‘Tropic Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Joel Anderson
5/12/20262 hr 13 min
You never go full rewatch. The guys head to the jungles of Vietnam to revisit Ben Stiller’s 2008 action comedy, ‘Tropic Thunder,’ starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Brandon T. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Cruise.
Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic
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First 90 secondsBill Simmons· Host0:00
[drum music] The Rewatchables, maybe the last episode ever. [laughs] This is brought to you by the Ringer Podcast Network. [laughs] Where you can find The Press Box with Joel Anderson. You can find Higher Learning and Midnight Boys and- Woo-hoo ... Ringer Tailgate with Van Lathan.
Joel Anderson· Guest0:19
Pew, pew, pew, pew.
Bill Simmons· Host0:20
And then CR, we're taping this the day after game seven of Celtic-Sixers. He's... Do you mind? Go ahead. D- enjoy yourself. Go.
Chris Ryan· Guest0:26
I just, I, I- Play your song, do your thing.
Bill Simmons· Host0:28
Go.
Chris Ryan· Guest0:28
No, no, no. I mean- Just go ... I was just gonna say, you know, I wanted to play a little background music [upbeat music] while I was talking- Mm-hmm ... and I just need you to do something for me. Take a step back and literally fuck your own face.
Bill Simmons· Host0:41
[laughs] [laughs] CR pulled it off. [laughs] Joel Embiid pulled it off. By the time you hear this, who knows if Joel Embiid will still be playing.
Chris Ryan· Guest0:50
Please post that before we lose four straight to the Nets.
Bill Simmons· Host0:52
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