Brüno (2009)

Director:

Larry Charles

Writers (WGA):

Sacha Baron Cohen (screenplay) &
Anthony Hines (screenplay) ...
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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 | Fashion | Gay | Fame | Hasidic Jew

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

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	...	Himself - 'Dove of Peace'
Chris Martin	...	Himself - 'Dove of Peace'
Elton John	...	Himself - 'Dove of Peace'
Slash	...	Himself - 'Dove of Peace'
Snoop Dogg	...	Himself - 'Dove of Peace'
Sting	...	Himself - 'Dove of Peace'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paula Abdul	...	Herself
Ayman Abu Aita	...	Himself - Terrorist Group Leader, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
Adnan Al-Husseini	...	Himself - Palestinian Governor, Jerusalem
Yossi Alpher	...	Himself - Ex-Mossad Chief
Ronald Beams	...	Himself - Minister
Richard Bey	...	Himself
Filipa Bleck	...	Herself
Denny Bond	...	Himself
Paul Cameron	...	Himself - Second Stage Gay Converter (as Dr. Paul Cameron)
Nicole DeFosset	...	Herself
Suzanne DeFosset	...	Herself
Brittny Gastineau	...	Herself
Heather Hahn	...	Herself
Gassin Khatib	...	Himself - Former Palastinian Minister (as Ghassan Khatib)
Kunal Nayyar	...	Himself (as Kunal Nayyer)
Ron Paul	...	Himself
Lloyd Robinson	...	Himself
Avraham Sela	...	Himself - Professor, Hebrew University
Danny Shirley	...	Himself - Martial Arts Master
Jody Trautwein	...	Himself - Gay Converter (as Pastor Jody Trautwein)
Gary Williams	...	Himself
Domiziano Arcangeli	...	Fashion Show Director in Milan (uncredited)
Jeff Ballard	...	Publicist (uncredited)
Harrison Ford	...	Himself (uncredited)
John Grant Gordon	...	German Male Model (uncredited)
David Hill	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Hugh B. Holub	...	Focus Group Curmudgeon (uncredited)
Todd Christian Hunter	...	Man in Hotel Room (uncredited)
Paul McCartney	...	Himself (uncredited)
Michelle McLaren	...	Dominatrix (uncredited)
Fabrice Morvan	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rob Pilatus	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Miguel Sandoval	...	Himself / D.A. Manuel Devalos (uncredited)
Sandra Seeling	...	Inga (uncredited)
Stephen Cyrus Sepher	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Alexander von Roon	...	German Reporter (uncredited)
Gabby West	...	German (uncredited)

Directed by
Larry Charles

Writing credits (WGA)
Sacha Baron Cohen		(screenplay) &
Anthony Hines		(screenplay) &
Dan Mazer		(screenplay) &
Jeff Schaffer		(screenplay)
Sacha Baron Cohen		(story) &
Peter Baynham		(story) &
Anthony Hines		(story) &
Dan Mazer		(story)
Sacha Baron Cohen		(character)

Produced by
Jason Alper	....	associate producer
Sacha Baron Cohen	....	producer
Peter Baynham	....	associate producer
Jonah Hill	....	associate producer
Anthony Hines	....	executive producer
Monica Levinson	....	producer
Dan Mazer	....	producer
Jon Poll	....	co-producer
Jay Roach	....	producer
Jeff Schaffer	....	associate producer
Todd Schulman	....	co-producer
Dale Stern	....	associate producer
Modi Wiczyk	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Erran Baron Cohen

Cinematography by
Anthony Hardwick
Wolfgang Held

Film Editing by
Jon Corn		(as Jonathan Scott Corn)
Scott M. Davids
Eric Kissack
James M. Thomas		(as James Thomas)

Production Design by
Dan Butts
Denise Hudson
David Maturana		(as David Saenz de Maturana)

Art Direction by
Kate Bunch
Lisa Marinaccio

Set Decoration by
Ute Bergk
Megan Malley
Britt Woods

Costume Design by
Jason Alper

Makeup Department
Helen Kalognomos	....	assistant makeup artist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker
Matthew W. Mungle	....	facial hair consultant

