Robert Downey Jr and Ben Stiller improvising a scene from Tropic Thunder

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
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    Taken from Tropic Thunder (2008) blu-ray disc Special Features - Full Mags

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  • @milessolomon3324
    @milessolomon3324 3 місяці тому +4600

    Don’t forget Stiller was directing this movie too!

    • @spextrekid9410
      @spextrekid9410 3 місяці тому +258

      I love how Downey Jr. responds to his directing in character. "FROM THE TOP!"

    • @jg2722
      @jg2722 3 місяці тому

      Meet the fockers paid very well

    • @jada90
      @jada90 3 місяці тому +142

      How can we forget when we're literally seeing him direct in this clip?

    • @Diortelon
      @Diortelon 2 місяці тому +33

      ​@@jada90
      Some might interpret it as Stiller being a diva and calling the scene cuts or something if they don't know?
      Just spitballin'.

    • @Randy_Reacts
      @Randy_Reacts 2 місяці тому +25

      and don't forget that Still also wrote it AND produced it! He's literally producing it at the same time as directing AND acting! CRAAAAAZY!

  • @cable7152
    @cable7152 3 місяці тому +6051

    I just witnessed how exhausting acting must truly be. These two make it look easy, but damn just imagine having to do this for several hours a day.

    • @unrealnews
      @unrealnews 3 місяці тому +447

      Keep in mind that Stiller is also a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude. He's acting and directing at the same time. This is transcendent. If you put this on a loop, with monitors facing each other and reflected by adjacent mirrors, it would be at home in a Nam June Paik exhibition.

    • @bemboing4338
      @bemboing4338 3 місяці тому +104

      ​@@unrealnews and RDJ should play Blade dude now to really save MCU sitcom

    • @rocknu55
      @rocknu55 3 місяці тому +177

      You think this is exhausting? You have clearly never hauled 90 lb bags of concrete mix up a flight of stairs all day. You have clearly never done roofing in july. You have clearly never spent all day unclogging human hair and feces from from the pipes in someones home. I can think of literally a hundred jobs that more exhausting than this off of the top of my head.

    • @theogl7643
      @theogl7643 3 місяці тому +327

      @@rocknu55 Mental exhaustion is no different from physical. I've done landscaping under terrible conditions, had to get dirty in unsanitary areas, but I've also spent years as a developer for startups. Years handling support to different ethnicities for web development. Honestly, it's all very similar by the end of the day.

    • @cable7152
      @cable7152 3 місяці тому +72

      @rocknu55 actually I work for a sign company, I dig holes and mix concrete for a living, nice try though. You've never dug through 2 feet of snow just to dig through 2 feet of frozen ground to put in a directional in the middle of December in CT. You're not special.

  • @Guy_el915
    @Guy_el915 3 місяці тому +4018

    1:12 "Stop looking at me with them Illuminati eyes" was perfect! Should've made the final cut.

  • @wilfredoriverajr.
    @wilfredoriverajr. 3 місяці тому +2452

    This looks harder than I thought it might be.

    • @ryswick1064
      @ryswick1064 3 місяці тому +125

      I never imagined the amount of talent this required. The scene is so intense they're missing their beats, missing lines, Stiller even just straight up used Downey's line. It's method acting and improv comedy, but in a scene where the characters are going through an intense existential crisis. Every take ended up varying wildly with the delivery of their lines. It's like watching them paint a picture in real time trying to figure out how the scene will look. I can't imagine how exhausting this was for RDJ, simulating a complete mental crash-out and trying to be funny about it as well. I watched this movie when I was very young, and it just did not click with me at all (besides this one scene, I thought the triple "dude" line was hilairous). I might give it another watch.

    • @eswift8318
      @eswift8318 3 місяці тому +46

      Comedy is hard. A lot of people think some people are just funny and that's all it takes. But there's a ton more to it than that, especially when it's just two guys in closeup doing a batshit insane scene.

