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Tropic Thunder DVD, Blu-ray
October 14, 2008

After grossing $109 million in theaters, Tropic Thunder will be released on Nov. 18 (order now) as a single DVD, a two-DVD Unrated Director's Cut and on Blu-ray.

Its major competition on that day is Disney's WALL-E and Warner's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, but they're different demographics. (Click for all upcoming new releases by quarter.)

Paramount's comedy about five pampered actors acting on location in a Vietnam War movie and get caught up in some real-life action has an all-star cast, with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. (whose Iron Man is reportedly the best-selling DVD and Blu-ray disc of the year) and Jack Black. (Interesting that the studio didn't put their mugs on the DVD cover, but it's a cute cover.) And judging by the trailer, it looks pretty hilarious:

Paramount has packed the two-DVD and Blu-ray sets with extras. Here's the list:

·         Filmmaker commentary with Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Stuart Cornfeld, Jeff Mann, John Toll and Greg Hayden

·         Cast commentary with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.

·         Before the Thunder (HD)

·         The Hot LZ (HD)

·         Blowing S&*t Up (HD)

·         Designing the Thunder (HD)

·         The cast of Tropic Thunder

• Stiller (HD)
• Black (HD)
• Downey Jr. (HD)
• Jackson (HD)
• Baruchel (HD)
• McBride (HD)
• Nolte (HD)

·         Rain of Madness (HD)

·         Dispatches from the Edge of Madness

• The Journey Begins
• Misinformed
• Viet-Wham!
• Hallowed Ground
• Good-bye, Gladys
• Perception
• Slaughterhouse Live
• Clean & Sober
• Location Scouts
• Historically Accurate
• P.P.S.D.

·         Deleted scenes

• Water Buffalo Wrestling (HD)
• Speedman Unpacking his Backpack (HD)

·         Extended sequences

• Snorkels (HD)
• Eight Minutes in Hell (HD)

·         Alternate ending (HD)

·         MTV Movie Awards—Tropic Thunder

·         Full Mags

• Cody at Bar (HD)
• Portnoy Tied to Tree (HD)
• Choose a Dude (HD)
• Laz at Campfire (HD)

·         Video rehearsals

But the single DVD has some extras too: the cast commentary, the "Blowing S&*t Up" and "The Hot LZ" featurettes, the cast interviews, two of the "Full Mags" and the MTV Movie Awards footage.

Prices? $19.99 for the single-DVD, $24.99 for the two-DVD Unrated Director's Cut and $29.99 for the Unrated Director's Cut Blu-ray.

Posted by Samantha Clark on October 14, 2008 | Comments (0)