Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder (2008), is a comedy about a harried producer dumping his spoiled movie stars, who think they're filming a Vietnam war Movie, into a real modern day war zone to teach them a lesson. The problem is that they still think they're filming a movie.

Since this film deals with a 'film within a film' a mixing of Vietnam war era and modern weapons is understandable.

The following guns were used in this movie:

M16A1

Secondary "U.S. Soldiers" from the movie production all use M16A1 rifles.

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AR-15 Sporter 1 Carbine

Ben Stiller is using a 16" barreled AR-15 Sporter Carbine which is anachronistic for Vietnam (Note: the original AR-15 Carbine was an SP1, so there was no forward Assist on the upper receiver. Stiller's gun is the A1 version, or what Colt called the "Sporter version" in U.S. sales (sold between 1978-1985)). The M653 based weapons came after 1973. He should be using an XM177 variation. It may be an homage to the movie "Platoon" though. (Note: The movie "Platoon" was filmed in the Philippines, so the characters of Barnes and Elias used Colt M653P export models. "Tropic Thunder" was filmed in the U.S. - mostly Los Angeles and Hawaii. Their guns are the versions found within the United States).

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M60 Machine Gun

Jack Black and several other background characters carry the ubiquitous M60 General Purpose Machine Gun.

M1911-A1

Robert Downey Jr. and others can be seen carrying the Govt. Model M1911A1.

Ithaca Model 37 Shotgun

Used by Robert Downey Jr.

AK-47

Used by Flaming Dragon members

AKS-74U

Used by Tran