    • @maltheman96
      @maltheman96 2 місяці тому +9

      Yeah it seems so effortless in the actual movie

    • @stanyeeast3508
      @stanyeeast3508 2 місяці тому +18

      People don't really understand how difficult comedy can be, especially if it's actually funny...they expend so much energy just trying to keep from breaking

    • @1chaka
      @1chaka 2 місяці тому +1

      @@stanyeeast3508that’s the thing people know what makes bad comedy but good comedy is so much harder to do

  • @griffinnunnelee7236
    @griffinnunnelee7236 3 місяці тому +1674

    Legend has it that Ben Stiller is still saying “okay, just one more” to this day

    • @IBmaster4
      @IBmaster4 2 місяці тому +20

      And Robert has to keep slapping himself

    • @DarellDavie1
      @DarellDavie1 Місяць тому +3

      😂😂😂

  • @Okinawatrip
    @Okinawatrip 3 місяці тому +3207

    Such a master class on several levels. Remember, this is a comedy. And they're giving it all, like it was an existential thriller or something. Stiller so focused on doing his bit at the same time he's watching to be able to direct, all the while trying his best not to break in front of a very powerful Downey Jr, he's really impressive.

    • @ColinAverill
      @ColinAverill 3 місяці тому +66

      They have to act like it's any serious movie. If the characters are laughing, it takes the onus off of the audience to do so. If they play it straight, it's funny, but if they busted up laughing in every scene, the audience would get bored of it very quickly. The same goes for crying in many instances. If you can portray the depth of sadness in a scene without needing tears (not saying they don't have their place in films, they certainly do, it depends what the scene calls for), your audience will be bawling.

    • @aleksisuuronen5969
      @aleksisuuronen5969 3 місяці тому +13

      Altough they both are trying not to laugh. Robert contorts his face in so many takes into a some version of a smile (but it's a smile) for almost breaking.
      Not suprised this take took time since you kinda have to get the rhytm of the convo on point for it to work 😁 I'm a dude disquised a dude playing another dude and all that makes it tongue twistery. Hops from mad to scared to sad for Robert.

    • @vittorioderisi2655
      @vittorioderisi2655 2 місяці тому

      That's why they call him Ben Thriller

    • @inthecloudz1272
      @inthecloudz1272 2 місяці тому +1

      Wait this is comedy!?????

    • @trapez77
      @trapez77 2 місяці тому +3

      @@ColinAverillI disagree, it’s funnier when you can tell that they are about to break.

  • @ausinasmith96
    @ausinasmith96 2 місяці тому +940

    "STOP LOOKING AT ME WITH THEM ILLUMINATI EYES" perfect lmfao

  • @delkahchop3612
    @delkahchop3612 2 місяці тому +422

    Still say Downey should have won the oscar.

    • @pepperidgefarm1003
      @pepperidgefarm1003 2 місяці тому +2

      Who actually won that year?

    • @rokblinov5641
      @rokblinov5641 2 місяці тому +62

      Heath Ledger for the Dark Knight

    • @souvikmondal6161
      @souvikmondal6161 2 місяці тому +51

      Naah dawg! Downey was amazing but heath was on another level as the joker.

    • @lukeshoo
      @lukeshoo 2 місяці тому +6

      Heath was better though, hands down. This is a ballsy move from Robert Downey Jr but the performance isn't worthy of an award.

    • @souvikmondal6161
      @souvikmondal6161 2 місяці тому +17

      @@lukeshoo not oscar worthy?! Think for a sec man! If that controversial role was done incorrectly or half-assed the actor would have probably gotten cancelled and never work for the rest of his life. Because of downey’s amazing portrayal of Hollywood’s absurdity and sometimes just stupid decisions, we still remember and laugh at that movie. Pffh! And you say he was not oscar-worthy . Oscar nominated performances are not always sad or heavy or emotional stuff you know! That was gold tier comedy which can’t be produced again in this day and age.

  • @nTrylo
    @nTrylo 2 місяці тому +347

    "illuminati eyes" was spontaneous genius. that shit killed me

  • @Domms
    @Domms 2 місяці тому +612

    I can't imagine having to stare at RDJ during this scene, Stiller held on for dear life 😂

    • @LoneStarRay
      @LoneStarRay 2 місяці тому +11

      Thats what i was thinking 😂

    • @AlamdaAli
      @AlamdaAli Місяць тому +2

      stiller is a genius.

    • @notchedbandit
      @notchedbandit Місяць тому +3

      It's more like the other way around. Ben Stiller has a hilarious looking face.

  • @homiefromfl
    @homiefromfl 3 місяці тому +1283

    0:44 is the take they used for RDJ, and 6:41 is the take they used for Stiller.

    • @4589dude
      @4589dude 3 місяці тому +167

      and they used this part of the take at 4:12 for the climax of their conversation

    • @domwilson2505
      @domwilson2505 2 місяці тому +42

      I feel like stiller knew that climax hit too after they were done

    • @shakinwakin35
      @shakinwakin35 2 місяці тому +6

      Was wondering. Thanks!

