Tropic Thunder's soundtrack and the film's theatrical release were on separate dates.
Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action comedy film co-written , produced , and directed by Ben Stiller . The film 's soundtrack and score debuted on August 5 , 2008 , before the film 's theatrical release . Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks released the film in the US on August 13 , 2008 .