Borat!
This movie is a sort of Candid Camera meets old world Russia. Borat, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, travels to America from his home in Kazakhstan to film a documentary on "The greatest country in the world" (a rip-off of the old Yakov Smirnoff routine). While in America, Borat discovers Pamela Anderson via a re-run of an old Baywatch episode, and immediatley falls in love with her. This movie documents his journey across America to find Pamela Anderson and take her as his bride.
This movie's premise is to goof on Americans by putting them on the spot with crude and racial comments in order to garner a reaction. Surprisingly, of the Americans encountered, who actually thought Borat was a legitimate foreign tourist, many pony up alongside of the racist table to play along not knowing how to otherwise react to such outrageous comments. For example, Borat visits a car dealership and inquires about a car (a Hummer H2). Borat asks the salesman, point blank, "How many gypsies can I run over with this car?" The salesman's reply, "Well, I guess quite a few." In another example, Borat walks into a gun shop where he is shown a gold-plated Desert Eagle .44 magnum. Borat picks up the gun and while pointing it at a wall and starring down the sights says, "I be like your Dirty Harold. Go ahead, make my day - Jew." The gun salesman just returns a priceless blank stare. That's the entire movie, goof on America by way of Kazakhstan (part of the old Soviet Union before the collapse).
Title: Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Released: 2006
Genre: Comedy
Rated: (pervasive strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, language)
Director: Larry Charles
Producers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Jay Roach
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian
Our Review: 2 Movie Reels (5 being best)
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