    • @sergiodelrioreyes7655
      @sergiodelrioreyes7655 2 місяці тому +14

      How many times have you watched the movie dude

    • @RSpracticalshooting
      @RSpracticalshooting Місяць тому +5

      i'd know that "i know who i am!" anywhere

  • @OdinsForgeEnt
    @OdinsForgeEnt 2 місяці тому +697

    Masterclass on so many levels. Stiller is not only acting and directing but he is making mental notes of the edit. He is completely aware of the lines they need to get and once they are "in the can" he doesn't push for them anymore. This is a perfect example of why learning and understanding editing is one of the best things an actor can learn.

    • @LionelBercovich
      @LionelBercovich 2 місяці тому +21

      On point, knowing about editing makes you take better decisions while acting

    • @Billy-bc8pk
      @Billy-bc8pk Місяць тому +7

      You can see him calculating all of that in real-time too -- it's pretty crazy to think about because of how many roles he's occupying while making this film. I used to think his character's portrayal at some points was the weakest of the film, but I think in many ways his performance is understated for the purpose of helping make everyone else shine, from Nick Nolte's cameo to Tom Cruise's Les Grossman, to Robert Downey Jr's show-stealing performance.

    • @slamdunk2270
      @slamdunk2270 Місяць тому +2

      Ben Stiller is a genius.

  • @astrorobinson3716
    @astrorobinson3716 3 місяці тому +440

    Acting is such a fascinating dance.

    • @Forgan_Mreeman
      @Forgan_Mreeman 2 місяці тому +14

      a lottt harder than I thought too

  • @ThomasGiles
    @ThomasGiles Місяць тому +18

    I love watching people who are good at their job doing their job.

    • @ThatGuyGloomy
      @ThatGuyGloomy Місяць тому +1

      Doesnt matter the field either. Its satisfying seeing people master their respective craft.

  • @jesseodonnell7844
    @jesseodonnell7844 3 місяці тому +637

    He wasn't lying. He really Does Not drop character until he does the DVD commentary. Even around 6:12 mark he does a perfect impersonation of Tony Stark. He should of definitely won the highly coveted Crying Monkey Award for his role.

    • @JakeG
      @JakeG 2 місяці тому +6

      Top comment right here lol

    • @shenanigoon2K
      @shenanigoon2K 2 місяці тому +9

      Fuck me, edited the comment but didn't correct 'should of'. Right on

    • @RicardoZambrana
      @RicardoZambrana 2 місяці тому

      You seriously don't know??? Everyone knows you never go FULL NEGRO. Don't believe me? Ask RDJ. Tropic Thunder, 2008, went full negro... he came home empty handed.

    • @daniellovesosrs
      @daniellovesosrs 2 місяці тому +9

      That wasnt an impersonation on Tony Stark thats how he talks...

    • @UlyssesM
      @UlyssesM Місяць тому

      People so dumb 😂​@@daniellovesosrs

  • @LifeOfRy
    @LifeOfRy 2 місяці тому +44

    1:12 the way Downey says this line is just unreal

  • @TigerSquriell
    @TigerSquriell 3 місяці тому +905

    Them dropping the accent at 6:00 fucked me up

    • @dinglemccringleberry9019
      @dinglemccringleberry9019 3 місяці тому +178

      Now that's THE dude who's plays the dude playing a dude disguised as another dude.

    • @AlexDelarge1990
      @AlexDelarge1990 3 місяці тому +123

      Lol, that part is bizarre hearing RDJ drop the voice while in the gettup😂 I guess he did drop it slightly before that DVD commentary lol

    • @cagneybillingsley2165
      @cagneybillingsley2165 3 місяці тому +30

      he sounds like the hodge twins

    • @BillJones-h7h
      @BillJones-h7h 2 місяці тому +1

      @@cagneybillingsley2165I knew it sounded familiar!

    • @tonyshazam6271
      @tonyshazam6271 2 місяці тому +6

      He’s asking the script supervisor for a line. I’m sure he just couldn’t remember and broke character for a sec on a serious question that could cost them time and money

  • @TheBlackBox_YouTube
    @TheBlackBox_YouTube 3 місяці тому +456

    I've never seen this before. It's crazy watching Stiller direct while he's on the screen improvising. He really is a genius.

