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Considering the lengths to which the Tropic Thunder gang went to sell all of their Hollywood fakery, it comes as little surprise that the mock making-of Rain of Madness does exist beyond a mere trailer (embedded above, and probably not kid-friendly) and website. However, while I'm sure it'll be included on the eventual DVD, who's really going to wait that long when it's currently available as a free iTunes exclusive?

That's right: for thirty minutes and zero dollars (yep), one can follow filmmaker Jan Jürgen (co-writer Justin Theroux, acting as if making Werner Herzog's Werner Herzog were making Hearts of Darkness) as he chronicles the expensive chaos that went behind making the movie within the movie. Star/director/co-writer/probable caterer Ben Stiller explained in a recent press release: "We wanted to do a fake documentary about the making of the movie within the movie which is called "Tropic Thunder" -- not the actual movie "Tropic Thunder". The fake documentary focuses on the real movie's fake director, and what happens to the fake cast before they go into the real jungle. It's pretty straightforward."

Well, I know who I am. I'm the dude playing the dude currently downloading this S.O.B. Any of you who follow suit, share your thoughts below.

For those concerned commenters, I'm well aware that Werner Herzog did not, in fact, direct Hearts of Darkness. However, Mr. Theroux is behaving as if he were Mr. Herzog and, as such, proceeded to make a film not unlike the doc actually made by Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper.

What I didn't know was how to directly link to any items made available through the iTunes store. I still don't, but I do appreciate the considerate ones below who were both helpful and tactful in passing the direct iTunes link on - namely, Niraj and not the exceedingly impatient Marcos.

Warning: The above clip includes foul language.

Though you probably don't know his name yet, trust me when I say that within a month from now everyone will be talking about Danny McBride. He's already popped up in a few flicks (Hot Rod, Foot Fist Way, Drillbit Taylor), but it's his role as Red in Pineapple Express that absolutely, positively steals the show. Not to mention you'll also be seeing him play a special effects wizard in Tropic Thunder one week later. Oh, and though he's not credited on IMDB (yet), dude also shows up in Fanboys.

That said, as part of the very funny viral marketing behind Tropic Thunder, the above video (featuring the amazing Special Effects / Stunt Coordinator, Cody Keith Underwood, aka Danny McBride) comes to us from the Rain of Madness site, which, in case you didn't know (see our original post here), is the name of the fictional Tropic Thunder behind-the-scenes documentary. Keep in mind, this is a documentary about the movie being shot within the movie Tropic Thunder, and not a documentary about the movie you'll actually be going to see on August 13. Confused much? Good. The more confused you are, the easier it will be to trick you into reading more Cinematical. And more Cinematical. And more Cinematical. Hear that (does a little Jedi mind stuff) ... you will read Cinematical. Oh yes, you will.

And go see Tropic Thunder on August 13 -- word on the street is it's an absolute riot.

Just when I thought I couldn't be any more in love with the thought of Tropic Thunder, they make a mockumentary trailer, which you can see above, called Rain of Madness. As Jan Jürgen, Justin Theroux grabs a camera and films what is happening during the most expensive and grandiose Vietnam War film of all time. The aims of a filmmaker, the comfort of a good pair of shoes, and even the man that brings down Mother Nature with his fire -- it's all in there.

I can only hope that there's more to this mockumentary than a trailer, and that the camera gets turned on Jan a few times -- maybe not a full-length doc, but at least more Coogan mocking. But for now we'll have to wait and see. At the very least, they've got a website for this puppy, which you can check out in the title link above. So far, it doesn't have much, but it does have a great letter to the audience from Mr. Jürgen.

Are you ready for a Rain of Madness?