Happy Hour #38 - Tropic Thunder (feat. HeelvsBabyface) 

After Cahdwick Boseman tragically died too young from cancer somebody made a post on Facebook asking who could possibly replace him as Black Panther and some legend posted a picture of RDJ from Tropic Thunder in the comments.

"I don't read the script. The script reads me". - Kirk Lazarus

"I don't drop character till the DVD commentary"...

The best part of Tropic Thunder is people figuring out who actually played Les Grossman. "That was Tom Cruise?!"

Kirk lazarus: "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude."

Tropic Thunder was filmed on my Island of Kauai in Hawaii. Known as “The Garden Island”, we are the go to place anytime Hollywood wants to film any Jungle Scenes for a Movie. King Kong (1976), South Pacific, Jumanji, all the Jurassic Parks, The Descendants, Soul Surfer, North, North Shore, Flight of the Intruder, Dinosaur, Fantasy Island (TV Series), Six Days Seven Nights, Lilo & Stitch, Jungle Cruise, F9, and a ton more! I remember when Tropic Thunder was here filming. They rented my new Box Truck to use in the movie as a “Film Crew” Vehicle. They painted it up for the Movie and when they returned it, they had to paint it back to it’s original color. I mean, to the minute of detail of factory finish. I was like, you guys don’t HAVE TO do that. Close enough was fine. But they were willing to spend a lot of money to return my truck better than new! So from then on, I never wondered again why they use up Millions of Dollars to Film a Movie! 🤷‍♂️ I also got to meet Nick Nolte! And let me tell you! His hair and rough look in the movie was NOT done by the makeup department… it was ALREADY Movie Perfect ! 😅

"never go full re-tayrd" The genius behind this film WAS Ben Stiller. He wrote and directed it. It was definitely spoofing on real Hollywood people in the industry. a little FYI...Downy improvised most of his role in this film.

A massively, _massively_ underrated film - an incredibly complex and shrewd deconstruction of so many Hollywood tropes, it's impossible to keep count. Very close to perfect, IMO.

I managed a movie theater when Tropic Thunder came out and the biggest complaint we got was about the Booty Sweat parody ad at the beginning. The look on people's faces when I told them it was actually part of the movie was priceless

What's equally and hilariously brilliant is Robert Downey Jr. did the audio commentary in full character

You need to do a happy hour on blazing saddles, it’s hysterical and there’s no way it could get made now with all the deep cuts it makes at Hollywood and society in general.

I watched this with my buddies in the theatre. One of my friends was actually angry at the preview trailers because he thought booty sweat was real. Never had I laughed so hard in a movie. Great work.

Can you guys fathom how unbearably handsome CD would be if not for the drinking and Scottish sadness? Thank you alcohol for keeping this legend from getting everybody pregnant.

Kung Fu hustle, super troopers, Kung pow - enter the fist, tropic thunder. It's comforting to know that SOMEONE in Hollywood still understands wtf true comedy is. No one is safe. No topic is off limits. All is fair game. XD

''Survive'' scene is so brilliant in its absurdity.

The RDJ interview with Joe Rogan where they covered this was pretty funny.

Is it really “playing blackface” if you are playing an actor who is doing (medically achieved) blackface, and everyone around but him realizes this is a horribly ludicrous and insensitive way for the ostentatious character actor to show what an unaware asshole he is?

When I went to see this in the theater I was late and came in during the “Satan’s Alley” trailer and honestly thought that was a trailer for a real Hollywood Oscar-bait movie!

"AZ likes to hear himself speak" Yeh. That's why we're here spud. That's why Drinker invited him. He's funny. We like him. 😁

Downey Jr's character is definitely a stab at over the top method actors like Daniel Day Lewis, where most movie-goers don't know what the actor actually looks like outside of a role, and going a bit meta with it that the actor himself doesn't even know who he is after so many roles.

Superchat: "Az loves the sound of his own voice." Well, yeah, I love the sound of Az's voice, too. That's why I subbed to him via Drinker.

This movie is one of my favorites and I think we watched it almost every weekend when we got it on DVD. It is so funny and the beginning is gold. Tom Cruise easily stole the show with his character and I was always wanted a sequel.

Tom Cruise deserves all the awards for his role .. (so does RDJ!)

"My head movies make my eyes rain" will never not be funny

furthermore, RDJ was on with joe rogan talking about tropic thunder and he was saying that he was asking his black friends if playing this character was cool and they were saying hell yes lol

I owned the Director's Cut on DVD, fukkin' perfection. I watched the Theatrical Cut and alot of the good jokes missed because they were either started or followed through on Director's Cut.

