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The somewhat pretentious-sounding Vietnam movie being made in Tropic Thunder -- the one starring the characters played by Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, et. al. -- is called Rain of Madness, which has an obvious Joseph Conrad-ian ring. Here's a promotional website that includes a trailer and (I think, have been told, haven't found) a kind of mockumentary about the making of it.
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 24, 2008 at 7:47 AM
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TheSinglemanParty says ...
Jeff, if you look more closely at the site, you'll see that "Rain of Madness" is the name of the faux documentary, about the making of the film "Tropic Thunder." Clearly based on the "Hearts of Darkness"/"Apocalypse Now" model.
Posted by TheSinglemanParty at July 24, 2008 9:31 AM
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The Bandsaw Vigilante says ...
Ha, fucking awesome -- already downloaded my SCORCHER VI desktop wallpaper.
Posted by The Bandsaw Vigilante at July 24, 2008 9:34 AM
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The Bandsaw Vigilante says ...
Also, click on the "MY FAVORITE CHARITY" link on the Tugg Speedman site.
God help me, that first image made me laugh my ass off.
Posted by The Bandsaw Vigilante at July 24, 2008 9:38 AM
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iamwhoiam says ...
Here's the trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akx_6Ds2DWI
They also have official sites for Tugg Speedman (www.TuggSpeedman.com) and Kirk Lazarus (www.KirkLazarus.com). It's a great viral campaign.
Posted by iamwhoiam at July 24, 2008 9:51 AM
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CinemaPhreek says ...
How is it that the poster for "Rain of Madness" looks more like a Vietnam war movie parody that I would rather see than the screeching, "Look, we make a funny!" poster for TROPIC THUNDER.
Hell, even the title is more appealing.
Posted by CinemaPhreek at July 24, 2008 10:12 AM
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Rich S. says ...
Some of the (obviously planted) comments to the blog posts are pretty funny, too.
Posted by Rich S. at July 24, 2008 11:23 AM
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Edward says ...
Pretty clever PR campaign if you ask me. I hope Tropic is as funny as it looks. After TDK, and listening to John McCain, I could use a good comedy.
Posted by Edward at July 24, 2008 11:32 AM
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Joel says ...
At some point, I'd like to see someone actually make the movie inside a movie and release both.
Posted by Joel at July 24, 2008 1:56 PM
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Hickenlooper says ...
I'm flattered.
Posted by Hickenlooper at July 24, 2008 6:52 PM
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Hickenlooper says ...
http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/15/1198577.aspx
Posted by Hickenlooper at July 24, 2008 6:53 PM
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Rich S. says ...
"At some point, I'd like to see someone actually make the movie inside a movie and release both."
Theatrically or on video? If the latter is okay, look no further than Joe Dante's terrific Matinee and its movie-within-a-movie Mant. Sadly, I think it's out of print right now. But it's well worth tracking down.
Posted by Rich S. at July 25, 2008 5:30 AM
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