Tropic Thunder lands on DVD in November

Tropic Thunder Blu-ray cover
Tropic Thunder Blu-ray cover
Tropic Thunder deploys on November 18, 2008 in a Unrated Director’s Cut on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as in a single-disc DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller (Zoolander) and featuring an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda), Danny McBride (Foot Fist Way), Nick Nolte (The Spiderwick Chronicles), and Steve Coogan (Hamlet 2), Tropic Thunder is “laugh-until-your-stomach-hurts hilarious” (San Francisco Chronicle). The film follows five pampered actors on the set of a Vietnam War movie who are thrust into real-life danger and forced to become the fighting unit they’re portraying in order to survive. The result is an over-the-top, unforgettable film that is “a knockout of a comedy that keeps you laughing” (Rolling Stone).

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 shit 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.

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. The Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 Dolby True HD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. Total runtime is 122 minutes.

Bonus 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 Hot LZ (HD)
  • Blowing Shit Up (HD)
  • Designing the Thunder (HD)
  • The Cast of Tropic Thunder
  • Rain of Madness (HD)
  • Dispatches from the Edge of Madness
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Extended Sequences
  • Alternate Ending (HD)
  • MTV Movie Awards—Tropic Thunder
  • Full Mags
  • Video Rehearsals

The Tropic Thunder single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen and 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.

Bonus features include:

  • Cast commentary with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
  • Blowing Shit Up
  • The Hot LZ
  • The Cast of Tropic Thunder
  • Full Mags
  • Rain of Madness Trailer
  • MTV Movie Awards—Tropic Thunder