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10 July 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
Borat was so 2006Plot:
Flamboyant Austrian fashionista Brüno takes his show to America. | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Harry’S Princely Weekend Total: $159.7 Million (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 July 2009, 10:22 AM, PDT)
Sacha Baron Cohen Retires 'Brüno'
(From Get The Big Picture. 19 July 2009, 12:19 AM, PDT)
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For those asking how the shock effect of 'Borat' could be topped... moreUS Showtimes:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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' |
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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)
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Rated R for pervasive strong and crude sexual content, graphic nudity and language.Parents Guide:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #45372) | Ireland:16 | Iceland:14 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | UK:18 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16 | UK:15 (cut) | Belgium:KT | Ukraine:(Banned)Fun Stuff
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Had the highest opening-weekend gross for a film with an openly gay character in the lead role with $30.6 million. (The previous record-holder was The Birdcage (1996), with $18.3 million.) moreSoundtrack:
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Brüno is a gay Austrian fashion reporter impersonated by the man that notoriously starred as Borat in... Borat.
(For those that have seen Borat: you probably know what to expect. If you did not like Borat for the painfully explicit content, stay away from Brüno. If you almost died of laughter during a certain hotel scene in Borat, go see Brüno immediately and prepare for almost certain death.)
Obviously, having made Borat, the producers of Brüno had a hard time to repeat the surprise effect. It should therefore not come as a surprise that the movie contains substantially less confrontations between the main character and innocent (famous) bystanders. Still, confrontations with a number of people, among which a few famous ones, seem sincere, and work on multiple levels, as in Borat. Others are clearly scripted, but not less funny for that (watch the ending credits for an example).
In general, compared to Borat, Brüno focuses more on a) effectively shocking it's viewers with the (sexual) misconduct of the main character and b) stunts of this main character in front of a large audience. Essentially, this time the shock effect is moved from the 'random' people that appear in the movie, to the audience looking at the movie.
For many, it will definitely be more shocking than Borat, given the shamelessly explicit content that exploits every possibility for jokes concerning men making out. For others, the never-ending provoked racism of Borat will have a longer-lasting impact.
All I know is that I laughed a lot during this movie. It will once again lead to lots of controversy and imitation at thousands of workplaces around the globe. Maybe it is therefore best if you know what it is about.
But be warned. If you are easily offended, you will be offended. Majorly.