Ali G Indahouse (2002)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Mark Mylod

Writers:

Sacha Baron Cohen (writer)
Dan Mazer (writer)

Release Date:

22 March 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Cleaning Da Filth From Da PM's Hood

Plot:

Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain...

Plot Keywords:

Prime Minister | England | Cannabis | Dog | Homosexuality

Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Ali G / Borat
Emilio Rivera	...	Rico
Gina La Piana	...	Hoochie 1 (as Gina Lapiana)
Dana de Celis	...	Hoochie 2 (as Dana Pauley)
Dominic Delesilva	...	Young Boy
Jacqueline Castro	...	Mum (as Jackeline Castro)
Jesse Acosta	...	Gangster
Mário Aguilar	...	Gangster (as Mario Aguilar)
Gary Baxley	...	Gangster
Carlos Ayala	...	Gangster
John Estrada	...	Gangster
David Follosco	...	Gangster
Gerald Gonzales	...	Gangster
Manny Jimenez	...	Gangster (as Manuel Jimenez)
Robert Jimenez	...	Gangster

Also Known As:

Ali G in da House (Germany) (UK) (alternative spelling)
Ali G (France)
Ali G Indahouse: The Movie (Australia)
Chequered Past (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, pervasive crude humor, language and drug content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

France | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Egham, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

FilmFour

Trivia:

Body count: 11

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ali G and his friends are dodging the lasers, you can see near the end of the sequence, one of the lasers move slightly, indicating that they are not in fact lasers but glow in the dark strings.

Quotes:

Delegate from Chad: Gentlemen, I want you all to know that the minister was very hard, but also very straight.

Movie Connections:

References Girl 6 (1996)

Soundtrack:

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT

Better Than Socks

I used to love Sacha Baron Cohen`s creation of Ali G on THE 11 0`CLOCK SHOW in the late 90s . I also liked the spin off show though it should be pointed out by then the joke was wearing thin and it was obvious his guests were in on the joke of having a white boy impersonating a black ghetto boy wannabe . When ALI G INDAHOUSE was released I didn`t bother to see it because Ali was probably past his sell by date then . But my brother bought me the video of this film and watched it on Boxing day and I must confess it was a lot better than I expected

ALI G INDAHOUSE is a very funny if you understand the " Wigger " culture of middle class white boys wishing they were black . I was laughing out loud at the first half of the film as Ali lays down the facts to his posse that wearing the wrong colours in the ghetto could cost you your life , and Ali on the election trail had me in absolute stitches as he drove down Staines high street giving a rap broadcast , but then the film goes slightly downhill as an extremely unlikely political plot takes shape and the jokes slow down

So all in all ALI G INDAHOUSE is funny but slightly uneven . I still watch the video a couple of months after getting it but only the first half . It`s a lot better than getting socks for Christmas so thanks for the video Neill