Reacting to BORAT (2006) | Movie Reaction

[@t0dd000]

The naked scene. I was in the theater for that and... It was absolute bedlam. People were laughing and screaming so hard they were on the floor. It was insane.

[@MrJorge3010]

Knowing how it usually goes, that's the moment everyone's parents walk into the room

[@briannam2953]

The fact they made the black bar over Borat's junk huge is hilarious!

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

So they were cultists like those in the church?

[@t0dd000]

@@PROVOCATEURSK wrong thread.

[@migz_8894]

Woulda loved to be there haha

[@EvilOdysseus]

Promotion for this film was crazy. Sasha stayed in character for months. He went on talk shows, news channels, radios shows, all while being Borat talking about Kazakhstan and the film.

[@NecramoniumVideo]

When he came to the Netherlands on tv, he said he liked our open toilets in Amsterdam, he took a shit in our canals, rofl.

[@alisong826]

This came out my freshman year of college; and my roommate and I saw it in theaters & def thought this was real 😂 pls check out borat 2!

[@tru3sk1ll]

I remember the press conference in response to Kazakhstan denying him as a citizen, it was such top tier meta

[@marcgyver677]

Dawn: Proudly shows the "43" on her shirt Borat: "This is my mother. 'She's 43." 😂😂😂

[@kingjellybean9795]

Now she needs to watch "movie 43" lmao

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

First time I've seen anyone willing to put the naked fight scene in the edit. People usually just skip that part.

[@seanstinchfield-mp2xm]

It makes u laugh so hard and at the same time traumatizes you for life 😂!

[@Epistolary8]

It was the best sequence in the film; very happy it was kept in this reaction.

[@menotyou8369]

Wimps.

[@Steelburgh]

Yes that was absolutely the best part of this reaction! Amazing!

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Yes or they totally blur everything and not just the parts.

[@theylied1776]

Yes, the people are real. They were told this was a documentary and he spoke very little English. This is why everyone signed a release. But after the film was released, that's when the lawsuit started. The the only actual setup that's done here with a so-called stranger, is with Pamela Anderson. She was in on the joke from the beginning.

[@fluffylittlebear]

The prostitute was the only other actor in the movie.

[@tjm6983]

Lunella was also an actress that was in on it, she just wasn't playing herself (she's a comedian). And of course Azamat

[@theylied1776]

@@tjm6983 Yes, there was a CAST. But the random people on the street were not actors. The College kids in the RV sued the production!

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

They were actually Romanian people. Sacha Baron Cohen was correct that most people would be too ignorant to tell the difference so he thought it would be funny to use a totally different country. Most Kazakhs don't even look white (they look Asian). Supposedly the Romanian villagers were paid 3 British pounds each

[@fluffylittlebear]

@@gugurupurasudaikirai7620 No this was actually filmed in Romania.

[@toddhill7483]

I have never been so entertained by a reaction. Ever.

[@rooster1012]

Kazakhstan actually ran tourism commercials on CNN after this film because they felt he gave their country such a bad name.

[@kuhpunkt]

And now they embrace it and use the movie to attract tourists.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

I remember then Sasha as Borat held the press conference outside the Kazakstan embassy claiming that the commercials were Uzebek lies etc and they'd be forced to launch their catapults or something. The video is hilarious.

[@matthewdunham1689]

They were pissed until they realized their tourism increased substantially. Now they go along with the joke!

[@matthewdunham1689]

Most people thought it was some sort of low budget documentary. 😂

[@619Slipk]

And that village that they filmed "in Kazakhstan" is actually in Romania and they sued him because of how bad they got portrayed

[@Master.Daddy.Wicked]

Her laugh is infectious

[@ToniMcGinty]

A pal of mine was actually at the conference when Borat and Azamat ran in naked. Everyone was apparently disgusted, but my pal, being Scottish like myself, recognised Borat and found it hysterical.

