It’s 2008. The most expensive war movie ever attempted, Tropic Thunder , is on the verge of collapse. Director Damien Cockburn (a nervous Brit with no control) has a cast from hell:
The scene sparked protests from disability advocacy groups like the Special Olympics. But again, the satire is targeted at Hollywood’s exploitative tendencies. The film mocks actors who think playing a disabled person is an "easy Oscar" (think Rain Man or I Am Sam ). It is a critique of how Hollywood commodifies suffering for awards, not a mockery of the mentally disabled. The scene is painful to watch because it makes Tugg Speedman look like the monster, not the community he is failing to represent. the tropic thunder
If you search for expecting just a parody of Platoon or Apocalypse Now , you will get that. But stay for the layers. Stay for the moment where Ben Stiller screams "I'm a lead farmer, motherfucker!" while holding a severed head. Stay for the bootleg Booty Sweat energy drink commercials. It’s 2008