  • @blakegandalf8753
    @blakegandalf8753 3 місяці тому +268

    Stiller as a director/writer/actor is one of the greats. Any one of those roles he kicks ass in and is always a good time. Has never not brought a smile to my face or a tickle to my ribs

    • @maltheman96
      @maltheman96 2 місяці тому +18

      Ben Stiller has the talent everyone thinks Adam Sandler has.
      And yes of course Sandler is also talented, but Stiller is just another level imo.

    • @slamdunk2270
      @slamdunk2270 Місяць тому +2

      @@maltheman96 Stiller >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sandler

    • @oxsila
      @oxsila Місяць тому +2

      ​@@maltheman96Bro, is this all we do? Cant just enjoy something? Always gotta say whos best? Compare, put someone else down? When does it end lmao. Just enjoy shit why constantly be dark about it😂

    • @rubenlopez2764
      @rubenlopez2764 Місяць тому +1

      "tickle to my ribs" is such a suspect statement lmao 😂

  • @ricardochristie1
    @ricardochristie1 2 місяці тому +114

    I have a whole new appreciation for this movie. Maybe all movies...

    • @cvg101
      @cvg101 2 місяці тому +1

      I know, right? Definitely time for a re-watch. The improv is what makes it so 👍 IMO.

  • @--Nabe-rius--
    @--Nabe-rius-- Місяць тому +30

    Movies need to release these as full cuts because I’d watch a 3 hour version of this in a movie theater

  • @AceWav
    @AceWav 16 годин тому +1

    Loving how RDJ stays in character when stiller corrects him or directs him did y'all notice that? PURE FOCUS.

  • @benf1111
    @benf1111 3 місяці тому +169

    Whoa...thats surreal when RDJ speaks in his voice...it looks like a voice over

  • @jandro8370
    @jandro8370 2 місяці тому +27

    Stiller directing at the same time. An actor like Downey Jr ad libbing lines over and over. Cool to see the actual process. Acting is a job at the end of the day, they do work hard and have talent.

  • @Skrenja
    @Skrenja 2 місяці тому +201

    The amount of 35mm film used here alone would be insanely expensive -- let alone for the whole movie.

    • @Megamain6
      @Megamain6 2 місяці тому +14

      Whoa never thought of this

    • @The_MEMEphis
      @The_MEMEphis Місяць тому +3

      Considering how big movie budgets are it's not that expensive when in considering the whole budget

    • @oxsila
      @oxsila Місяць тому +1

      Damn, if only films like this made millions? Oh wait. They do😂

    • @Kerunou
      @Kerunou Місяць тому +4

      I don’t care about the cost. Every film would be 35mm if it were up to me. I can’t stand the pivot to digital that is happening and has been happening.

    • @eskanda3434
      @eskanda3434 Місяць тому +3

      @@Kerunouhappening? Dude 35mm is dead. Nobody but a few prestige filmmakers even use it anymore in a decade it will be like vinyl records just a novelty

  • @lennyy1211
    @lennyy1211 2 місяці тому +25

    Robert smashed this role.

  • @IgoTpaynus69
    @IgoTpaynus69 3 місяці тому +82

    RDJ the only man who can play blackface and still be loved 😂

  • @mzattzila89
    @mzattzila89 3 місяці тому +149

    I love that the take they use in the movie is damn near the first one @ 0:45 - true professionals. YOU THE DUDE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT DUDE HE IS!

    • @flask9712
      @flask9712 2 місяці тому +10

      The me? i know who i am! part at 0:51 is the exact audio from RDJ. I know it so well caus i listen to a song that samples that scene all the time and the beat played in my head when i heard that lol

    • @dmc2008
      @dmc2008 Місяць тому

      ​@@flask9712 Ooh, what song?

    • @flask9712
      @flask9712 Місяць тому +2

      @@dmc2008 I'm a dude by Yuri Wong

  • @LDwiggs
    @LDwiggs 2 місяці тому +47

    RDJ is the absolute man. No one else can put forth this kind of performance. For all those out there who play like acting is easy, imagine doing this for hours at a time, for months on end.

    • @thewolf5444
      @thewolf5444 Місяць тому +3

      RDJ went from a misfit, to an absolute legend. He is truly one of the success stories where he could have easily gone and ended down a different path.
      He put in the hard work and deserves all the success he's had since

  • @prabhu786
    @prabhu786 2 місяці тому +184

    I'm a dude watching two dudes, one of those dudes is playing another dude who's disguised as another dude.