[@usgreth]

Very nice, I've seen someone mention they saw the news broadcast but not someone who was present at any of the shenanigans :)

[@ceni8421]

You're not Scottish you're a yank

[@rollmops7948]

the "prostitute" is Luenell Campbell , known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress

[@Venejan]

Was she in on the project, or was she as clueless as the rest?

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@rollmops7948 Excuse me, Cohen's wife died while he was in America, so he was pretty much free to pursue other women.

[@GunnerAmhara]

@@scipioafricanus5871 hahaha

[@netrider5]

Pamela Anderson was the only one who knew who he really was. She even agreed to be “kidnapped” by him but her bodyguards didn’t know.

[@CrabJuice83]

And Kid Rock suposedly broke up with her over it.

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

There were a few others. Luenell, who played the hooker he invites to the dinner party, is a comedian and was certainly in on it. She wasn't just some hooker they found.

[@danielj4587]

They had to redo the scene I've heard. Because the security guards didn't do anything the first time. 😅

[@konowd]

True with Kid Rock, brain surgeon that he is

[@a3gill]

The Pro is an actor

[@LadyIarConnacht]

"I could smell that." So could we all, Dawn. It was hard to tell if people in the theater were laughing or screaming.

[@simontay4851]

Being sick probably. Dawn was nearly sick.

[@Daveyboy100880]

Both. We were doing both.

[@CaptNRetro]

MY BROTHER TOOK MY GRANDMA TO SEE THIS IN THE THEATRE...SHE LOVED IT

[@VoIcanoman]

I rented a room from a 70-something proper English lady (who had immigrated to Canada decades earlier) between 2005-07, and one day, she asked me what were some popular films in cinema then, because she wanted to check out a matinee with her friend from church. I mentioned I'd just seen Borat, but also qualified that with a "it's probably not your kind of movie though." "Nonsense!" she said, and sure enough, the two of them saw Borat. Fortunately, she actually really liked it (I wouldn't call her sense of humour "subversive," but it was definitely a bit "naughty," as she would have said). I do think the extended nude fight scene was a bit of a shock, but the sheer lunacy of it (and the way it just goes on and on) made it her favourite scene. Unfortunately, I think her friend was traumatized for life by the film. Goes to show you that humour is subjective, and that sometimes people can surprise you.

[@justinrichards7822]

I'm so glad you just let go and enjoyed this movie. Anyone who tries to take it seriously completely misses the point. Great reaction.

[@andrewmatecki2757]

My fun Borat fact to add would be that in the 2012 Olympics, Kazakhstan won a gold medal for female shooting. The Olympics accidently played the fake national anthem from this movie instead of the actual national anthem when the metal was presented.

[@stvdagger8074]

Not the Olympics - It was the 2012 International Shooting Grand Prix in Kuwait.

[@Steelburgh]

They did not! 😂

[@testicularchin-slapper9686]

medal?

[@phueal]

I remember that - the athlete looked extremely unamused!

[@VoIcanoman]

Kazakhstan - GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD All other countries are run by little girls. Kazakhstan - number 1 exporter of potassium. Other central Asian countries have inferior potassium. Kazakhstan, home of Tinshein swimming pool. Its length thirty meters, width six meters. Filtration system a marvel to behold - It remove 80% of human solid waste. Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, you very nice place. From plains of Tarashek to northern fence of Jew-town. Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan They very nosey people, with bone in their brain. Kazakhstan, industry best in the world: We invented toffee and trouser belt. Kazakhstan's prostitutes, cleanest in the region; Except of course for Turkmenistan's. Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, you very nice place. From plains of Tarashek to northern fence of Jew-town. Come grasp mighty p3nis of our leader, From junction with the testes to tip of its face!

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

The people in the church who were talking gibberish, are Pentecostal, and they definitely believe that if you “speak in tongues”, it’s God speaking through them. It’s a very big deal for that to happen to them.

[@LordVolkov]

But outside of church, people get medicated for that kinda thing 😅

[@Robertz1986]

I love Dawn thinking real things in America are too absurd to be real 😂

[@qbasicmichael]

Wikipedia said there were actual american politicians there.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

they all fake it..... they even tell it to the kids. no such thing as a god.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

​@@LordVolkovthey should...

[@dannyropero4216]

The promotion of this movie was a whirlwind of hilarity and controversy. The funniest was when several govt officials from Kazakhstan condemned the movie. Borat held a press conference calling the condemnation Uzbekistan propaganda and that if they didn't stop immediately, then Kazakhstan would retaliate by bombing them with catapults.

[@KoaWilson]

The only thing more fun than watching Borat...watching Dawn's reaction to Borat.

[@KiltedHammer]

Bruno was even more controversial.

[@krisfrederick5001]

The fact that Sasha even survived making this movie is amazing. Absolutely hysterical. That Weatherman deserves an award and God bless the driving instructor. Great success!

[@BouillaBased]

So many hilarious quotes in this film. I'll still drop a "What type of dog is this" when I see obvious non-dogs.

[@johnpaulthessen9402]

The reason they were throwing money was the stereotype that Jews love money.

[@tjm6983]

And they thought they had shape-shifted into cockroaches. She seemed to maybe not catch that, as people on reactions usually don't seem to catch that joke

[@rbrtck]

You can't unsee that naked fight, can you? It's with you for life, so you might as well get used to it, like any other scar. 😂

[@AhronLong]

This movie was the wildest theatre experience ever. People screaming laughing, jumping out of their seats, leaving. Nuts.

[@flashgordon6238]

I've never laughed so hard in a theater watching Borat! with with a full house. People were roaring and then gagging at that naked wrestling scene!

[@harryrabbit2870]

Loved your reaction. There IS a sequel to this : "Subsequent Moviefilm". Usually sequels are grossly inferior but Cohen hired Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova to star with him in the film and she totally owned it. She even was nominated for an Oscar. Highly recommend a watch of it.

[@ItApproaches]

Yes, most of the scenes are real. Regular people who had no idea what was going on.

[@pedroV2003]

‘I can smell it!’ Best reaction ever!!

[@aussierob3860]

As usual Dawn, it took me twice as long to watch your reaction. I had to keep rewinding to hear your laugh. Your laugh is worth bottling.😂💯👍🇦🇺

[@Smoothjazzsundays]

This notification just made my night! Can’t wait to get home from work and watch this one, easily one of the greatest comedies of all time. Sasha Baron Cohen is a genius.

[@craigmorris4083]

If you have not noticed, Borat only kisses the men on both cheeks, never the women. 😂😂😂

[@markcutting6504]

Borat in the wine tasting when he kisses the guy on both cheeks & then on the lips😫😘🤗apparently he was asleep in the toilet & the production team woke him up & he was still in borat character😂

[@BlackhandAl]

Refreshing to see someone who is not afraid to laugh about borat in 2024, you rock girl!

[@Channel-qe5pk]

You just knew her pervy self was gonna love this.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

It is adorable seeing her get so giggly lol

[@umalishonuy7977]

Pamela Anderson was warned about the movie and about the kidnapping. Azamat and this lady he brought to Kazakhstan at the end was also an actors, all the others were ordinary people. Yes, Sacha Baron Cohen received a lot of lawsuits after the release of the movie 😅

[@raphaelperry8159]

Azamat was an actor as well.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@raphaelperry8159 yes he portrayed -Charlie Chaplin- an Austrian painter on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

[@ajaxfernsby4078]

When I saw you reacted to this film I thought, “there was something quite disturbing in that film, but I can’t remember what it was.” Now…pairing it with your reaction, I don’t think I will ever be able to forget again. Still, worth it to hear you laugh.

