Ben Stiller Reflects on Robert Downey Jr.’s Role in 'Tropic Thunder': ‘Edgier Comedy Is Just Harder to Do’
As explained by People , the 2008 satirical comedy film featured Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus, a White Australian method actor who underwent “pigmentation alteration” surgery to play Staff Sergeant Lincoln Osiris, a Black character, complete in blackface .
While Tropic Thunder would have been impossible to make today, Steven Spielberg greenlit the movie that almost risked Robert ...
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I don’t even know if I would have ventured to do it, to tell you the truth. I’m being honest,” Stiller said of making the ...
The 2008 satirical comedy starred Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel and Brandon T. Jackson.
In an interview, Stiller explained that he doubted the current environment was suitable for “edgier comedy” like Tropic ...
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