Comedy movies that couldn’t be made today!

As part of the Williams Center Comedy Festival, we’re celebrating classic comedy films with a twist: every night, we’re showcasing a comedy movie that couldn’t be made today! Tonight, get ready for the uproarious and controversial hit Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., and Tom Cruise.
 
About the Movie:

While shooting a war film, the director of Tropic Thunder tries to spice things up by dropping the lead actors into a real jungle, claiming he’s capturing their performance with hidden cameras. What follows is a wild and hilarious disaster as a group of hapless actors—including a drug-addled comedy star (Jack Black), a self-absorbed method actor (Robert Downey Jr.), and a clueless director (Ben Stiller)—unwittingly find themselves stuck in the middle of a real war zone. This sharp satire, which takes aim at Hollywood egos, absurdities, and cultural sensitivities, is as outrageous as it is funny—but it’s a movie that, in today’s climate, simply couldn’t be made.
 
 
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