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Brian Damage · 03-09-2008, 09:13 PM

The image is from the new Ben Stiller flick Tropical Thunder. Take a hard look and try to guess who's with Stiller in the picture above. The dude on the far left is Jack Black sporting bleached white hair. The dude in the middle is Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) sporting the black face.

Yes, it's Downey doing his best C.Thomas Howell impersonation as an actor who wants a role so bad he's willing to get out the makeup kit and pretend to be black. YourMovieStuff.com has some more details on the flick:

"If you don’t recognize that African-American actor standing between Jack Black and Ben Stiller, there’s a good reason: He’s white. In Tropic Thunder, an epic action comedy co-written and directed by Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. plays Kirk Lazarus, a very serious Oscar-winning actor cast in the most expensive Vietnam war epic ever filmed. Problem is, Lazarus’s character, Sgt. Osiris, was originally written as black. So Lazarus decides to dye his skin and play Osiris, um, authentically. Funny? Sure. Dangerous? That’s an understatement. ”If it’s done right, it could be the type of role you called Peter Sellers to do 35 years ago,” Downey says. ”If you don’t do it right, we’re going to hell.”

Ireneparalegal · 03-09-2008, 09:22 PM

Robert Downey Jr. as a black man? Who is Ben Stiller dressed up to be then? a tough guy?

Cactus Jack · 03-09-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Robert Downey Jr. as a black man? Who is Ben Stiller dressed up to be then? a tough guy?

Yeah' it's about a cast of a war movie that gets put one by the director the movie they're in, and Robert Downey Jr's character is a method actor hwo gets a part that was meant for a black man, and Ben Stiller's character is an action movie hero.

Ireneparalegal · 03-09-2008, 09:43 PM

I for one can't stand Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller. Those guys might as well be twins because they are the same to me and they annoy the f**k outta me.

I prefer Ben's dad, Jerry Stiller. Now that is one hell of a funny man.

Cactus Jack · 03-09-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I for one can't stand Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller. Those guys might as well be twins because they are the same to me and they annoy the f**k outta me.

I prefer Ben's dad, Jerry Stiller. Now that is one hell of a funny man.

I think both are hilarious, Sandler too, then again Im 19

Ireneparalegal · 03-09-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMuppetFromtheFutu

I think both are hilarious, Sandler too, then again Im 19

Yeah, my nephew thinks they are hilarious. He is only 19 too.

Cactus Jack · 03-09-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Yeah, my nephew thinks they are hilarious. He is only 19 too.

LOL all 3?

Thats awesome though.

Ireneparalegal · 03-09-2008, 10:02 PM

No not all three.

Just Ben and Adam.

Cactus Jack · 03-09-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

No not all three.

Just Ben and Adam.

Ah

Dean Winchester · 03-09-2008, 10:07 PM

Ben Stiller was edgy and funny, and then There's Something About Mary came along. Ever since that movie, he always seems to be typecast in that same character, Meet The Parents/Fockers, Along Came Polly, Duplex, etc........... He was funny in Dodgeball and Zoolander though, since he actually wasn't playing the average joe who keeps finding himself in humilating circumstances

I think it'll be interesting to see Downey as a black guy

03-09-2008, 09:13 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Robert Downey Jr. As A Black Man For New Movie! The image is from the new Ben Stiller flick Tropical Thunder. Take a hard look and try to guess who's with Stiller in the picture above. The dude on the far left is Jack Black sporting bleached white hair. The dude in the middle is Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) sporting the black face. Yes, it's Downey doing his best C.Thomas Howell impersonation as an actor who wants a role so bad he's willing to get out the makeup kit and pretend to be black. YourMovieStuff.com has some more details on the flick: "If you don’t recognize that African-American actor standing between Jack Black and Ben Stiller, there’s a good reason: He’s white. In Tropic Thunder, an epic action comedy co-written and directed by Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. plays Kirk Lazarus, a very serious Oscar-winning actor cast in the most expensive Vietnam war epic ever filmed. Problem is, Lazarus’s character, Sgt. Osiris, was originally written as black. So Lazarus decides to dye his skin and play Osiris, um, authentically. Funny? Sure. Dangerous? That’s an understatement. ”If it’s done right, it could be the type of role you called Peter Sellers to do 35 years ago,” Downey says. ”If you don’t do it right, we’re going to hell.” Attached Images
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03-09-2008, 09:22 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Robert Downey Jr. as a black man? Who is Ben Stiller dressed up to be then? a tough guy?

03-09-2008, 09:43 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	I for one can't stand Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller. Those guys might as well be twins because they are the same to me and they annoy the f**k outta me. I prefer Ben's dad, Jerry Stiller. Now that is one hell of a funny man.

03-09-2008, 10:02 PM	#8
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	No not all three. Just Ben and Adam.

03-09-2008, 10:07 PM	#10
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Ben Stiller was edgy and funny, and then There's Something About Mary came along. Ever since that movie, he always seems to be typecast in that same character, Meet The Parents/Fockers, Along Came Polly, Duplex, etc........... He was funny in Dodgeball and Zoolander though, since he actually wasn't playing the average joe who keeps finding himself in humilating circumstances I think it'll be interesting to see Downey as a black guy