Hallö.
I am German born filmmaker Jan Jürgen. I am writing to you from Vietnam, after documenting the making of a Hollywood classic called, Tropic Thunder.” While the actors and filmmakers try to tell their story of heroism set in the chaos of the Vietnam War, I too will be telling a story. One that has never, until now, been told. A story that I have wanted to tell since I was a child.
Like all of you, I have for many year been fascinated by that most magicalest of all places; "Hollywood." As a boy, I would go to the cinema, and marvel at the people on the silver screen. But even as a boy I remember thinking; "Is there a more forbidding, more sinister side than the glittering facade held up by the powerful arms of the Studio System?”
Of course, this is the question of a child, but that question still follows me today. Imagine my surprise when Damien Cockburn, my former classmate from University, called me on the telephone and asked me to travel to Vietnam and aim my camera at him as he directed his first Hollywood movie. He claimed it will be “the greatest war movie ever” in which many movie stars, including Tugg Speedman, would appear. Could he really be talking about the Tugg Speedman? Could Damien, the awkward theater student I once knew, now be the speak of the town?
This blog, and the documentary I am working on, will address not just these questions, but more. What will follow is a raw, unedited, look behind the fetid flesh curtain known to you and me as simply "Hollywood."Danke you for taking this journey with me.
Sincerely,
J. Jürgen
Ho Chi Minh 2008.
Hi.
looking forward to the madness.. as well as the thunder..
i was here. And i care
Brilliant absolutley brilliant. Bring on the thunder!
Gosh, this is incredible! I can’t wait to watch Tropic Thunder and I hope we get to see Rain of Madness as well, the complete mockumentary. Don’t just tease us with the trailer, make it real! DVD, maybe?
Anyway, guys, you’re awesome! This whole thing is beyond funny! Genius!
best. concept. EVER! I totally cannot wait for Tropic Thunder :)
So is this an actual movie or just some marketing ploy to plug Tropic Thunder?
Wow! Amazing that this should come out in the SAME YEAR as “Hamlet 2″, the semi-autobiographical chronicling of Damien Cockburn’s envelope-pushing experiences as a Drama Student, in high-school. This year’s shaping up to be Cockburnariffic!!
Nice trailer, I can’t wait for the movie.
I haves a heart of tropical to you, Jan Jurgen! At the thunder in Vetnamns near to home of my self in Myanmar, we the artists await. Oh, it is madness! Oh, it is rains! That story to be told comes from all hot men of Hollywood. When did you will come to Myanmar?
Biminim Strimpoonanamam
Cannot wait. This is going to be the most important documentary since The Passion of the Christ.
I can’t wait for the just-announced TV Guide free special boolet; “A Rough Guide to Behind The Rain”, the TV tie-in to the MTV ‘Behind The Scenes’ special look at the making of “Rain of Madness- the story behind the making of the movie Tropic Thunder”
Now we can truly see, the blood sweat and tears that went into making this movie. It looked tough……………. it’s a jungle out there.
“They’re not in the jungle….. they ARE the jungle”.
I CANT WAIT FOR TROPIC THUNDER TO COME OUT!
ITS GOING TO BE HILARIOUS!
Robert Downey JR is amazinggggg and Ben Stiller is super funny and Jack Black is really goofy so this is going to be bad ass combination!
PS: i loved the viral video on the MTV movie awards.
i would loveeeee to go to this premiere:)
YO YO !!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome…… bring the thunder!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally a Vietnam movie for my generation. Hopefully this can bring some closure for all of us children of the eighties who had to sit trough hours and hours of ‘Tour of Duty”. Let the healing begin…
Ford would be proud.
Wow, quite the masterpiece. I don’t know, I feel like some of these guys take themselves too seriously, though…
Wow that Kirk Lazarus looks very much like myself. We should meet Kirk and I’ll bust your friggen arse all the way back to AussieLand for taking all of my THUNDER!!!!!!!!!!
IRON MAN ROCKS BABY!!!!!!!!1
“If you could see what I hear” is my favorite movie all time. The part with the apple core broke my heart. I just wish there were more deaf/traitorous Nazi SS officer characters in the moives. I hope they make a sequel.
It would be one hit comedy. Trailer looks amazzing.
This looks to be one of the most important movies in the history… of important movies.
I feel that the important things that this film has to say cannot be overstated, and I would also like to say that Steve Coogan rocks the shite.
This movie has an important message that I hope people realize is serious and mostly important.
Peace and love.
Estoy listo para la “Tormenta Tropical.”
hi i’m from the philippines and i lurve tropic thundah!
i’d just wish that damien shot the movie here in the phils instead , like famous vietnam war movies have (platoon, apocalypse now, hamburger hill…)
and it would be real fun if they’d face our muslim extremist guerrillas! instead! hahaha
This is hilarious
i cant wait to buy the DVD for tropic thunder
i hope all of this is on it
ha ha
funny shiiit!
I love RDJ!