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Ben Stiller on Why He Doubts ‘Tropic Thunder’ Could Get Made Today: “Edgier Comedy Is Just Harder to Do”

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Ben Stiller reflects on the challenges of making the edgy comedy

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Stiller credits Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks for greenlighting
at the time, saying they were

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Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks, Tropic Thunder

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