[@ianburns9365]

The wonderful thing about Sacha is that he LITERALLY co-opts unwilling and unknowing participants in his TV and film works. Only three people in "Borat" knew they were being shot before filming and only THEY knew that Borat is a character and NOT a real person. And, yes, Sacha DID attend a real Pentecostal church for this movie... and they really ARE just like you saw.😁

[@fraserbain6102]

Best laugh on KZbin. Cheers lasskie, made me feel better the day!

[@TheNeonRabbit]

There was a sequel in 2020 called "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" that was pretty fun

[@mbochum83]

I still think he should have won the Oscar for best actor after this considering how many people in the news, on talk shows, and just in the real world didn't know he was just acting.

[@LordVolkov]

Ali G Indahouse will explain who Ali is. It has Michael Gambon (Dumbledore 2) and Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister). Booyakasha!

[@preacher3670]

Let us not forget about Rhona Mitra, though for Dawn, I suppose she might not be so memorable.

[@LordVolkov]

@@preacher3670 Has she seen Rhona in anything? But yeah, a great reason to watch 😉

[@denisloebner4882]

dont forget Bilbo Baggins/Watson

[@VictorD80]

The college students in the camper tried to sue. But the movie showed them for who they are.

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

We played both football and soccer in school. The main difference for me that I was actually involved in football. Everyone starts in a line going the same directions. Soccer was usually me running around in a field trying to catch up to where everyone else had gone. Baseball was usually standing around in a field.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

Well then I'd say you were out standing in your field in baseball.

[@mrlol2238]

Really needed this. So funny. Haven’t laughed like this since your fawlty cirus and flying towers reactions.

[@slvrsrfr92]

One of my favorite reactions to this movie! I'm so glad you did this one I am laughing with you so hard on this one!

[@Chillguy99]

I remember being in the theater when the nude scene started. There were at least 200 people in there and it was every range of emotion on display. Some people were crying they were laughing so hard, a dozen or so people ran out of the theater in disgust, MANY of the girls in the theater were screaming in terror like it was a horror movie; which made it even funnier to my friends and I. tons of people were saying they were gonna throw up (I heard someone shouting that a woman vomited but I have no idea if it was actually true accept to say that there were certainly men and women who were legitimately nauseous). And then there was a very loud group of bro assholes screaming homophobic slurs throughout the entire scene--which almost started a brawl in the first few rows because they kept up that commentary 10 minutes after the scene had ended. All of these emotions were LOUDLY VOCALIZED. It was the most outrageous audience reaction I have ever seen in a movie theater before or since.

[@ianburns9365]

What a great description of that viewing event!😄 I can perfectly visualise it based on your description. Sacha is a genius and I hope he continues to use his superpowers only for good.☺

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@ianburns9365 Does that include adopting a gayby from Africa?

[@smoothmove7566]

Ali G, Borat, The Dictator, The french race car drover in Talledega Nights are all Sacha Baron Cohen.

[@shinrapresident7010]

Just say ''I love a really thin pancake''.🥞

[@tjm6983]

How can you leave out Bruno? Funkyzite wit Bruno!

[@odpopcorn586]

@@tjm6983no big deal, vassevah!

[@johnpaulthessen9402]

I saw this in theaters. During the naked wrestling scene, I laughed so hard, I couldn't breathe, and my ribs were sore afterward.

[@UberDurable]

A Clockwork Orange (1971) starring Malcolm McDowell is another very strange movie.

[@UnnLykley]

Zardoz (1974) starring Sean Connery is another movie.

[@greigclement9081]

I saw this in the cinema and the audience was wild. Bruno is another of his characters in a movie.

[@GeraldH-ln4dv]

Sasha Baron Cohen is also a rather good dramatic actor. He was great as Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago Seven and he was also great in the Netflix miniseries series The Spy, about real life Israeli spy, Elie Cohen. Most of the language he uses as supposedly Kazakh in the movie is really Hebrew with some Polish thrown in. His "director", Azamat, played by Ken Davitian, is actually speaking Armenian.

