Parents Guide for
Tropic Thunder (2008) More at IMDbPro »

When the fake trailers are playing, Alpa Chino's hit song "I Luv Tha Pussy" is playing while he advertises Booty Sweat Drink and Bust-A-Nut Bars. There are also scantily clad women who bounce their hips off his head.

There is a trailer for a movie about gay Catholic priests.

In the UNRATED version, Peck is briefly seen reading a black and white Playboy magazine where some breasts are visible.

A male character lets slip he may be gay, the other males tease him slighty, to come out of the closet. At the end of the movie he is shown at the "Oscars" with a well known recently outed celebrity.

There are other jokes involving male and female private parts.

A man says he will do sexual things to another man if he is untied (pretty graphic).

A main storyline of the movie involves actors who think they are making a war movie but then actually have to become real soldiers to fight off a drug cartel.

The beginning of the movie has a long graphic scene containing gore and violence. This scene is a satire on many other movies, although the violence is toned down in a way that conveys it as a low-budget film. Many people get shot in the face and suffer wounds by other weapons such as bayonets.

In this fake movie: A man's lower intestine pops out of his abdomen.

Tugg is shown with severed hands. A man steps on a landmine and is blown apart.

Offscreen, Tugg kills a panda then proceeds to wear its skin as camouflage.

Multiple shootouts occur between several characters, some are real bullets others are blanks.

Halfsquat, a child, stabs Tugg and is consequently thrown off a bridge by Tugg.

Tugg is shown drinking blood from a severed head, which he thinks is a prop, then impales it on his rifle and kicks it into the jungle.

Please note that this is a comedy and all violence is taken veary lightly or presented in a comical fashion

The beginning of the movie features a lot of extremely graphic violence with an intense atmosphere containing a lot of references to Platoon and Saving Private Ryan (the atmosphere gets very silly very fast).

Non-stop profanity which includes 124 uses of the "F"-word and variants incl. "motherf***er" 51 "s" words, "c*ck," "d*ck," "d*ck-head," "p*cker," "pr*ck," "unit" "p*ssy," "poontang," "cootch", "t*t", 23 asses (2 used with "hole"), 17 hells, 5 damns, 2 S.O.B.s, 10 uses of "G-damn," 4 each of "Jesus" and "Oh my God" and 1 use each of "Christ," "God," "Jesus Christ," "Oh God," "Oh Jesus" and "Oh Lord."

There is one use of the "N"-word.

Many uses of the word "retard" mostly related to one of Speedman's older films.

A mentally challenged movie character, Simple Jack, is tormented. This is not depicted as cruel but even the presentation of this overly exaggerated character could be offensive.

Several characters are seen smoking cigars and cigarettes, including an underage child.

Jeff is a heroin-addict and is seen going through spasms while trying to quit.

The main antagonists led (once again) by a young boy, are drug processors.

A large mound of heroin is seen.

Characters talk about the use of drugs.

The opening scene can be intense for some.

Some animal lovers may find the panda scene disturbing.