Directed by:
Ben StillerCinematography:
John TollComposer:
Theodore ShapiroCast:
Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Nick Nolte, Danny McBride, Steve Coogan, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
During the filming of a big-budget Vietnam epic, the self-absorbed stars signed up to the project behave unreasonably, resulting in a four million dollar explosion going off with no cameras shooting - and rendering the whole project unviable before it has even begun. The director of the film, Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan), decides to leave the spoiled actors in the middle of the jungle - and, in an attempt to salvage some footage from the wreckage of the doomed project, installs hidden cameras to follow their escape. The actors are left with only a map and a scene listing to guide them to the helicopter waiting at the end of the jungle. Along the way they encounter a series of obstacles including land mines and an international heroin-dealing ring. (Paramount Pictures AU)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2009 - Robert Downey Jr. (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2009 - Robert Downey Jr. (Best Supporting Actor)
Golden Globes
- 2009 - Tom Cruise (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2009 - Robert Downey Jr. (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2009 - Best Comedy
- 2009 - Robert Downey Jr. (Best Supporting Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008 - Robert Downey Jr. (Best Supporting Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2009 - Gerald Quist (Best Make-Up)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2008 - Ben Stiller (Golden Shell for Best Film)