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
Singin' in the Rain a swell partner for him." Roger Ebert placed "Singin' in the Rain" on his Great Movies list, calling the film "a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it." On review aggregator "Rotten Tomatoes", the film had a score of a perfect 100% "Certified fresh" approval rating based on 49 reviews with an average rating of 9.2/10, the website's critical consensus reads: "Clever, incisive, and funny, "Singin' In The Rain" is a masterpiece of the classical Hollywood musical." For her role as Lina Lamont, Jean Hagen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting