Hook-handed Vietnam veteran Staff Sergeant John "Four Leaf" Tayback's memoir Tropic Thunder is being made into a film. Except for supporting actor Kevin Sandusky, the cast — faded action hero Tugg Speedman… 展开

• Ben Stiller as Tugg Speedman: Once the highest-paid, highest-grossing action film star ever due to his Scorcher franchise, his career has stalled, and he now has a reputation for appearing in nothing but box office bombs. Aft… 展开

Ben Stiller developed the premise for Tropic Thunder while shooting Empire of the Sun, in which he played a small part. He wanted to make a film based on the actors he knew who became "self-important" and "self-involved" a… 展开

A trailer for the film was released in April 2008. The Calgary Herald gave it a rating of 3/5, commenting: "This could either be good or very, very bad." Gary Susman of Entertainment Weekly questioned whether the film would "..… 展开