Speedman chooses as inspiration the Vietnam memoirs of a courageous war hero, John “Four Leaf” Tayback (Nick Nolte), and begins to assemble a cast of actors.

Speedman看到了一个越南的当地故事，讲得是一位英勇的战斗英雄，名叫John Tayback，又称”四叶”约翰（尼克•诺特饰）。 于是，他将这作为灵感，并开始召集一帮演员。

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In the film, Speedman has made a bid for an Oscar by playing "Simple Jack, " a developmentally disabled character.

CNN: 'Tropic Thunder' pushes envelope and then some

The movie, which also stars Stiller as struggling action star Tugg Speedman and Jack Black as gross-out king Jeff Portnoy, features some testy altercations between Downey's Lazarus and Jackson's Chino.

CNN: 'Tropic Thunder' pushes envelope and then some

The company's yet to be released first production, The Last Rites of Ransom Pride, staring Scott Speedman and Jason Priestley, was produced with the help of fans on Facebook and YouTube who gave feedback on raw footage that helped shape the final edit.

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