    • @TheoGarza
      @TheoGarza 2 місяці тому +3

      Dude…

    • @methridge
      @methridge 2 місяці тому +1

      @@TheoGarza Who?

    • @Spiff52
      @Spiff52 2 місяці тому +3

      @@methridgeThe Dude. Pay attention

    • @henvisch
      @henvisch Місяць тому +1

      And he is saying to the other dude that also playes another dude that he doesn't know what dude he is.

    • @WarumWiesoWeshalb
      @WarumWiesoWeshalb 21 день тому

      One of the other Dude`s here. We are more then we Dude.

  • @harveyalmond2252
    @harveyalmond2252 2 місяці тому +448

    For people that don’t realise, this is meisner acting, asking each other questions repeatedly trying to get a genuine reaction off each other, great exercise and creates some hilarious genuine moments between both actors :)

    • @theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439
      @theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439 2 місяці тому +16

      no it is not. It is literally a comedy bit Stiller wrote. The lines are scripted! please.

    • @noThankyou-g5c
      @noThankyou-g5c 2 місяці тому

      @@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439clearly a lot of them aren’t. since theyre different from take to take

    • @JstJensen
      @JstJensen 2 місяці тому +55

      So.. like he said, that’s Meisner acting.

    • @Lore-x2k
      @Lore-x2k 2 місяці тому

      @@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439yet it’s still improvised, they’re loosely following the script and adding their own comedic twists

    • @APOCKALYPTIC
      @APOCKALYPTIC 2 місяці тому

      ​@@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439 improved around a premise

  • @Oldskoolraver-OG
    @Oldskoolraver-OG 2 місяці тому +34

    Wow shows just how much goes into doing one small take .. Downey is just an incredible professional actor even stiller breaks eventually.. still one best movies ever made

  • @JakeRanney
    @JakeRanney 3 місяці тому +586

    It's so weird to hear RDJ's actual voice come out when he's got the Lincoln Osiris face on @6:00

    • @Emet.V
      @Emet.V 3 місяці тому +10

      Same

    • @aspeckt1
      @aspeckt1 2 місяці тому +35

      @@JakeRanney "Lincoln Osiris face"

    • @TehUltimateSnake
      @TehUltimateSnake 2 місяці тому +14

      I thought he didn't drop character until he did DVD commentary 😆

    • @issacsven3709
      @issacsven3709 Місяць тому +2

      Lmaooooo that part threw me off 😂😂

  • @Zeftilldeath8878
    @Zeftilldeath8878 2 місяці тому +14

    To have that level of nuance to this character for each improvised take makes it seem like rdj has been preparing for this role his whole life. No wonder he was nominated for an Oscar.

  • @primetimegametime7831
    @primetimegametime7831 Місяць тому +2

    “You got me spinning.” “Aww snap.” At 6:53 “Them eyes is crazy style man… Focus up!”🤣🙌🏾

  • @ProphetOfDoubt
    @ProphetOfDoubt 2 місяці тому +211

    Anyone else notice we haven’t had a movie like this in YEARS?

    • @FloridaDIYer
      @FloridaDIYer 2 місяці тому +37

      We woke now.

    • @bilbobeuli
      @bilbobeuli 2 місяці тому +26

      Hollywood and their creativity is dead. Prepare for more sequels/prequels and remakes. And especially more cape shit.

    • @nickymill
      @nickymill 2 місяці тому +7

      it doesnt fit their agenda

    • @alexbaum2204
      @alexbaum2204 2 місяці тому

      @@bilbobeuliessentially, prepare for more insult

    • @tyednz
      @tyednz 2 місяці тому +8

      Cancel culture man, live laugh love..

  • @RicardoSanchez-es5wl
    @RicardoSanchez-es5wl 25 днів тому +8

    Robert Downey is my favorite African American actor, hands down, no cap, no fent.

  • @FauxWock
    @FauxWock 2 місяці тому +22

    Ben softly saying “take it from the top” for Rob to scream yes took me tf out

  • @WizardOfCheese
    @WizardOfCheese 2 місяці тому +7

    jees, even in bloopers their acting is STRONG, new appreciation for the craft

  • @calcariachimera
    @calcariachimera 2 місяці тому +47

    Great example of Jr great acting skills

  • @maltheman96
    @maltheman96 2 місяці тому +18

    I absolutely love this part of the movie feels like a lightning in the bottle moment, and now i know why, it was slowly but masterfully crafted by two acting legends!