Another "oldie but a goodie" movie about the industry examining itself is Singing in the Rain, though that was more about the transition from silent film to talkies. Damn that's a fun movie.

I had to Google it, Toby Maguire actually did win the MTV Best Kiss award for 2003, with Kirsten Dunst in Spider Man.

As a Black man I loved RDJ's role in this movie 🤣. I wish we had more of these love letters to old school Hollywood.

I was convinced to go see this movie by a friend. I thought it was going to be stupid, and I don't generally like movies that make me feel stupider by watching them. I am so glad I went to see this. It was amazing.

Just watched it over the weekend as I was sick and I could probably quote it by heart. I totally forgot the scene near the end where he chucks the kid off the bridge. I fell off the couch laughing it was so damn funny 😆

The ironic thing is that RDJ got nominated for Best Supporting Actor for this role

Tom Cruise playing himself was the highlight of the movie for me.

I genuinely liked this movie. One of the few Ben Stiller movies I can stomach.

My all time favorite comedy film. Every second is a comedic assault. Remember when Speedman does the Rambo one arm wield of his LMG?

When RDJ was asked who he based his Kirk Lazarus on, his answer was “my sorry ass self…”

Hasn't Jamie Fox got a film in the pipeline where he is playing a white guy and RDJ is playing a Mexican? If so then these kinds of films can still be made, it just takes the right people to put it together (which is the hard part).

i'm 12 mins into this and i'm crying with laughter - i completely forgot how utterly hilarious this film is and that Satans Alley scene is goddamn side splitting funny Me and my wife got into this film and only 1 hour in did we realise its Tom Cruise and were blown away - Grossman is one of Toms finest hours One of my fave scenes with RDJ is such a small thing... theres a scene where the characters are discussing something and they cut to RDJ and he's just gurning some weird ass faces like he's struggling to comprehend whats going on but at the same time going slightly insane being stuck in the role too - its a small shot but every time i see it it kills me!

That gay monk movie with Toby Maguire is gonna happen

I'm so happy this stream made me want to watch this movie. If you watch it every three or four years and kind of forget the jokes a little bit, you laugh harder every single time. Also as someone who is trying to get off tobacco after 14 years, I had so much more empathy for Jack Black's character this time.

To see Heel laugh so hard while explaining all his favorite scenes just proves how masterful this movie really was man. All time great comedy.

“Who left the fridge open?!”

Silly irreverent comedy. If you're seriously offended by the blackface, then you completely missed the point. It's making fun of the Hollywood hubris of celebrities just as much as it's satirizing action films.

You and Az need to do Blazing Saddles.

The greatest movie about a movie about the making of a movie based on a book EVER!

tropic thunder is literally my favourite Robert Downey role

His comeback film was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, I think.

The "dude playing a dude diskised as another dude" sceen was the best one for me especialy the ending wen ben was like "THE DUDES ARE EMERGING!" I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wow so this is what CD looks like just my first time actually seeing his face though.

Briliant, brilliant movie. I loved the character introductions through movie trailers in the beginning. Sets this movie up perfectly.

Anytime someone gets upset about "RDJ did blackface??" you just gotta calmly tell them to watch the movie. It's brilliant. "I'm a dude playin a dude disguised as another dude!"

Those trailers though...I wanted SO BAD for Stiller and Co. to actually make full length movies from those! Satan's Alley? Are you kidding me? I would watch the f*ck out of that movie!

Robert Downey Jr. best work ever. Just a perfect character (s)

The “can’t go full retard “ bit kills me every time

I'd absolutely watch a fall and rise of RDJ biopic movie straight up

I just saw it yesterday, on Amazon! Good G_d! What a bold and brazen comedy! Great characters! I love how each "actor" has their own flavor of narcissism! Tom Cruise has a great role as a Sociopathic Executive, layered with make-up! Phew! What a refreshing rush!

So good that they produced that GENIUS movie before all that SJW-bull$h1t. It's 11 out of 10. Hillarious!

Bowfinger 1999 Steve Martin & Eddie Murphy. Directed by Frank Oz. Great roast of Hollywood!

This movie is a masterpiece. So many good quotes from all the characters. I can’t see movie previews without thinking “booty sweat and bust a nut bars at concessions now” 😂😂 Or the explosive expert yelling “big ass titties” before destination 😂😂

Downey Jr has a more than passable Australian accent & he's one of the funniest people I've seen in some interviews

My uncle actually knows David and Victoria Beckham. In his words “Dave’s super nice but they’re legitimately the two dumbest people on the planet.”

Such a great time. I'll definitely be watching this through again this weekend.

Simple Jack chasing butterflies with a hammer is the greatest.

The best line is still after the director is blown up and Stiller is saying that the director is hiding and that's what "all that playing God stuff was about." Then Downy Jr. Chimes in with that deep serious voice, "He ain't playin God. He's bein judged by him."

I laughed so hard my eyes rained.

"Full retard" became as big as a catchphrase as "Show me the money". I tell ya Justin Thoreaux I'll bet has at least another three or four great comedy scripts like Tropic Thunder in him. Or even ones he wrote already but with this stupid sensitive PC climate who knows if they'll ever see the light of day. Comedy needs to be rescued!

...and what about macconaughey, hes awesome in it...

Tempted to rewatch this stream cos u guys are amazing!

13:40 Robert Downey Jr. has a comedic background -- he was a cast member of Saturday Night Live.

past 20 years this and Napolean Dynamite are the standout comedies for me

RDJ was nominated for an oscar for that performance. Lost out to Heath Ledger's joker.

Anyone catch AlphaChino screamed like a little girl when Tug kicked the director's head away, and then covered his mouth to stop the scream? From what I learned, Tom Cruise just adlibbed the dance and by pure serendipity, the dance sinc'ed with the music they wanted.

You got to hand it to Ben Stiller, he's starred in some of the funniest movies ever made in the last 25 - 30 years. Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, Tropic Thunder.

When they're around the fire talking about how no one read the script and Downey shouts 'What the fuck you talkin bout, "script, no script", spit that shit out boy!' Proceed to Downey giving the most hilarious smile to stare facial expression.

I wonder if drinker wears the aviators to distract from how stunning (and brave) he looks. U r gonna b a star ⭐️

The critical drinkers voice is coming out of this dude…seems unreal

Watched a ton of your reviews, Drinker, but this was my first happy hour, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I might have to actually clear my schedule to actually join livestream. Also, props to AZ "heel vs. babyface."

Tropic Thunder is a masterpiece of comedy. Honestly as close to perfect you can get.

Whiplash for happy hour, one of the best movies made in the last 10 years.

I've been looking for that goofy Enigma song forever! Thank you Mister Az!

Even my wife was laughing all the way through it and she hates war films and no women 'men's' films. It was a piss take of men and it was men doing it which is why it was funny

Tropic Thunder is a satirical masterpiece. I would love if they made a sequel mocking the woke and PC culture that’s plaguing Hollywood these days.

"I'm the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude..." "I'm a lead farmer motha fucka..."

I bought it recently on Blue-Ray, before it might disappear 👌

One of the best scenes for me (besides all the Tom Cruise scenes) was the "what do you mean YOU people scene. That was amazing. The themes touched upon there could not have been done better. It would have to be done by actual african american actors, it would be a drama and it would have to be the focus of the whole movie. I just loved how the movie condensed really difficult and complex themes in so short exchanges.

This is that rare kind of movie that gets better with time.

Tom Cruise really made that film for me as Len Grosseman.

"You talkin' to ME, this whole time?!?!"

Speaking of films that we'll never see today, give Norbit and Zohan a go.

Shocks me every time I watch it and see Ben Stiller Directed/Co-Wrote and Produced it. He's Not the funniest in it, but thank god he decided to do it because it is an absolute classic that ive watched at least ten times. And RDJ is a treasure. He is perfect in the role and Obviously his season on SNL made him a comedic genius.... Oh and there is a woman in this movie, Stillers wife(exwife?), the girl from Dodgeball is in the clip of Simple Jack. Just the perfect amount of woman in it, about 20 seconds....

“I fuckin hate movies”. .Jack Black improvised that line…gotta watch the audio commentary..RDJ really doesn’t break character until the DVD commentary is finished. He’s Kirk throughout the whole commentary track and it’s priceless. He beefs Jack Black for being late. Shout out to Justin Theroux for writing the screenplay with Ben Ben Stiller.

pump your brakes; the man is a national treasure.

Tropic Thunder remake with Daniel Day Lewis to up the anti.

RE: films that nail Hollywood. Nothing surpasses Blake Edward's S.O.B. He knew where all of the bodies were buried and he dressed them up and put them on display. More 1970's Hollywood but still fantastic.

Hands down! What of the greatest movies of all time!

" First, take a big step back and literally fu(k your own face." - Les Grossman

The DVD commentary is amazing. Even better than the movie.

My favourite comedy of all time. Wouldn't get made today 😞

Damn tropic thunder was such a great movie so many great characters so many great lines

Would like to know the Drinkers opinion on the overly offensive to everyone, hilarious classic that is UNDERCOVER BROTHER