Oscar bait Reader" (2008). In the film "Tropic Thunder" (2008), characters Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) and Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) discuss the concept regarding Speedman's former role in the fictional film "Simple Jack", in which Lazarus notes that "you never go full retard", contrasting the Oscar successes of Dustin Hoffman ("Rain Man", 1988) and Tom Hanks ("Forrest Gump", 1994) with Sean Penn's failure to win an award for his role in "I Am Sam" (2001). "Tropic Thunder" received protests from disability rights organisations due to its constant use of the word "retard"; Stiller defended the scene as being intended to lampoon
The Man Who Turned to Stone The Man Who Turned to Stone The Man Who Turned to Stone (a.k.a. The Petrified Man) is a 1957 black-and-white science fiction film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Sam Katzman, directed by László Kardos, that stars Victor Jory, William Hudson, and Charlotte Austin. The screenplay was written by Bernard Gordon under his pen name Raymond T. Marcus. "The Man Who Turned to Stone" was released in 1957 on a double bill with another Katzman-produced film, "Zombies of Mora Tau". Two hundred years ago, a group of unethical doctors learned to extend their lives by draining the vitality of others. Without