Brüno (film)

Infobox Film
name = Brüno


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director = Dan Mazer
producer = Jay Roach
Sacha Baron Cohen
writer = Sacha Baron Cohen
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starring = Sacha Baron Cohen
Alice Evans
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distributor = Universal Pictures
released = May 15, 2009
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country = United States
language = English
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imdb_id = 0889583

"Brüno"cite web | last = Abramovitch | first = Seth | title = The Curious Case Of The Fake Defamer 'Bruno' Title That Ate The Internets | work = Defamer | publisher = Gawker Media | date = 2008-06-18 | url = http://defamer.com/5017659/the-curious-case-of-the-fake-defamer-bruno-title-that-ate-the-internets | accessdate = 2008-07-08] is a mockumentary comedy film slated for release on May 15, 2009. [ [http://www.variety.com/VR1117987606.html "Universal sets a date for 'Bruno'."] Variety.com. June 17, 2008.] It is produced by, co-written, and stars Sacha Baron Cohen. The character Bruno originates from Cohen's previous Channel 4 and HBO series, "Da Ali G Show". This film is the third based off characters from the show, following "Ali G Indahouse" and "", but the latter and this film occurs in real-life situations unlike the "Indahouse".

Plot

Bruno comes to America to host his show.

Cast

*Sacha Baron Cohen as Bruno.

Production

In the course of filming the movie, Cohen performed an interview with former Mossad agent and webmaster of [http://www.bitterlemons.org/ bitterlemons.org] Yossi Alpher [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/07/television.israelandthepalestinians Mossad agent is latest dupe of Baron-Cohen] ] and a Palestinian about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The subjects were unaware of the farcical nature of the interview which included questions that deliberately conflated Hamas and hummus and indicated that the conflict is between Jews and Hindus. [ [http://www.forward.com/articles/13679/ What Kind of Interviewer Confuses Hamas and Hummus?] ] On June 6, 2008, a riot ensued at a stunt orchestrated by Cohen and the producers of the film as they staged a "Blue Collar Brawlin'" in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Patrons were lured to an event billed as cage fighting, held at a Convention Center, by print and Craigslist advertisements, promoting "hot girls", $1 beer and $5 admission. 1500 people attended the event, and were greeted by signs that informed them that they were being filmed. No cell phones, video, or cameras were allowed inside. Instead of hot girls and cage fighting, the acts taking place became homosexual in nature, and people threw chairs and beer at the performers. The performers were "Bruno" (Cohen) and an unknown actor portraying a fighter ironically named "Straight Dave". [ [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0708081bruno1.html "Bruno" Pranks It Up] ]

In September 2008, video and photos were released showing Cohen (in character as Bruno) storming the catwalk during an Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada fashion show in Milan. Cohen managed to walk down the runway for a few moments before lights were dimmed and security guards escorted him away. This occurred after Cohen and his crew were allegedly stopped by security while attempting to enter backstage at two other shows during Milan's fashion week. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1062374/VIDEO-Sacha-Baron-Cohen-held-police-outrageous-stunt-Milan-catwalk.html VIDEO: Sacha Baron Cohen held by police after outrageous stunt on Milan catwalk | Mail Online] Accessed September 26, 2008.]

Title

"Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt" was a mock-title proposed by Hollywood-news and -gossip blog Defamer [cite web | last = Graham | first = Mark | title = Universal Bets $42 Million That Sacha Baron Cohen Can Continue To Taunt Middle America With Naive-Foreigner Characters | work = Defamer | publisher = Gawker Media | date = 2006-10-30 | url = http://defamer.com/hollywood/borat/universal-bets-42-million-that-sacha-baron-cohen-can-continue-to-taunt-middle-america-with-naiveforeigner-characters-211085.php | accessdate = 2008-07-08] and mistakenly reported as genuine by a number of sources of film information, including the "Daily Star" [ [http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/38763/Borat-s-in-the-khazi/ Borat’s in the Khazi] ] and "The Guardian". [ [http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2286141,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=16 In brief: Bruno to debut in May next year] ]

References

External links

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* [http://www.thebrunomovie.com Bruno Movie]
* [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/DN-cohen_0607gl.ART.State.Edition2.460cf7e.html Folks duped by 'Borat' creator Sacha Baron Cohen in Carrollton are really mad]
* [http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/28/sacha-baron-cohen-is-fking-with-ben-affleck/ Sacha Baron Cohen is F**king with Ben Affleck]