[@Venejan]

Cohen is also very good as the railroad station policeman in Scorcese's "Hugo."

[@John--3-16]

I was born legally Deaf but after seeing a certain scene I am more blind than I already legally am at this time my glasses are now losing their effect to work & my eyes are taking a early retirement with no 401k plans no retirement fund they just left the sockets with the suitcase leaving me effectively blind 💀😂🤣

[@howtocookazombie]

I watched a lot of reactions and yours is by far the best. Great sense of humor! 😂 Subscribed. 👍

[@umalishonuy7977]

There is a second part of Borat, but I also liked his movie called - Dictator

[@NecramoniumVideo]

Sasha is a mad man, did all those characters already in a time where you would get punched in the face, he also did a movie on another character from his Ali G Show, called Bruno, in that movie he nearly got lynched at a MMA arena.

[@LordVolkov]

I think he pushed it a little too far in the Bruno movie, but glad he made it out alive. The man is not afraid to take a big risk

[@Neckromorph]

Whomever your editor is, they are BRAVE for showing as much as they did during the naked fight scene. I commend you and them for it.

[@reactions5783]

Borat 2 (2020) is a must watch sequel.

[@Iyiouseismouse]

I love that Asamat speaks Turkish to Borat and Borat speaks Hebrew to Asamat 😂

[@EcvNacho]

Sacha Baron Cohen plays both characters Aki G and BORAT.

[@Atlas_Redux]

She literally said she knows who Sacha is...

[@Poetic_Frost]

Borat when your parents walk in 19:13

[@tiarnanquinn5403]

I saw this with my mom in the cinema....

[@Poetic_Frost]

I'd kill myself if I had to live through that

[@baumstamp5989]

watched this movie almost 10 times and watching u react to it was as great as watching it for the first time!

[@TheOptimistiCynic]

I was watching this with a girlfriend at the time this came out on dvd and a buddy stopped by at the exact time the nude hotel scene was playing; He was like wtf are you guys watching! We explained it as we were laughing our asses off, but he was still looking at us funny.

[@tomkruze1304]

Brüno came after this, it's just as funny. 2 of the funniest films ever, Sacha is brilliant

[@maggierhee3146]

What an entertaining Reaction Video! I couldn't stop laughing! The Movie "Brüno" with Sacha Baron Cohen is really funny, too!😉

[@gregmcdonald8962]

"I could smell that." Probably the hardest I've ever laughed at that scene and I've only watched the movie once.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinslayzak1214]

The DICTATOR is hilarious too😅...i thought this guy was a joke when he first came out years ago but he gave an incredibly intelligent acceptance speech at some awards show years ago... about society and ppl in general..its worth googling imo🤘🔥 extremely funny guy😅👍

[@DaveWraptastic]

her laugh stopped me from having suicidal thoughts

[@PauloHernandezXD]

Same lol :3

[@Juliagodin8]

For me It gave me suicidal thoughts

[@davidgagnon3781]

That church where you said "This doesn't happen..." Oh yes it does. My sister and her husband belong to one of these churches. I can assure you, THIS DOES HAPPEN.

[@UberDurable]

I don't think there is any other movie with more shock value than this one!

[@danielhaas9612]

This is definitely her style of humor.

[@howardadamkramer]

You are definitely my favorite reactor for comedies. And this is one of the best comedies ever! Can't wait to watch it.

[@Mr59Kenzo]

that was really fun watching your reaction to Borat.

[@flexableferret]

😂😂😂😂😂Absolutley loved your reaction! So excite😂❤❤❤

[@gunmetal2890]

When I saw you had watched this I couldn't wait... you have the right sense of humour for it and I loved it!.. thanks for the laugh!