  • @Stopitpls
    @Stopitpls 2 місяці тому +42

    2:11 is perfect

    • @grimm256
      @grimm256 2 місяці тому +2

      Was just about to say this

    • @fourcekin
      @fourcekin Місяць тому +1

      Literally my fav moment of this entire video 😂😂😂

  • @r_y_a_n_j3431
    @r_y_a_n_j3431 2 місяці тому +109

    Damn I'm trippin on them M&M's😅

  • @calcariachimera
    @calcariachimera 2 місяці тому +35

    Honestly one of the funniest movies created, each time I watch I find something else even funnier

  • @DefyFitnessChannel
    @DefyFitnessChannel 18 днів тому +1

    Man the pressures of doing this OVER AND OVER again in a scene with the Director trying not to break and having to power through cuz time equals CRAZY amounts of money. Makes me understand how unbelievably high stress this job could be. Props to both of them! Hilarious!

  • @anachronisticon
    @anachronisticon 3 місяці тому +41

    I can see why actors often prefer theatre than film.

    • @Buskeeeeeeee
      @Buskeeeeeeee Місяць тому +7

      Theatre is a much difference beast. You cannot rely on the cameras, you have to rely on your own energy.

    • @NewYork0riginal
      @NewYork0riginal Місяць тому +6

      Theater is where you go to really learn acting. Can't rely on multiple takes

  • @GiDS222
    @GiDS222 4 дні тому

    this might be the best thing i've seen on youtube this year lol RDJ is goated lmao

  • @MrMisanthrope84
    @MrMisanthrope84 3 місяці тому +97

    This is just insanity, genius, hilarious and masterful all at once. Two comedy geniuses at the top of their game.

  • @meteorjuice4088
    @meteorjuice4088 2 місяці тому +16

    Ben Stiller also being the director directing the scene and RDJ through this adds a cool layer to the whole thing

  • @KyleVoices
    @KyleVoices 2 місяці тому +5

    This is a performance Downey deserved hundreds of millions for.

  • @ubercoo
    @ubercoo 3 місяці тому +40

    This movie and the Blu-ray is next level.

    • @iammondo1870
      @iammondo1870 2 місяці тому

      This is an awesome snippet!

  • @thewolf5444
    @thewolf5444 Місяць тому +2

    The fact that these guys can keep a straight face is just pure talent. They can literally go through so many emotions with ease.
    Absolute gold and brilliant at the same time

  • @IfBatmanHadAParrot
    @IfBatmanHadAParrot 2 місяці тому +14

    How was this more entertaining than anything I’ve watched in the last 10 years

  • @alperyldrm6385
    @alperyldrm6385 3 місяці тому +11

    7:50 it's amazing that they managed to keep it together considering the comedic talent they both possess

  • @LeoRikimaru
    @LeoRikimaru 3 місяці тому +25

    "You're a powerful, magic muthafuka."

  • @kuakilyissombroguwi
    @kuakilyissombroguwi 3 місяці тому +43

    Best comedy of all time, never gets old.

  • @dmaharry7976
    @dmaharry7976 2 місяці тому +43

    RDJ flawless in every single one. Underrated.

    • @AhtoRashied
      @AhtoRashied 2 місяці тому +1

      Yeah. He's so underrated that he put the MCU on the map, is a trillionaire, and never has to look for work again. He's so underrated. Makes me sad. Such a tragedy.

    • @kmensah2375
      @kmensah2375 2 місяці тому +1

      Didn't he get nominated for an oscar for this performance?

  • @Mufasanchez
    @Mufasanchez 3 місяці тому +50

    Acting is just a sophisticated form of play but when you keep in mind the amount of concentration necessary to make something look organic but “controlled” and sustain it, it isn’t a walk in the park. These are 2 pros

  • @smosmo4617
    @smosmo4617 3 місяці тому +17

    Downey is a fkn alien. Amazing.

  • @kirkaranha5653
    @kirkaranha5653 2 місяці тому +66

    00:30s He really doesn't drop character till the DVD commentary

    • @twoine526
      @twoine526 2 місяці тому +1

      I paused it at that exact moment to laugh and say the same. I really love this movie.

