Comedy movie “Tropic Thunder” filming on Kauai

August 15th, 2007

If you’re going to be on Kauai over the next month, chances are you could have a star sighting or two as Tropic Thunder continues shooting for the next 6 weeks on the east side of the island. Tropic Thunder stars Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Nick Nolte and others. According to Internet Movie Data Base the plot summary is “through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. “ It appears to be slated for a 2008 release.

So keep your cameras and a pen and paper handy if you’re going to be in the Kapa’a area. You might just get a better souvenir than you planned on!