LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. advocates for the disabled plan to call for a boycott of the Ben Stiller comedy, "Tropic Thunder," The New York Times reported Sunday.
The big-budget film is a spoof of Hollywood that features over-the-top, "politically incorrect" dialogue and concepts -- including prominent use of the term "retard" in one off its subplots. Stiller -- who directed and co-wrote "Tropic Thunder" -- plays a fading action movie star whose resume includes a role as Simple Jack, a mentally retarded character.