TROPIC THUNDER On DVD And Blu-ray

Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in TROPIC THUNDER, an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film, now on DVD and Blu-ray from Paramount Home Ent. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

The DreamWorks film (vfx by CIS Vancouver, CIS Hollywood and CIS London, Hammerhead Productions, Custom Film Effects and Proof) is now available in standard and 2-Disc Special Edition Director's Cut DVD and on Blu-ray.

"Comedy is serious business," deadpans Michael L. Fink, visual effects supervisor on TROPIC THUNDER. And Fink should know. An Academy Award winner for his work on last year's THE GOLDEN COMPASS, Fink has supervised everything from X2 to Wargames, but TROPIC THUNDER was the proverbial glass of cold water in his veteran's face.

"It was a lot of fun, but there were times when I was going for reality," Fink says about the challenges of making a war film that's funny. "There are visual effects that should be real, but Ben would look at it and say, 'Well, it's pretty good, but it's not funny.' I've never done effects to be funny! I really understood what it was he wanted, but it was difficult to articulate because what he was looking for was something that always helped him to tell a joke."

The TROPIC THUNDER Unrated Director's Cut two-disc DVD set includes the feature film with over 14 minutes of never-before-seen footage and comes fully loaded with an arsenal of special features that take viewers even deeper into the s&*t including RAIN OF MADNESS, an uproarious faux documentary about the making of the film within a film, filmmaker and cast commentaries (including some in character), behind-the-scenes featurettes, cast profiles, "Dispatches from the Edge of Madness," deleted and extended scenes, including an alternate ending, TROPIC THUNDER at the MTV Movie Awards and more.

Single Disc DVD Special Features Include:

-- Cast commentary with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
-- Blowing S&*t Up -- An explosive look at the dynamite, smoke bombs, and fireballs that make Tropic Thunder light up the screen
-- The Hot LZ -- An in-depth look at the making of the film's spectacular opening battle sequence.
-- The Cast of TROPIC THUNDER: Stiller, Black, Downey Jr., Jackson, Baruchel, McBride, Nolte.
-- Full Mags -- The camera keeps rolling as the actors improvise some of the most hilarious material in the film: "Portnoy Tied to Tree" and "Choose a Dude."
-- Rain of Madness Trailer -- The cast of Tropic Thunder stars in the world's first mocku-prequel, which tells the true story of how the fake film almost never happened.
-- MTV Movie Awards -- TROPIC THUNDER

2-Disc Director's Cut DVD and Blu-ray Special Features Include:

-- Filmmaker commentary with Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Stuart Cornfeld, Jeff Mann, John Toll and Greg Hayden
-- Cast commentary with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
-- Before the Thunder (HD) -- The filmmakers discuss the decade-long process of bringing TROPIC THUNDER to the big screen
-- The Hot LZ (HD)
-- Blowing S&*t Up (HD)
-- Designing the Thunder (HD)
-- The Cast of Tropic Thunder (HD): Stiller, Black, Downey Jr., Jackson, Baruchel, McBride, Nolte
-- Rain of Madness (HD)
-- Dispatches from the Edge of Madness
-- Deleted Scenes -- Water Buffalo Wrestling (HD) and Speedman Unpacking his Backpack (HD)
-- Alternate Ending
-- Extended Sequences -- Snorkels (HD) and Eight Minutes in Hell (HD)
-- MTV Movie Awards -- TROPIC THUNDER
-- Video Rehearsals -- A picture-in-picture comparison of raw rehearsal footage and the final film.
-- Full Mags -- Cody at Bar (HD), Portnoy Tied to Tree (HD), Choose a Dude (HD), Laz at Campfire (HD)

Retail Exclusives Include:

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