Borat
Original title: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 20 wins & 34 nominations total
Ilham Aliyev
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Pamela Anderson
- Self - Autograph Signing
- (uncredited)
Bob Barr
- Self - Former Georgia Congressman
- (uncredited)
Carole De Saram
- Self - Feminist
- (uncredited)
Mitchell Falk
- Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- (uncredited)
Wendy H. Meier
- Town Person
- (uncredited)
Andre Myers
- Pride Dancer
- (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Parent
- Kazakh Swimmer
- (uncredited)
Chip Pickering
- Self - U.S. Congressman
- (uncredited)
Viva Sex
- Pamela Anderson Fan
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe police were called on Sacha Baron Cohen ninety-two times during the production of this film.
- GoofsWhen Borat gets out of the RV where he'd been drinking with the frat boys, it is a different RV than the one he originally got into.
- Crazy credits"KAZAKH BOARD OF FILM CENSORS: This film is unsuitable for children under the age of 3"
- Alternate versionsFor the film's US television premiere on USA Network in June 2009, the film is presented largely uncut -- including the infamous nude wrestling and chase between Borat and Azamat, which is censored with black bars -- but several of the harshest profanities and sexual terms are silenced and a label reading "CENZURAT" appears over mouths (and, where necessary, subtitles) in order to try and further hide which terms are being used.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Episode #11.8 (2006)
- SoundtracksChaje Shukarije
(2001)
Written and Performed by Esma Redzepova
Courtesy of Times Square Records/World Connection Enterprises
Featured review
"He insist we not fly in case the Jews repeated their attack of 9/11. " - Borat
Many people have practically no idea who Sacha Baren Cohen is, besides his small role as the gay French Nascar driver in 'Talladega Nights'. This is because the show he had, Da Ali G Show, was a very unpopular show. Mainly because it was on HBO and late hours of the night. Unfortunately, many people never watched the show not because they didn't like it, but because they didn't know it existed. Da Ali G Show was an incredibly original variety/reality show featuring Cohen in three roles including Borat (whom is the main character of the movie). Cohen, posing as these different characters would interview politicians and such who were unaware the interview was a joke. The reactions Cohen would get out of people including one politician telling him to 'go f*ck himself', were priceless. Going into the one-month early sneak-preview of 'Borat', I was expecting a funny movie, but was skeptical on how funny the movie would be. Usually film adaptations of short five minute skits don't work so well, examples include 'Superstar', 'Night at the Roxbury', 'The Ladies Man' and 'Coneheads'. All are pretty much loser movies with a few funny scenes but not much more. However, when the ending credits started to roll and I walked out of the 'Borat' screening I was sore from laughing so hard. To be honest, I never laughed so hard during a movie in my entire life.
There is not much I can tell you about this without spoiling it for you. Basically the plot is a Kazakhstan news reporter taking a trip to the United States to win the love of Baywatch's Pamela Andersen, whom he thinks is a virgin. HA! All I will tell you is that Borat travels across the country from New York to L.A. doing such crazy stunts as taking a dump in front of the Trump Towers, publicly masturbating in front of a NYC Victoria's Secret store, singing an Anti-American Kazakhstan National Anthem at a rodeo in Nebraska, buying weapons to protect himself against 'the jews' (whom he believes were responsible for 9/11 Terror attacks) and trying to kiss just about every guy he sees, which brings about homophobia in many of the real people featured in the movie who don't know it's a movie. Some may call 'Borat' the funniest film ever made, and that's not and understatement.'Borat' is without a doubt one of the most original and ingenious comedy in the last three years, and maybe, just maybe, the funniest film ever made. Grade: A- (screened at Harkins Arrowhead 18, Glendale, AZ, 9/04/06)
There is not much I can tell you about this without spoiling it for you. Basically the plot is a Kazakhstan news reporter taking a trip to the United States to win the love of Baywatch's Pamela Andersen, whom he thinks is a virgin. HA! All I will tell you is that Borat travels across the country from New York to L.A. doing such crazy stunts as taking a dump in front of the Trump Towers, publicly masturbating in front of a NYC Victoria's Secret store, singing an Anti-American Kazakhstan National Anthem at a rodeo in Nebraska, buying weapons to protect himself against 'the jews' (whom he believes were responsible for 9/11 Terror attacks) and trying to kiss just about every guy he sees, which brings about homophobia in many of the real people featured in the movie who don't know it's a movie. Some may call 'Borat' the funniest film ever made, and that's not and understatement.'Borat' is without a doubt one of the most original and ingenious comedy in the last three years, and maybe, just maybe, the funniest film ever made. Grade: A- (screened at Harkins Arrowhead 18, Glendale, AZ, 9/04/06)
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- MichaelMargetis
- Feb 23, 2007
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Filming locations
- Glod, Romania(Kazakhstan)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $128,505,958
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,455,463
- Nov 5, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $262,552,893
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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