Craft guide / 2 tracks

How comedy escapes the script

Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, and Alec Berg trace how coverage, locations, editorial feedback, and first-feature mistakes keep reshaping EuroTrip, while Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. turn the Tropic Thunder track into a live demonstration of improvisation, performance, and a director's willingness to let actors surprise the movie.