Production Management
Jamie D. Boscardin	....	production supervisor
Brad Goodman	....	post-production supervisor
Francesco Marras	....	production manager
Sonja B. Zimmer	....	production manager germany

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Miguel Lombardi	....	first assistant director: Italy
Eliot Mathews	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Dale Stern	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Chris Buchinsky	....	conceptual illustrator
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Skip Crank	....	property master: Washington DC/Los Angeles
Oliver Dear	....	conceptual artist
Oliver Dear	....	graphic designer
Marjorie Eber	....	art department coordinator
J. Michael Glynn	....	property master
Randy Hearne	....	carpenter
Anson Jew	....	concept art
Douglas R. Johnson	....	set painter
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones	....	property master
Bianca Makarewicz	....	art department runner
Frank Noack	....	set dresser
Ghassan Salti	....	assistant art director
Alba Siles	....	props buyer: Italy
Alex Thompson	....	lead paint
Eric Whitney	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Sarah Bourgeois	....	assistant sound editor
Jeremy Brill	....	boom operator
Bill Burns	....	first assistant sound editor
Jenna Dalla Riva	....	foley recording assistant
Susan Dudeck	....	dialogue editor
Alison Fisher	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Brooke Graeff	....	foley assistant
Scott Harber	....	production sound mixer
Kaspar Hugentobler	....	re-recording recordist
Jonas Jansson	....	additional adr recordist
Scott A. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Michael O'Farrell	....	supervising sound editor
Brandon Proctor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary A. Rizzo)
Joel Shryack	....	dialogue editor
D. Chris Smith	....	sound effects editor
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
James Wright	....	sound consultant: dolby (as Jim Wright)
Keith A. Garcia	....	production sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
Sean Madden	....	sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kyle Absten	....	compositor: Level 256 (as Kyle E. Absten)
David Carriker	....	visual effects supervisor: Modern VideoFilm
Chris Chappell	....	lead compositor: Level 256
Antonio Cicarelli	....	designer
Scott M. Davids	....	visual effects supervisor: Level 256
Miles DeLong	....	visual effects coordinator: Modern Videofilm
Mark Intravartolo	....	Inferno artist
Jalal Jemison	....	compositor
Adam Lima	....	compositor: Level 256
Eroc Moralls	....	Inferno artist: Modern VideoFilm
David Polcino	....	compositor: Level 256
David B. Wilson	....	compositor: Level 256

Stunts
Eddie Braun	....	action consultant
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunt coordinator
Christian Hebenstreit	....	stunts
Oliver Keller	....	action consultant
Oliver Keller	....	stunts
Shawn Lane	....	action consultant
Shawn Lane	....	stunt performer
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alba	....	additional camera operator
Thierry Bohnke	....	first assistant camera (segment)
Jimmy Bourcier	....	assistant camera: France Unit
Marc Christie	....	key grip
Autumn Eakin	....	assistant camera: additional
Martin Frank	....	gaffer: germany
Luke Geissbuhler	....	additional photography
Felice Guzzi	....	gaffer
Nate Havens	....	additional camera operator
John Johns	....	video controller
Shane D. Kelly	....	gaffer; Los Angeles unit
Matt Mindlin	....	additional cinematographer
Jon Myers	....	additional camera operator
Jon Myers	....	jimmy jib operator
John C. Nadeau	....	unit gaffer
David Newbert	....	grip
Marcus Pohlus	....	Steadicam operator: Berlin unit
Lars Richter	....	assistant camera
Mark Schwartzbard	....	camera operator
Michael Penn Smith	....	jib operator
Owen A. Smith	....	camera operator
Pedretti Stefano	....	assistant camera
Pedretti Stefano	....	camera operator (segments)
Kevin Tiesiera	....	lighting technician: Los Angeles
Tracy Tucker	....	grip
Tim Walker	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Ben Harris	....	casting associate
Dennis Overeem	....	casting assistant
Johanna Ragwitz	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lindsey Kear	....	wardrobe production assistant
Dayna Pink	....	fashion consultant
Jennifer Starzyk	....	costume supervisor
Amy Brownson	....	specialty costume fabricator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Brandon Balin	....	assistant editor
Adam Beasley	....	apprentice film editor
Robert Berman	....	editor: "Dove of Peace"
Robert Berman	....	first assistant editor
Nathan Bruner	....	second assistant editor
Thomas J. Cabela	....	apprentice film editor
Bryan Cantrall	....	on-line editor
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer
Marisa Clayton	....	digital intermediate project manager
Rachelle Dang	....	assistant editor (2009)
Kheireddine El-Helou	....	editorial assistant
Joe Finley	....	digital film colorist
Cathy Hair	....	dailies coordinator
Mikki Levi	....	assistant editor
Jeff Mee	....	second assistant editor
Kevin Tent	....	additional editor
Steven Trapani	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal services
David Blanco	....	music mixer: songs
Greg Dennen	....	score recordist
Pete Drummond	....	musician (drums)
Christopher Guardino	....	conductor (as Chris Guardino)
Christopher Guardino	....	orchestrator (as Chris Guardino)
Richard Henderson	....	music editor
Richard Henderson	....	music supervisor
Stephanie Lowry	....	additional music editor
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Keith Schofield	....	music video consultant
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Damian Wagner	....	additional music mixer

Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	transportation
Neil Chisholm	....	driver
David Christenson	....	transportation
Curtis Clark	....	driver
Royale Edward	....	driver
Kirk Huston	....	transportation coordinator
Peter Ortega	....	driver
Chris Stephens	....	transportation coordinator
Olivier Suffert	....	production driver: Paris

Other crew
Jesse J. Adams	....	production assistant
Robyn Adams	....	writers' assistant
Jeremy Alter	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Keith Anthony	....	adr loop group
Kieran Baker	....	field coordinator
Chelsea Barnard	....	field coordinator
Allison Boon	....	field coordinator
Glen M. Burton	....	security advisor
Matthew Buzzell	....	behind the scenes director
Jordi Caballero	....	choreographer
Lorenzo Caccialanza	....	adr loop group
Tom Case	....	consultant: producer
Cara Casey	....	field coordinator
Pierre Cheminat	....	assistant accountant
June Christopher	....	adr loop group
Michael Cleaver	....	production and claims counsel
Adam Cuthbert	....	production assistant
Steven Davis	....	field coordinator
Richard Davison	....	accounting clerk
Sergio De Vidovich	....	location manager
Michael Desante	....	loop group
Maureen Duffy	....	completion guarantor
Jason S. Edwards	....	field coordinator
Kathleen Egan	....	field supervisor
Michelle Elkin	....	assistant choreographer
Stephen Feder	....	field coordinator
Heather Feldbaum	....	field coordinator
Tal Fiala	....	account executive
Kristopher Fogel	....	assistant to Monica Levinson
Donald Fullilove	....	adr loop group
Natalia Garcia	....	field coordinator
Jamie Glassman	....	consultant
Christopher Godfrey	....	writing assistant
Marissa Goodman	....	adr loop group
Michelle Graham	....	assistant: Jay Roach
Josh Greenbarg	....	production assistant
Thomas den Haan	....	production runner
Lon Haber	....	dialect/language coach
Julie Hansen	....	post production accountant
Mitch Harbeson	....	location manager
Art Kimbro	....	adr loop group
John Kiriakou	....	middle east advisor
Richard Klein	....	security consultant
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearances
Kea Könneker	....	german translator
Kea Könneker	....	key production assistant
Alexandra Lambrinidis	....	production field supervisor
Nicolas Leclerc	....	driving production assistant
Keri Lederman	....	production supervisor: additional photography
Ryan Leiderman	....	field coordinator
Geri Logan	....	field coordinator
Lucia Marasa	....	production assistant: Rome office
Michèle Maurer	....	production assistant: Berlin
Scott Menville	....	adr loop group
Dina Morrone	....	adr loop group
Don Orlando	....	production accountant
Anton Pardoe	....	location manager
Laurie Petok	....	adr loop group
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks	....	choreographer (as Marguerite Derricks)
Shani Pride	....	adr loop group
Lisa Rudin	....	assistant: Mr. Charles
Sam Sako	....	adr loop group
John Sanchez	....	production coordinator
Zach Selwyn	....	adr loop group
Russell Smith	....	production and claims counsel
Greg Stephenson	....	teleprompter operator
Jessica Jane Stewart	....	assistant production office coordinator
John Hans Tester	....	adr loop group (as Hans Tester)
Scott Trimble	....	location scout: reshoots
Clare Tucker	....	field coordinator
Mathew A. Villalobos	....	key assistant location manager
Matthew Walsh	....	consultant
Claudette Wells	....	adr loop group
Stephanie Wescott	....	assistant accountant
Robyn Wholey	....	assistant: Sacha Baron Cohen
Tracy Wilcoxen	....	audience coordinator
Lavinia Zetina	....	accountant

