It seems already there are significant problems facing the Director. American superstar Tugg Speedman has arrived on set, and is not seeing eye to eye with our Director, Damien.
Today in rehearsals, Tugg arrived troublingly unprepared. He seemed more concerned with the clothes he would be wearing on film, rather than the films more important themes of courage, heroism, and loss of innocence. Several times in rehearsals, he has shown a shocking inability to learn even the simplest of lines. He frequently seems to oversimplify and undermine the story’s tenderness. During a break from shooting, Tugg called Damien into his trailer, where his ineptitude became even clearer to all present. Damien was at a loss for words. I am growing more skeptical of Mr. Speedman’s abilities as an actor.
I’m mesmerized by what you guys are doing! That’s so, so wild and crazy. Utterly awesome! This site is such a treat and the Official Tugg Speedman Website is a treat inside a treat! Can’t wait to see the ones for Kirk Lazarus and Jeff Portnoy! When I heard RDJ mentioning this movie in an interview, I knew it would be hilarious but you’re exceeding my expectations just with the marketing! I’m literally counting the days until August 15th!
There is a fine line between directing and acting. It seems as if Tugg is struggling with it, though I have no doubt that Damien has the skill and the British accent to pull the reigns on his action hero.
I trust both of their judgments.
High five? (Do it, not say it.)
You guys are too awesome. Man, I can’t get enough of all these promos for Tropic Thunder. It’s gonna be kickass, I just know it. MORE RDJ! MORE RDJ! MORE RDJ!
Tugg is the best actor ever!
His ideas are great!
loved him in simple Jack
I’d like to ask Herr Jurgen if he has any documentary evidence of the rumours flying round about Tugg being pushed so hard by Damien to ‘authenticize’ his performance and capture a taste of real world ‘nam-fucks-you-up-ness’ that the Brit director actively encouraged him to ingest the hallucinogenic ‘tac’ on a regular basis again throughout the shoot. I have a friend whose dad was vaguely connected with the production accountants and he says he heard from some other guy that Damien literally force-fed Tugg with so much ‘Tac’ one night that the dude literally regressed to his role of SImple Jack for a whole three days and literally thought he could talk with literally animals. It was only after nearly getting his cheek gnawed off by a rogue yellow macaque that he finally remembered who he was and subsequently spent the next 48 hours holed up in his winnebago eating nothing but Reese’s peanut cups and refusing to talk to anyone but Rick Peck, his mom and - somewhat incongruously - his dry cleaner.
Can you corroborate any of this, Jan?
This is the funniest surprise I’ve had in a long time. Keep it up! Can’t wait to see more!
What can I say, Tugg Speedman is a man that needs to be dealt with. He took my only son’s wheelchair (powered, not a little rascal type but more like a Stephen Hawking one without the straw) and he slept with my wife while I was having surgery for fused vertebrae suffered from an Indian wrestling bout with Tugg himself. But damn if I don’t respect that SOB for his acting chops! He made Hoffman’s Rain Man look like community theatre in Simple Jack. Arnold who? Go govern something. The Rock? More like the Pebble! Just watch any one of the six Scorcher flicks and you know what the hell I am talking about. The man has ruined my credit, never flushed after either 1 or 2, and I believe he stole my father’s WWII Medal of Honor and pawned it to buy a Verticole hair brush but at the end of the day, I love the man. Peace unto you Mr. Speedman you mad genius!
The Hors d’oeuvres…! The Hors d’oeuvres…
Best. Promos. Ever.
You know, Simple Jack might not of won a Grammy or MTV Movie award but it won my heart, and that is all that matters. Tugg, I’m really looking forward to this movie. Wish you luck.
Go Kirk! I’m waiting to see more of you in August!
Kirk Lazarus rocks my socks…and i walked exactly one mile in them.
Speechless…
oh my god!!!!!!!! i cant wait to see it.. the promo site really really kick asses!!!! waaaaa well done boys you got my attention!!!!
I loved the first Scorcher but the sequal was a let down. Scorcher III was better than the original but then they made that turd of Scorcher IV. Now Scorcher V was better than the first but not as good as the third and Scorcher VI was not as bad as II but better than IV. I can’t wait till Scorcher VII comes out. My brother has a friend who’s uncle works in Hollywood as a grip and said he read the cover of the scrip and said the title was awsome.
Hey guys! Don’t take ‘Simple Jack’ or any mention of it off the movie! I laughed so hard when I first saw it!… and I kept laughing every time I replayed it! Don’t cave in. Your movie rocks!
Bring back Simple Jack!!! I’ve been waiting so long to see the trailer for Simple Jack and now the site’s disappeared. I’m sure there are just as many people, if not more, who would love to see more of Simple Jack than those who are opposed to it. Come on, “I am Sam”, “Rain Man”, “Life Goes On” - Simple Jack could top them all!
Tugg Speedman is the best action movie star ever! I modeled my subble to look exactly like his, it’s like a chick magnet!
Tugg Speedman? Feh. He wants to be a serious actor? He’s not even fit to shine the shoes of a REAL serious actor, Kirk Lazarus. Bet he can’t even cry on cue.