Q 01/05

Who directed Tropic Thunder?

A) Ben Stiller

B) Judd Apatow

C) Todd Phillips

D) Adam McKay

Answer · why

A) Ben Stiller

He also co-wrote it with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen and stars as Tugg Speedman.

Q 02/05

The director came up with the premise while acting in a small role in which 1987 Spielberg film?

A) Platoon

B) Empire of the Sun

C) Good Morning, Vietnam

D) Full Metal Jacket

Answer · why

B) Empire of the Sun

He was struck by actors who came back from war-film boot camps acting as if they had really served.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the fading action-star character played by the director?

A) Kirk Lazarus

B) Kevin Sandusky

C) Tugg Speedman

D) Jeff Portnoy

Answer · why

C) Tugg Speedman

His Scorcher franchise once made him the highest-grossing action star ever, before Simple Jack.

Q 04/05

Tugg's fake trailer at the start of the film is for which sequel?

A) Scorcher VII: Cold Front

B) Scorcher V: Fire Down Below

C) Scorcher IV: Ice Age

D) Scorcher VI: Global Meltdown

Answer · why

D) Scorcher VI: Global Meltdown

It spoofs long-running summer blockbuster franchises.

Q 05/05

What is the title of Tugg's box-office bomb in which he played a farm boy who can talk to animals?

A) Farmhand

B) Simple Jack

C) Sweet Boy

D) Country Jack

Answer · why

B) Simple Jack

The Flaming Dragon gang turn out to be its biggest fans and make him perform it several times a day.