‘Tropic Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Joel Anderson

About this episode

The hosts revisit the 2008 action comedy 'Tropic Thunder' with guests Van Lathan and Joel Anderson.

You never go full rewatch. The guys head to the jungles of Vietnam to revisit Ben Stiller’s 2008 action comedy, ‘Tropic Thunder,’ starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Brandon T. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Cruise. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic Get more value with the McValue menu at McDonald’s https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/download-app.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan

Guests: Van Lathan, Joel Anderson

Topics covered

• film analysis
• comedy
• action movies
• Tropic Thunder
• 2000s cinema
• movie revisits

Keywords

• Tropic Thunder
• Ben Stiller
• action comedy
• film podcast
• movie review
• 2008 films

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Organizations: The Ringer

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