- The crew has been filming on the island for nearly four months, and the demolition and clean-up work lasted longer.
- The crew built a temporary bridge over the Kapaa River at a cost of 2 million U.S. dollars without applying for permission.
- The trailer of the film won the "Best Comedy Trailer" award at the 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards.
- While filming "Tropical Thunder", the crew also shot a "pseudo documentary" "Crazy Rain" about the actors in the film shooting Vietnam War movies.
Tropic Thunder behind the scenes gags
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Verona 2021-10-20 19:00:44
Stiller, you fucking set the Viet Cong to speak Chinese, but can you speak a little more normal Chinese? I didn’t understand the Chinese in the film... I'm bald, even my butt is so huge...
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Khalil 2021-10-20 19:00:27
It’s very subtle, the most IQ in the piss movies, the lowest in the movies with IQ
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Kirk Lazarus: How's it goin' with that map, Chief?
Tugg Speedman: Huh?
Kirk Lazarus: Can I have a look at it?
Tugg Speedman: I got it. Yeah. Damien gave it to me, remember?
Kirk Lazarus: Yeah, but he gave it to you for us.
Tugg Speedman: Uh-Huh. Yeah.
Kirk Lazarus: Okay.
Tugg Speedman: I got it.
Kirk Lazarus: You got it upside down.
Tugg Speedman: Thank you.
Kirk Lazarus: Letters go one way and the numbers another. I'm just. Dude, I'm tryin'. I got your back man.
Tugg Speedman: Well I-I'm cool, alright?
Kirk Lazarus: You are cool?
Tugg Speedman: Yeah, but...
Kirk Lazarus: Is your character dyslectic?
Tugg Speedman: No, the character is not dyslec...
Kirk Lazarus: So you a cartographer!
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Kirk Lazarus: [to Damien] Hey, man! One week down, two weeks behind, G.I. Joe can't cry, but it don't matter 'cause you didn't have the camera turned on anyway. Let's party!