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Trailer Blazer: 'Tropic Thunder' mockumentary 'Rain of Madness'

Jul 9, 2008, 05:19 PM | by Gary Susman

Categories: Movie Trailers

Rainofmadness_l No surprise, I haven't been on the bus for Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder, his spoof (due Aug. 15) about Hollywood narcissists making an expensive Vietnam War epic who find themselves embroiled in a real armed conflict. But Rain of Madness — now, that looks funny to me. It's the side project, the mockumentary making-of film about the movie shoot chronicled in Tropic Thunder, the Hearts of Darkness to its Apocalypse Now. (Note the Doors-y music cues on the Rain of Madness trailer.) Rain has its own official website, and you can download the trailer for free at iTunes. (Warning: it contains some NSFW language and more of Steve Coogan's bum than you may want to see.) Watch Coogan (pictured), Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black in the Rain trailer, and tell me if you don't think Rain looks funnier than Tropic Thunder itself.


Ben Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 01:11 AM EST

It's funny and it's part of a really brilliant marketing strategy, but how can you say that it's funnier than the actual Tropic Thunder trailers?? They're the funniest i've seen coming out of Hollywood in a long time. I don't know if the movie can live up to them, but they're just hilarious.

Amanda Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 10:08 PM EST

This isn't even half as funny as the actual Tropic Thunder trailer. Worth it to see screenwriter Justin Theroux though!

Ilana P Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 06:37 PM EST

i think that tropic thunder looks hilarious! how could you be on the fence about it? it's stiller's first return behind the camera since zoolander (which was one of my favorites)...i think it's going to be great

Raven_Moon Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 04:58 PM EST

That was pretty funny. I've been a little on the fence with Tropic Thunder, but I'll probably end up seeing it.


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