On November 18th, will release the outrageous comedy Tropic Thunder on DVD and Blu-ray. Tropic Thunder includes a star-studded cast and this Director’s Cut DVD has enough bonus material to keep you “in the shit” for days.
To celebrate the release, Film Fetish has gotten our hands on two of the 2-Disc Director’s Cut DVDs, and I’m giving them away to two lucky readers. If you’re already a member of the mailing list, please make sure to read the instructions below on how to qualify to win.
But hurry though, I’m only accepting entries until next Thursday, November 20th. That’s two days after the official release of the DVD.
Tropic Thunder follows a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie that, through a series of freak occurrences, are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. The action comedy was directed by comedian Ben Stiller, and stars Stiller, along with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira, Reggie Lee, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Cruise.
The Tropic Thunder Unrated Director’s Cut two-DVD set is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Total runtime is 122 minutes.
You need to do two things in order to win:
- Sign Up for the daily newsletter, if you’re not already a member. CLICK HERE to do that.
- Reply to this thread, and pick your two favorite war movies from the list below. Your favorite war films not this list? Not a problem. Choose two others.
- Ran (1985)
- The Big Parade (1925)
- Mihai Viteazul (1970)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- Glory (1989)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Das Boot (1981)
- Der Untergang (2004)
- The Great Dictator (1940)
- The Great Escape (1963)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Braveheart (1995)
- The General (1927)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- Obchod na korze (1965)
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Platoon (1986)
- Talvisota (1989)
- Napoléon (1927)
- Schindler’s List (1993)
- Ivanovo detstvo (1962)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968)
- Idi i smotri (1985)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Children of Men (2006)
- Stalag 17 (1953)
- The African Queen (1951)
- Breaker’ Morant (1980)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Hotaru no haka (1988)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Skammen (1968)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- La Grande Illusion (1937)
- Ballada o soldate (1959)
- Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (2004)
- Kanal (1957)
- Patton (1970)
Bonus Features on the DVDs 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
- The Hot LZ
- Blowing S&*t Up
- Designing the Thunder
- The Cast of Tropic Thunder
- Ben Stiller
- Jack Black
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Brandon T. Jackson
- Jay Baruchel
- Danny R. McBride
- Nick Nolte - Rain of Madness
- Dispatches from the Edge of Madness
- The Journey Begins
- Misinformed
- Viet-Wham!
- Hallowed Ground
- Good-bye, Gladys
- Perception
- Slaughterhouse Live
- Clean & Sober
- Location Scouts
- Historically Accurate
- P.P.S.D. - Deleted Scenes
- Water Buffalo Wrestling
- Speedman Unpacking his Backpack - • Extended Sequences
- Snorkels
- Eight Minutes in Hell - Alternate Ending
- MTV Movie Awards—Tropic Thunder
- Full Mags
- Cody at Bar
- Portnoy Tied to Tree
- Choose a Dude
- Laz at Campfire - Video Rehearsals








Letters From Iwo Jima,Full Metal Jacket
wow I need to see this
Schindler’s List and Braveheart
Glory and Private Ryan
My 2 favorite war movies are \"The Deerhunter\" and \"Saving Private Ryan\".
Saving Private Ryan and Kelly’s Hero’s.
Glory and Patton
We like Pearl Harbor & Full Metal Jacket
Heartbreak Ridge and Gone With the Wind
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
and
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Great Escape and Patton
Apocalypse Now & a tie between A Bridge Too Far & Band of Brothers
The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket/Saving Private Ryan
Platoon and Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List….classics!!
the great excape & the dirty dozen
“Children of Men” and “Saving Private Ryan”
i want to win
Apocalypse Now and Glory!
Patton and The Great Escape.
Saving Private Ryan and wtar Wars
eddiem1.1@dslextreme.com
I liked Gone With The Wind and Platoon a lot!
To Have and Have Not, The Dirty Dozen
The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Great Escape. Two great classics!
My two favorites are Platoon and Deer Hunter. Thank you!
Gone With the Wind, The Godfather
Braveheart and Patton
Saving Private Ryan & Full Metal Jacket
The Great Escape and Schindler’s List.
Saving Private Ryan
Deer Hunter and Black Hawk Down
The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan and Platoon
patton and pearl harbor,
Deer Hunter and Full Metal Jacket
Platoon and Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan and Braveheart
Platoon (1986) and Patton (1970)
Platoon & Letters from Iwo Jima
hotel rwanda and platoon
12 OCLOCK HIGH
BATTLEGOUND
Saving Private Ryan; The Great Escape
The Great Escape and Where Eagles Dare
Of the ones mentioned, I would pick Lawrence of Arabia and Braveheart. However, Kelly’s Heroes is my favorite “war” movie.
full metal jacket and platoon.
Saving Private Ryan and Braveheart
Full Metal Jacket, I think I have seen it over 100 times. “This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is fighting, this is for fun!”
Hilarious Movie- I would love to add it to my collection.
full metal jacket & mash