TROPIC THUNDER (2008)

(Left to right) In the action comedy “Tropic Thunder,” a group of actors shooting a war movie includes novice thesp Sandusky (Jay Baruchel), rap star Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), pampered action superstar Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an over-the-top Australian-born method actor who has gone to extremes to get into character, gross-out comedy star Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), and the film’s director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan)