A parody of Hollywood bigwigs, Cruise’s Les Grossman stands out as a sleazy, conniving, temperamental foil to the movie’s predominant roster, which incorporates Ben Stiller and Matthew McConaughey. To carry Grossman to life, Cruise wore a fatsuit and a bald cap, leading to a jarring look. Recognized for having appreciable artistic enter on the tasks he works on, Cruise himself is liable for Grossman’s look in “Tropic Thunder.”
Whereas talking with Esquire, Stiller defined Cruise thought {that a} studio exec ought to function an antagonist within the movie. “That half didn’t exist. [Cruise] mentioned, ‘Properly, there isn’t any studio government and that will be actually enjoyable to be that man.’ And he had this complete concept of what the man ought to appear like,” Stiller mentioned, earlier than including that it was the actor’s concept to have Grossman dance. “And I bear in mind once we did a make-up take a look at, somebody handed him a Food regimen Coke after which he simply began transferring,” the director added.
The character has confirmed to be so in style that Cruise is anticipated to return as Grossman in a model new venture, although concrete particulars have not materialized. Whereas we by no means bought to see “Tropic Thunder 2,” the flick is immortalized as probably the greatest comedies from the 2000s — thanks partly to Cruise’s depraved dance strikes.