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Release Date:
13 August 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
The movie they think they're making... isn't a movie anymore. morePlot:
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
(502 articles)
Uncle Creepy's Blu Christmas Buyer's Guide (From Dread Central. 1 December 2008, 3:33 PM, PST)
'Wall*E' Leads DVD Sales
(From Comicmix. 1 December 2008, 11:04 AM, PST)
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Take the movie for what it is. moreUS Showtimes:
(register to personalize)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeff Kahn | ... | Snooty Waiter |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Kirk Lazarus |
| Anthony Ruivivar | ... | Platoon Sergeant Shot in Head |
 | Jack Black | ... | Jeff Portnoy |
 | Jay Baruchel | ... | Kevin Sandusky |
 | Brandon T. Jackson | ... | Alpa Chino |
 | Ben Stiller | ... | Tugg Speedman |
 | Eric Winzenried | ... | Chopper Pilot |
 | Steve Coogan | ... | Damien Cockburn |
 | Valerie Azlynn | ... | Damien's Assistant |
 | Matt Levin | ... | Cameraperson |
 | David Pressman | ... | First Assistant Director |
 | Amy Stiller | ... | Script Supervisor |
| Danny R. McBride | ... | Cody (as Danny McBride) |
| Dempsey Silva | ... | Special Effects Assistant |
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Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 min | USA:121 min (unrated director's cut)Language:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:15 | Ireland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Sweden:15 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-13 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:M18 | Japan:PG-12 | Portugal:M/12 | South Africa:16LV | Germany:12 | USA:R (certificate #44367) | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | France:U | Malaysia:18PL (cut)MOVIEmeter: 
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The movie drew criticism from several disability groups for the "Simple Jack" subplot, regarding a movie-within-a-movie in which Stiller's character portrays a mentally disabled man. Clips of the fictitious movie are shown, and re-enacted by Stiller, while scenes between Downey Jr. and Stiller drew particular scorn for their repeated use of the word "retard". The producers withdrew a "Simple Jack" website, and proposed altering the movie in response to a special early screening for the disability groups in question, but did not follow through on the suggestion. According to co-writer Etan Cohen, the scenes were not meant to derive humor from mental disability itself, but to satirize emotionally exploitative depictions of mental disability in movies such as Forrest Gump (1994), I Am Sam (2001), Radio (2003), and Rain Man (1988), and the actors who take these roles. moreGoofs:
Continuity: After Tugg Speedman's performance of 'Simple Jack', he is in a room cleaning off his makeup. When he wipes his face with a wet towel, most of the white is gone. However, when he turns around to meet little half-squat, it has reappeared. moreQuotes:
Kirk Lazarus: [to Tugg Speedman] What do you mean, "you people?"Alpa Chino: [stares at Lazarus, and then gets angry] What do *you* mean, "you people?"
Kirk Lazarus: Huh?
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For What It's Worth moreFAQ
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I am sick of reading reviews that claim that this movie is so offensive and degrading to different people and different cultures, etc.
Enjoy the movie for what it is. It is a movie meant for entertainment. The flack that Borat got and the flack that The Ringer got does not stop those two movies from being great and hilarious.
Americans are made fun of all the time, and I don't understand why Americans are being offended for the bringing down of others when those people aren't offended.
I am Filipino and half American and I have mentally retarded family members and I thought that The Ringer was a great movie; This movie is not making fun of Mentally Challenged people anymore than Forrest Gump did.
This movie was hilarious and was given the "R" rating for a reason. If you are smart then you have seen the kind of movies Ben Stiller and Jack Black are in, and you know that the humor is quite fast and sometimes very crude. If you are offended by this movie, then don't see it. Go see Space Chimps (good movie), unless you are going to be offended by degradation of Life on other Planets, etc.
Just, take the movie for what it is. A Movie meant to target a specific audience and bring humor and happiness. The movie was not made out of malice, no one said "Let's make fun of Asians and Retards," and then popped out "Tropic of Thunder."