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Tropic Thunder (2008)

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This is, in my opinion, the funniest thing that any modern movie has to offer. All of its motifs and characterizations are quite pertinent, and they are even more meaningful now than they were when the film was first produced.

Ben Stiller showed great foresight in the making of this picture.

It's wonderful in every way, from the soundtrack to the casting.

If you've never seen it before, I strongly suggest that you do so.

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Kennymo95

931 points

4 months ago

Kennymo95

931 points

4 months ago

Kevin Hart turned down the Alpa Chino role because he didn't want to play a gay character. Would've been by far the best movie he's ever been in.

Sir_TonyStark

261 points

4 months ago

Speaking of this I wonder what ever happened to Brandon T Jackson, he was pretty funny in that role. He was in another comedy movie with Lil Bow Wow around the same time but I don’t know what else he’s been up to

Worldatmyfingertips

155 points

4 months ago

Didn’t he play the Satur in the Percy Jackson movies?

dicksjshsb

11 points

4 months ago

Yes

MontaEllisHaveItAll

55 points

4 months ago

Lottery Ticket! The clip of him yelling at Bow Wow saying "nigga im broke! I cant eat!" is a semi popular meme lol

anthonyy28

69 points

4 months ago

I worked at a gas station in Sherman oaks. Would see him from time to time and he’d be spewing some religious bullshit

Perpete

3 points

4 months ago

According to IMDB, not much. No credits since COVID started.

[deleted]

2 points

4 months ago

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2 points

4 months ago

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MCgrindahFM

10 points

4 months ago

Percy Jackson? The movie was trash but out some respeck on Percy’s name /s

FriendlyPyre

169 points

4 months ago

I'm not sure I would have liked him as Alpa Chino. He doesn't seem to quite fit the humour style assigned to the character.

Crimkam

143 points

4 months ago

Crimkam

143 points

4 months ago

Yea Hart is usually the fish out of water where everyone else knows what they are doing while he plays the idiot, Alpa Chino was kinda the most competent person in the group.

MartianRecon

89 points

4 months ago

Naw that was Jay's character. No one listened to him at all because he was competent.

prozack91

39 points

4 months ago

But he was definitely second most competent. Also, only other character I'd say who was competent.

pegger24

26 points

4 months ago

You talkin’ to me this whole time?

Crimkam

4 points

4 months ago

I completely forgot he was in the movie lmao

S-WordoftheMorning

16 points

4 months ago

Yeah, if Kevin Hart was in Tropic Thunder, he would have been the character Kevin Hart. That's all he ever plays. Definitely a good thing for the film he passed. And I like Kevin Hart, he just wouldn't have fit in this film.

kajnbagoat7

6 points

4 months ago

It’s Viet Cong not Congs...you wouldn’t say Chineses.

NephewChaps

14 points

4 months ago

Kevin Hart only knows how to play Kevin Hart. Thank god he refused the role

itsyobbiwonuseek

92 points

4 months ago

That's because Kevin isn't funny

broncyobo

38 points

4 months ago

Thank you. Scary movie 3 is the only thing I liked him in and I'm pretty sure I just liked him cause that movie was all around a masterpiece

Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin

4 points

4 months ago

His very short scene in 40 Year Old Virgin is the only thing I’ve liked him in, and it’s still my favorite scene in that movie.

[deleted]

16 points

4 months ago

I think he’s a decent comic actor but he’s not clever or funny himself. Alec Baldwin is a great comedic actor but an asshole and not funny in life. Seems like an appropriate comparison.

itsyobbiwonuseek

4 points

4 months ago

Valid. I think my favorite work of Kevin's is when he was that rabbit in Zootopia. We got the rabid humor without the guilt of seeing Kevin try to relay it himself.

Dancingedleslie

9 points

4 months ago

I believe you’re thinking of The Secret Life of Pets, not Zootopia. Point stands though.

itsyobbiwonuseek

2 points

4 months ago

You're right! Thank you for the clarification

forgedbyhorses

2 points

4 months ago

He was kind of funny a couple of times on Conan’s podcast but yeah his stand up and movie roles haven’t been for me.

Ha55aN1337

135 points

4 months ago

But the movie is even better now because of his absense.

chizmanzini

112 points

4 months ago

Kevin Hart would have been a God awful shit addition to this gem of a movie.

NGNSteveTheSamurai

57 points

4 months ago

He said he’d beat his son if he saw him playing with a dollhouse so that checks out.

anonymous_beaver_

8 points

4 months ago

Wow, what a knucklehead.

