Brüno (2009)

User Rating:

9.4/10   

Director:

Larry Charles

Writers (WGA):

Sacha Baron Cohen (screenplay) &
Anthony Hines (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Borat was so 2006

Plot:

Flamboyant Austrian fashionista Brüno takes his show to America. |

Plot Keywords:

Austrian | One Word Title | Sexual Promiscuity | Adoption | Gay

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Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Brüno
Gustaf Hammarsten	...	Lutz
Clifford Bañagale	...	Diesel
Chibundu Orukwowu	...	O.J.
Chigozie Orukwowu	...	O.J.
Josh Meyers	...	Kookus
Toby Hoguin	...	Mexican Gardener #1
Robert Huerta	...	Mexican Gardener #2
Gilbert Rosales	...	Mexican Gardener #3
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Mexican Gardener #4
Marco Xavier	...	Mexican Gardener #5
Bono	...	'Dove of Peace'
Chris Martin	...	'Dove of Peace'
Elton John	...	'Dove of Peace'
Slash	...	'Dove of Peace'

Also Known As:

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 (USA) (fake working title)
Untitled Brüno Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong and crude sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45372) | Ireland:16 | Iceland:14 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | UK:18 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Bangaluu Club, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Everyman Pictures

Trivia:

In October 2006, entertainment blog website Defamer.com jokingly reported the title would be "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". Numerous websites around the world - including IMDb - reported this to be the actual working title.

Quotes:

Brüno: [from trailer] How do you defend yourself against a man with a dildo?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#37.7)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Nessaja

Not for the weak at heart, but still nothing special.

Bruno, of course, "stars" Sasha Baron Cohen, the force behind Borat and acclaimed HBO show Ali G. I saw an early screening for this at the AMC. The reason why Borat worked in 2006 is simply because no one had seen anything like it before, or at least for a very long time. Bruno, for me, while funny really doesn't work in a lot of areas, simply because its nothing more than a re-hashing of Borat. Don't get me wrong, there IS a market for this. There are 18 year old kids who will love the hell out of this film, even though half of the jokes with fly over there heads at half the speed of light, not unlike Borat. There were a few times when I actually laughed out loud, and there were a couple of times when I actually found myself cowering away from the movie screen in sheer horror and disbelief, which means the film was doing its job. The problem though is that I spent most of the film just thinking "Ah come on, really?". A lot of the jokes are passé, and after seeing Borat, its simply not as shocking. I'm giving this film a 5/10, its not totally brainless, but at the same time there is nothing special here, and its Definitely not worth the 10$ to see it in a theatre. If you wait for the rental, you'll get your money's worth.

~J.