    • @seanjackson6440
      @seanjackson6440 2 місяці тому +2

      Facts 💯 and never go full re***d

    • @Zacharylastnamemusic
      @Zacharylastnamemusic Місяць тому +2

      Until the this moment in the commentary
      Once he goes back to Kirk lazier as he talks like rdj in the commentary
      The making of this movie is a movie in itself
      The making of the movie about a movie that’s about making a movie

  • @hahagames214
    @hahagames214 Місяць тому +3

    Legend has it, that Ben stellar is still asking for one more on tropic thunder 2

  • @loganwallace5854
    @loganwallace5854 2 місяці тому +11

    When he said "tugboat" I lost it 😂
    Wish they would've left that in.

  • @FortifiedEnhancements
    @FortifiedEnhancements 3 місяці тому +41

    Crazy that they both had the shortest times of most SNL cast members but still showed amazing chops in this.

    • @JohnGaltHasArrived
      @JohnGaltHasArrived 3 місяці тому +22

      SNL is not the benchmark and is overrated.

    • @FortifiedEnhancements
      @FortifiedEnhancements 3 місяці тому +1

      @ not sure how you got that from my comment but go off, Queen.
      I meant it to be they have high caliber improv chops and it shows that they didn’t need SNL longevity to show people.

    • @JohnGaltHasArrived
      @JohnGaltHasArrived 2 місяці тому +2

      @@FortifiedEnhancements Sorry, I was in a mood yesterday, princess. But I agree, they have amazing chops.

  • @ecc3d452
    @ecc3d452 Місяць тому +3

    My favorite black actor

  • @OddSumo
    @OddSumo 3 місяці тому +224

    That script supervisor deserves a raise - absolutely on the ball @ 2:50

    • @karmicbreath
      @karmicbreath 3 місяці тому +47

      That's their job. If she wasn't on the ball, what the hell is she doing on a huge studio project

    • @loganhurley4764
      @loganhurley4764 3 місяці тому

      @ Oh cool, so you’re picking fights with other people *too* for absolutely no reason. Jeez you’re pathetic.

    • @emgeejay
      @emgeejay 3 місяці тому +35

      @@karmicbreath it’s impressive that she even detected with confidence that he’d asked a question out of character, let alone that she jumped in so quickly

    • @tastymorsel
      @tastymorsel 2 місяці тому +5

      What did Ben Stiller say to get the script supervisor to feed him the line? Are they speaking in code or something?

    • @emgeejay
      @emgeejay 2 місяці тому +7

      @
      He said:
      - What is it, “You’re scared”?

  • @Taibete
    @Taibete 2 місяці тому +14

    Illuminati eye part should’ve stayed in the movie that was perfect !!!!😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

  • @Owen2108
    @Owen2108 2 місяці тому +5

    Dude, Robert changing his voice back at 6:06 is extremely jarring. I think thats the first time I've actually heard his voice in that costume.

  • @pm820
    @pm820 2 місяці тому +8

    I remember our cinematography lecturer showed us a Malcom in the middle VHS dailies. It was thirty minutes of the same scene from 3-4 cameras doing the same scene. Over and over again and they made each one seem like it was the first one and matched the exact same movements and lines. Super impressive talent but also crazy repetitive and kinda took out the shine of acting

  • @AxeMan562
    @AxeMan562 2 місяці тому +2

    I love watching improvised stuff like this, especially when you see the parts that made the final cut

  • @TheMikesc15
    @TheMikesc15 23 дні тому

    Nobody will ever convince me that this is not the best wellrounded comedy movie of all time. Bro, it was fucking hilarious from start to finish, no "short" jokes IMO.

  • @stevenmonte7397
    @stevenmonte7397 2 місяці тому +2

    Such a brilliant movie! Ben Stiller is a great director! And now he's directing Severance. Amazing talent!

  • @adamcogan211
    @adamcogan211 2 місяці тому +5

    This will forever be one of my favourite movies! It never gets old!

  • @dogfoegami
    @dogfoegami 28 днів тому

    DAMN...im trippin on them m&ms HERE WE GO😂😂😂rdj having too much fun

  • @M113Inc
    @M113Inc 3 місяці тому +47

    This is gold.

  • @swissayy
    @swissayy 2 місяці тому +3

    Bring back pre 2010 where movies like this can be released and loved by most

  • @holycrab6316
    @holycrab6316 2 місяці тому +7

    Robert Downey Jr will forever be goated

  • @SirHumpyA
    @SirHumpyA 2 місяці тому +5

    He doesn't break character until after the goddamn dvd commentary

  • @jonboy8181
    @jonboy8181 Місяць тому +1

    Geez, Robert Downey Jr is amazing!