Thanks
Jesse Armstrong	....	thanks
Sam Bain	....	thanks
Stephen Barton	....	thanks
Etan Cohen	....	thanks
Roger Drew	....	thanks
Isla Fisher	....	thanks
Carrye Gilliland Glazar	....	special thanks (as Carrye Gilliland)
John Hamburg	....	thanks
Eric Olander	....	thanks
Guy Oseary	....	thanks
Seth Rogen	....	thanks
Will Smith	....	thanks
Matt Stone	....	thanks
Dara Tallon	....	thanks
Mike White	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Media Rights Capital (presents)
• Four by Two
• Everyman Pictures
• Four by Two Films

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Avex Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Hakuhodo DY Media Partners (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2009) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Finland) (theatrical) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2012) (Finland) (TV)
• Panorama Distributions (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Argentina) (all media)
• Sookie Pictures (2012) (South Korea) (all media)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Level 256 (visual effects)
• Modern VideoFilm

Other Companies

• 424  sound re-recording
• ATP Productions  production services: Middle East
• Abel Cine Tech  high-definition cameras and lenses
• Buster Design  world maps
• Cineroma Productions  production services: Milan
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  international publicity consultants
• Dilated Pixels  main title design
• Eisner & Frank  production legal
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Getty Images  footage and stills courtesy of
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Mancini International  security consultant
• Mediastronautes, Les  production services: Paris
• Modern VideoFilm  dailies
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate
• Orbit Digital  Avids supplied and supported by
• SDD Global Solutions  legal services
• ShowBiz Studios  studio
• SmithDehn  production and claims counsel
• Strommen Tutoring  speech and dialect coaching
• Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures  production services: Berlin
• Technicolor  release printing
• Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage  score recorded at (as Eastwood Scoring Stage)
• Widget Post Production  adr recorded at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

81 min | Philippines:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

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/16 | New Zealand:R16 | 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) | Canada:18A (Nova Scotia) | France:-12 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Brazil:18 (self applied cuts) | Mexico:B15 | Hong Kong:III | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) (heavily cut) | Australia:MA (edited for re-rating) | Australia:R (DVD) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Japan:R15+ | Argentina:18 | Peru:18 | Austria:14 | Denmark:15 | Italy:VM14 | Spain:18 | South Korea:Limited

Filming Locations:

Amman, Jordan

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Originally got a NC-17 rating from the MPAA, but after Sacha Baron Cohen re-edited it it received an R.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Bruno is an anti-Semitic "Aryan" from Austria, yet in his nude commercial he is circumcised, as he is played by the ultra-Jewish Sacha Baron Cohen.On the other side, circumcision could have been carried out after a medical problem/prescription.

Quotes:

Brüno:[about his baby, O.J] I've gotta be honest: he's a real dick magnet.

Movie Connections:

References "Sex and the City" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Yo Mo-Fo

You won't catch Brüno with his pants down

Sacha Baron Cohen must be one of the bravest men in comedy today. To openly taunt terrorists, violent homophobes and right-wing religious zealots must require a pretty solid backbone. Despite the danger he seemed to put himself in quite regularly, he didn't visibly flinch or hold back once.

I was a little wary of the film at first, in case it turned out to be cruel - but it wasn't as uncomfortable as I'd imagined it would be - really, most of the people who get savaged by Brüno are either thoroughly deserving, or handle themselves well. Much of the comedy results from the astonished/horrified reactions of his 'victims'.

Some scenes are clearly staged - including a notable scene with a 'swinger' and her belt - but this is made pretty obvious, and I see no reason to believe that any of the important set-pieces were anything other than genuine.

Brüno is hilarious, and if, like me, you are a doubter, then I can only suggest you try it for yourself. You are unlikely to be disappointed.