[@josephwhite4489]

Just recently found your channel and have, very much, been enjoying your reactions. From perusing your back catalogue, I can see that you've already covered a plethora of great classics...looking forward to checking those out!! I'm a little surprised to not find any of the Highlander franchise included..I was 18 when the first Highlander premiered in 1982...to this day, it is still one of my all time favorites. Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown,,,now that's a cast!! A reboot with Henry Cavill is on the horizon, but no one can ever play Connor MacLeod like Lambert. I've even let my hair grow out to emulate his look!! The TV sequel, [1992-1998] with Adrian Paul as Connors' cousin Duncan was also pretty damn good. If your not familiar, [it's a Canadian production] I hope sometime you might check it out...I expect you would greatly enjoy it.

[@bobbierocksbuster5584]

This lady has got the most beautiful smile 😁

[@MultiQuatsch]

Regular soccer Pants or Match-Shirts are feeling so good as well

[@allankirk1128]

This is just a remake,no I didn't ask for anything.go get acum, you will like it.

[@USCFlash]

Kazakhstan is indeed a real place....it is 46 nautical miles away from DerkaDerkastan.

[@NPC_-mf4dw]

"I could smell that!" Bad experiences, love? xD

[@JS-wp4gs]

'Thats the most horrendous thing i've seen in my life' If you think thats bad just wait until you find out what a certain character does to a horse in deadwood

[@HarryDuBois616]

Fantastic spoiler there. Nice one

[@dogawful]

One of my favorite reactions ever.

[@Qaust1]

Honestly dawn this tropic thunder are two of the best comedy ever made I absolutely adore both 😅

[@dennisnewman678]

Your laugh makes my day every video.

[@spazbog123]

Borat was Borat before this, but Yanks aren't the sharpest tools in the shed so they were still real people for the most part who weren't in on it - Pamela was but her security I don't think was.

[@zoluhwa3508]

If you like this you will also like "bad grandpa", its similiar to this where johnny knoxville interact with real people but they dont know hes playing a character

[@burri06]

God knows if you can show it on KZbin, but Bruno has to be the next one - there’s one scene that made me laugh so much I had to leave the cinema just to remember how to breathe!

[@iambecomepaul]

“…making romance explosion on her stow-much.” Ahhh hahahahahaha 😂

[@michaelbugner7011]

I hate to break it to you, but there are TONS of churches like that here in America. And they have massive political power.

[@TheAmazingLM]

PLEASE watch the second Borat soon! Subsequent movie film. Funny and better than the first!

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

JEFF was HERE 🏆

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Now Dawn Marie you MUST react to Sascha Baron Cohen in "Brüno"

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

don't think I've ever seen this but just seeing 2006 and knowing the difference of that movie how it is compared to how people are now

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

well it's june and as she gags I realize sometimes I see that in the parade and lucky to be immune to it lol

[@hellomark1]

Dude I hope you watch the second one. It goes like you'd expect because people recognize him on the street right away :)

[@jediyakare]

very fun and we accompany you in this madness

[@rbrtck]

Hey, Borat did just the right pause before "NOT!" That comedy coach was a better teacher than I thought. 😉

[@rbrtck]

One coincidence (or was it?) that happened during the theatrical run of this movie was that diplomats from the real Kazakhstan were in Washington D.C. at the time to speak with American diplomats and officials. They were desperately trying to convince their American counterparts that "Borat" was not from Kazakhstan and that his movie did not represent their country. 🤣

[@michaelmccoy8059]

The South Carolina students tried to sue Cohen but failed.

[@Christopher-Baltimore]

I have been waiting for this one 🤣 I thought this would be perfect for you.

[@garymeyer4243]

No a-nooses were harmed in the making of this movie

[@trufamilybromontqc]

Saw this when I first started with my husband, we rented this movie that he already saw ,since then this is my go too movie when i want to hilariously laugh. Imagine we we're teenagers and now in are early 30s and it's still funny. You should definitely watch Bruno.

[@kinGsaL1515]

If you like Borat you'll love The Dictator, its the same actor but a much funnier movie and easily his best role