  • @bmefilms6879
    @bmefilms6879 3 місяці тому +9

    "them eyes is crazy style man" hilarious!!!

  • @SovonHalder
    @SovonHalder 3 місяці тому +103

    "Choose a dude' 🤣

  • @H3yoka3mpath
    @H3yoka3mpath 9 днів тому

    I could listen to this faithfully on repeat, all day

  • @NRG2
    @NRG2 2 місяці тому +34

    I genuinely didn’t realize actors were allowed to try a scene this many times. Now all my respect goes to the editors!!

    • @ownedbymykitty270
      @ownedbymykitty270 2 місяці тому +39

      The actors don’t decide that. The director does. In this case Stiller was also the director.

    • @katlis
      @katlis 2 місяці тому +8

      It took Marilyn Monroe 47 takes to nail the line "It's me, sugar" for Some Like It Hot. And the famous "Here's Johnny" scene from The Shining took 127 takes. Definitely props to the editors back then working with film and no editing software. Some films are still shot on film of course, but now they can just scan it all in and fiddle with it on a computer.

    • @cronezone787
      @cronezone787 2 місяці тому +2

      You kind of want as many good takes as possible, so you have options later.

    • @Woozie87
      @Woozie87 Місяць тому +1

      @@katlisand here’s Johnny was a improved line

  • @griffinh21
    @griffinh21 Місяць тому +3

    Knowing how the scene plays out, it’s cool to see them slowly get the different takes that made it into the final edit.

  • @johanmaze
    @johanmaze 2 місяці тому +7

    Beautiful display of art being made in real time, the crafted talent, control of creativity , fast thinking with intelligence is mind blowing

  • @TheAdrenaline85
    @TheAdrenaline85 2 місяці тому +10

    RDJ is wild af😂

  • @luckystarpiano
    @luckystarpiano 3 місяці тому +16

    The interesting thing was that not one single take was like the other ❤ incredible work ethic to just stick with it and keep at it to see just how many different versions come out

  • @TheHorrorFactory
    @TheHorrorFactory 3 місяці тому +61

    My inner dialog every day

  • @timkourbo3196
    @timkourbo3196 2 місяці тому +6

    Downey is acting, Stiller is being his rl self.

  • @motorheadridermotorheadrid8181
    @motorheadridermotorheadrid8181 2 місяці тому +12

    Hearing Tony Starks voice come out of a black man is damn wild! 6:07

  • @yvngtoro3737
    @yvngtoro3737 3 дні тому

    “I see constellations in your eyes, the Pleiades.”
    What a pickup line.

  • @Robbe1984
    @Robbe1984 3 місяці тому +5

    This movie is a masterpiece, absolute legends

  • @CreativoErratico
    @CreativoErratico 2 місяці тому +6

    Masterclass. Front and behind the lens. Script sup was on point.

  • @JohnnyTightIips
    @JohnnyTightIips 22 дні тому

    8:53 "I see constellations in your eyes.......The Pleiades" LOL

  • @Mangaka2K15
    @Mangaka2K15 Місяць тому

    OMG! 6:00 that’s crazy! Talking about being in character and being able to right back into it. It’s the voice change for meeeee!!! 😆😆😆 As you can see, I’m having too much fun watching this video lol.

  • @metfan099
    @metfan099 2 місяці тому +6

    The patience it must require to keep doing takes jeez

  • @avinotion
    @avinotion Місяць тому +2

    This is the movie that made me a fan of RDJ.
    If it wasn't for Heath Ledger, he'd have won that Oscar

  • @GerardBeaubrun
    @GerardBeaubrun 2 місяці тому +2

    One of the greatest movies I've seen. I still have the DVD case just to remind me of this level of awesomeness that will never again be reached

  • @Half_Man_Half_Bearpig
    @Half_Man_Half_Bearpig 2 місяці тому +2

    This movie is probably the goat for comedies.

  • @koolerpure
    @koolerpure 2 місяці тому +4

    Rdj staying in character even between takes is jokes

  • @MrJeremyMagic
    @MrJeremyMagic Місяць тому

    I love these behind the scenes clips of movies, but damn looks exhausting as hell. No wonder there isn't a lot more clips of the scene process. It's this, but hundreds of hours more with an occasional chuckle. Jeez