Even before the fake trailers, you have a... suggestive ad for the products Alpa Chino pushes throughout the movie. As it happens, Booty Sweat is a real energy drink sold online. It had been temporarily available at theatres, too. The extended cut has a scene where Kevin defends the movies of Renny Harlin, and one Flaming Dragon goon reacts to Alpa Chino's Stage Name by listing the movies of "real Al Pacino." Hammond, Pete (October 28, 2008). "Hollywood Lovefest launches season of giving". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Siegel, Tatiana (August 29, 2008). " 'Madness' steals 'Tropic's' thunder". Variety. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. a b Rottenberg, Josh (August 15, 2008). " 'Tropic Thunder': Boys Gone Wild!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010.

Tropic Thunder-(Blowing Shit Up) (Blu-ray Disc). DreamWorks. November 18, 2008. Event occurs at 2:39. Painting the Medium: The fake spots for the characters' fake movies (and energy drink) air right after the real trailers do.Profound by Pop Song: Kirk Lazarus's inspirational speech consists of lyrics to the theme song from The Jeffersons. He's called out on it, but argues that it being a theme song doesn't make the words untrue. Shapeshifter Swan Song: Near the end of the movie, Lazarus briefly cycles through some of his previous roles before finally breaking character and assuming his own identity. Mad Bomber: Cody, who even Four Leaf thinks is insane. He nearly blinded Jamie Lee Curtis on Freaky Friday. The Mountain's Bounty - A fine liquor made using water from a glacial stream. Always refreshing, and always makes you feel cold no mater the weather.

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." [69] Gary Susman of Entertainment Weekly questioned whether the film would "...turn into precisely the kind of bloated action monstrosity that it's making fun of." [70] The trailer received the "Best Comedy Trailer" award at the 9th annual Golden Trailer Awards. [71] DreamWorks also released a red band trailer, the first of its kind used by the studio to promote one of its films. [72] Ass Shove: In the film's finale, a naked save for his underpants Portnoy hid his handgun inside said underpants. Hilariously, it takes him a considerable amount of time to retrieve it during the shootout. Everyone Is Bi: Referenced at one point ("Everyone's gay once in a while!", after Alpa Chino accidentally outs himself), and hinted to be completely true in-story. Honey Pine Dew - An imported halfling mead, served in small cups. Very pleasant taste, cheap in halfling towns, but expensive elsewhere. A DreamWorks spokesman did not directly respond to the criticism, claiming that Tropic Thunder "is an R-rated comedy that satirizes Hollywood and its excesses" and "makes its point by featuring inappropriate and over-the-top characters in ridiculous situations." [75] The film's advertising was altered, but none of the scenes in the film were edited as a result of the opposition. [75] [145] In response to the controversy, the director's cut of the DVD (but not the Blu-ray) includes a public service announcement in the special features that discourages use of the word "retard". [150]

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Acting. The actors in the movie are all extremely passionate about their art, and Kirk and Tugg in particular take acting very seriously, as the former is an Academy Award winner famous for going to extreme lengths of Method Acting and the latter is a washed-up action star trying to gain recognition as a "serious" actor and win an Oscar. One-Scene Wonder: In-universe. Les Grossman, although just having three scenes in the entire movie, has become one of the most memorable characters. He's even getting his own film. Germain, David (February 23, 2009). "Ledger's Joker triumphs at Academy Awards". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Real Trailer, Fake Movie: The movie opens with three very-realistically-designed fake trailers and a commercial to introduce the main characters, and what they usually do:

He also manages to profit from the documentary that the events of the film were made into, becoming publicly credited for reviving Speedman's career. Dudek, Duane (August 13, 2008). " Tropic Thunder funny but offensive". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010.Lazarus: Land of Silk and Money with Gong Li. Second Globe, third Oscar. Prepped for that one by working in a Beijing textile factory for 8 months. The Hook and Slider - a cooked goat (?) intestine tied and filled with a heavy beer. After finishing the beer chow on the intensive High-Pressure Blood: The tendency for "realistic" Vietnam War movies to engage in this is parodied here; the scene we see from the film within a film has characters shooting jets of blood from their heads and spewing more intestines than would fit inside their bodies, all while the hero is shot a preposterous number of times to little effect. It's so funny to me that the role is a guy who is an Oscar-seeking moron. His whole motivation is Oscars ...Irony is synonymous with pretty much everything that is going on." What was I Saying? - An unassuming shot of very strong alcohol, with a cherry in it, usually taken in the middle of a conversation, which is promptly ended.