
Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Jon Voight
Jon Voight
J
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt
A
Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone
J
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman
