Tropic thunder

Baruchel, Jay, 1982- (Added Author). Black, Jack, 1969- (Added Author). Cohen, Etan. (Added Author). Coogan, Steve. (Added Author). Cruise, Tom, 1962- (Added Author). Downey, Robert, 1965- (Added Author). Hader, Bill, 1978- (Added Author). Jackson, Brandon T., 1984- (Added Author). McBride, Danny, 1976- (Added Author). McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- (Added Author). Nolte, Nick. (Added Author). Stiller, Ben, 1965- (Added Author). Theroux, Justin. (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). DreamWorks Pictures, (production company.). Red Hour Films. (Added Author). Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Nick Nolte, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Eric Winzenried, Brandon Soo Hoo, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise. (Cast).

Summary: Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder,' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes awry, the film's director, Damien Cockburn goes off. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the real 'Four Leaf' takes Cockburn aside and suggests that he drop the actors in a real jungle and use hidden cameras to capture the action. Chaos and insanity ensue.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (107 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Glendale, Calif. : Dreamworks, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: �2013

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General Note:	CatMonthString:april.21 Multi-User. Originally released as a motion picture by Dreamworks, 2008.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, John Toll ; edited by Greg Hayden ; music by Theodore Shapiro.
Participant or Performer Note:	Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Nick Nolte, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Eric Winzenried, Brandon Soo Hoo, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content, and drug material.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed March 5, 2015).