Simple Jack from Tropic Thunder Halloween Costume Idea

Halloween is coming. That means it's time to party and celebrate the coming of the dead and revelry of the evil spirits before the Saints take over the next day. If you are like me, you hate orthodoxy and political correctness can bite an ass. That's why I am here to offer you the best in irreverent Halloween costumes. It's always a difficult decision on what to wear or who to be at that big Halloween party. Why not capitalize on the newest and most popular movies? You can never go wrong with that. One of the most popular movies this summer was Ben Stiller's new feature, Tropic Thunder. It made a big splash at the box office and was highly regarded in critical circles. It also had its controversy in the unabashed dialogue concerning "retards" between the characters portrayed by Stiller and Downey. This dialogue using the blacklisted word of "retard" was summarily bashed by sociological rights groups and those whose minds are locked in an absurd cage where language creates reality. This myth was quickly disbursed but little publicized by Howard Stern when he polled actual "developmentally disabled" people to show that they prefer they be known by the now politically incorrect term of "retard."

If you love to ride on the wave of controversy, there is no better character to portray this Halloween than Simple Jack. This was Stiller's character's previous role in an attempt to be serious, but could not get the Oscar due to Simple Jack having no non-retarded qualities. He went "full retard" as Sean Penn had done before and came up empty handed.

This Halloween, you can show your insensitivity by portraying Simple Jack yourself. All it takes are few easy clothing cues and a minimal of make-up. The character can be portrayed by wearing any t-shirt and a pair of coveralls. That is the only clothing requirement.