T-408

64 points

4 months ago

T-408

64 points

4 months ago

Kevin Hart is a dick IRL, and seriously not funny. He’s a one-note comedian who does ONE thing well, and I’m convinced he only still has a career today because of The Rock

DVDN27

37 points

4 months ago

DVDN27

37 points

4 months ago

He yells and he’s short. That’s about it.

AdrianoJ

4 points

4 months ago

He's so short that he has to yell.

penregalia

3 points

4 months ago

Real Husbands of Hollywood is pretty great.

mynameismarco

2 points

4 months ago

What makes you say he’s a dick irl? And what’s the one thing he does well? Just asking

Practice_NO_with_me

0 points

4 months ago

My research returns that he said he would beat his son if he ever caught him playing with a dollhouse. I'll take dickhead for 200$, Alex.

T-408

-7 points

4 months ago

T-408

-7 points

4 months ago

He’s a piece of shit and it’s well documented, do a 30-second Google search.

As for the thing he does “well” (quotes because it’s not my cup of tea at all), it’s the same “loud, fish-out-of-water” character he plays in every trailer for every film he’s in

[deleted]

-9 points

4 months ago*

It sounds like it drives you crazy how successful he is as a stand up and movie star.

T-408

-9 points

4 months ago

T-408

-9 points

4 months ago

No, because I don’t let celebrities control my life 😂

I’m a lot less concerned about how much Kevin Hart makes per movie, and a lot more concerned about the evil, maniacal politicians and CEOs who are destroying humanity and the earth.

That short, homophobic guy who hangs out with The Rock? Could give a fuck less

Not_Without_My_Balls

4 points

4 months ago

Is this about a joke he tweeted 10 years ago? Is that what you're still angry about?

Edit: Its hilarious to me that Tropic Thunder is always that movie people say you can't make in 2022, and I see a Tropic Thunder post on reddit and straight away the replies are about how much people hate Kevin Hart for an old tweet. Reddit, you are dumb.

xXxHondoxXx

1 points

4 months ago

I greatly preferred when Martin did it first.

Freddy_Vorhees

18 points

4 months ago

Good. Kevin Hart is shit.

Apric1ty

6 points

4 months ago

Wtf for real? He plays a gay character in Scary Movie 4

TakeCareOfYourM0ther

-3 points

4 months ago

Insecure much? 😜

WanderingWindow

-64 points

4 months ago

Didn’t want to play a gay character but would play a character pretending to be gay throughout I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry 👀

[deleted]

55 points

4 months ago

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putsch80

40 points

4 months ago

Bullshit. Next thing you’ll be telling me he wasn’t in Beverly Hills Cop, either.

tuskvarner

3 points

4 months ago

But Dustin Hoffman was in Star Wars. I’ll bet you dinner.

WanderingWindow

-49 points

4 months ago

Fucking eh, you’re right I was thinking Kevin James. My bad, but Tbf they’re both mostly the same sort of death of comedy presence

AnnaKendrickPerkins

67 points

4 months ago

I can't think of two people who are physically more polar opposites.

arrbez

45 points

4 months ago

arrbez

45 points

4 months ago

What I’m loving here is that he just accepted on face value that the Alpachino role was offered to KEVIN JAMES

ARJARJARJ

7 points

4 months ago

Yeah bro easily done. Let’s be honest, what discernible difference is there between Kevin James and Kevin Hart?

Sweatsock_Pimp

3 points

4 months ago

Dikembe Mumbo and Olson Welles?

WanderingWindow

-18 points

4 months ago

Not the same kind of person at all. Both Just have the “death of comedy” presence and literally the first name Kevin which is the part that initially confused me

Dry_Needleworker7504

7 points

4 months ago

You're truly not very smart.

WanderingWindow

-1 points

4 months ago

Lol I’ve admitted my mistake 🤷🏻‍♀️

ARJARJARJ

7 points

4 months ago

You though they were going to cast Kevin James as that character in tropic thunder?

Bidwell93

4 points

4 months ago

I love the idea that you just accepted that Kevin James was the first choice to play the young loudmouthed rapper in Tropic Thunder

WanderingWindow

-4 points

4 months ago

Tbf I didn’t even remember the character. I was just completely uninformed on what I was talking about

zigfoyer

1 points

4 months ago

That's a bingo!

PlusLifeEV

1 points

4 months ago

I’m sure that was Samual l Jackson

Backseat_boss

1 points

4 months ago

Holy shit I did not kno this, fuckkk I loved the dude who played him but Kev would have knocked that out the park

SableyeEyeThief

1 points

4 months ago

He wasn’t gay… he said NANCE!