FIRST TIME WATCHING: Borat (2006) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

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[@arsenalcuck6174]

Minus Pamela Anderson , everyone was REAL AND HAD NO IDEA IT WAS A MOVIE BEING FILMED

[@DONTHASSLETHEHOFF]

The lady he took to the dinner is an actress as well.

[@arsenalcuck6174]

@@DONTHASSLETHEHOFF and the bear

[@DONTHASSLETHEHOFF]

Good one mate!@@arsenalcuck6174

[@lastzeit2251]

@arsenalcuck6174 dont forget the Chicken

[@andrewward5891]

And half of the people in the movie tried to sue Cohen.

[@DONTHASSLETHEHOFF]

Pamela Anderson was in on it. The lady he took to dinner and went to at the end is an actress as well. Other than that, this is real. He got sued like hell 😁

[@foljs5858]

well, his agent too surely. And logically his "sister"

[@DONTHASSLETHEHOFF]

Didn't mention the obvious ones.@@foljs5858

[@goldengun9970]

​@@foljs5858his sister could afford it as she is the number 4 greatest prostitute in Kazakhstan

[@zoluhwa3508]

​@@foljs5858...well the "sister" and the rest of the people in Romania knew he was making a movie but they didn't know he was making fun of the fake Kazakhstan...when they saw the actual film they were mad..there is actually a real documentary about the people of that town or village after Borat film crew left. If I can find that documentary again I will post the link..I saw it here on KZbin

[@citypopradioFM]

​@@foljs5858I think when folks mean all of the reactions and scenes are real, they're talking about Cohen's time in the States minus the obviously acted roles (plus Pamela - but her security wasn't in on it). The Kazakhstan scenes are obviously fun bookends to set up everything else.

[@bucklberryreturns]

"Genuine chocolate face" didn't make the edit?! 😭

[@ZombryaTheDark]

My dad doesn't laugh much, but when we saw Borat, he was absolutely DYING with laughter

[@citypopradioFM]

Big same. My dad and I saw this in theaters, I had to really beg him to take me since he was skeptical about it, but I had literally never seen him laugh that hard in my whole life. He was cracking up like De Niro in Cape Fear.

[@rhondarocca9855]

Shortly after this movie came out, I sat next to Luenell at an airport, and we talked a lot about this movie. She said all of the dining scene was real, and she said it was terrible for her because they didn’t know who she was and they were real racist assholes. Luenell is the best though and was so nice.

[@KingsFanForever]

They didn't like her because they thought she was a prostitute, not because she is black. If Luenell was white they would have reacted the same way because nobody wants a prostitute in their home.

[@MrRondonmon]

They weren't racist because they didn't like his BS. To libs everything is racists.

[@loyal7597]

Why would they know who lunelle was? Racist? They were acting a fool that's why they were treated like that.

[@MrRondonmon]

@@loyal7597 Exactly, now she might have told her that, people have been brainwashed to be stupid. Like this idiot poster. You can tell she thinks she knows a whole lot and is as ignorant as a tick.

[@kenyonsgirl415]

@@loyal7597because she’s a famous comedian?

[@haraldisdead]

The driving instructor was cool af

[@squatchnasty234]

Hella based

[@maxducoudray]

Sacha Baren-Cohen is amazing. His ability to make other people uncomfortable and to keep in character in front of real people is incredible. What a legend.

[@StalkerZeroRocky]

Pamela Anderson, Luenell, and his friend were the only people that was on it, the rest are real people with real reactions

[@cariaus3758]

It's amazing he was able to do part 2 in 2020. Again, in the U.S without people realising who he was. Legend!!

[@rednecklife1367]

props to pamela for think' this was so goofy she had to contribute

[@orangewarm1]

he was sued by several people from this film. they didn't realize they would be in a film.

[@captaincorky237]

The village is some place in the ass end of Romania. The Khazakshati government were really mad at him, till the minister for tourism told them thatt they had about ten times the normal tourists trying to get to Khazakhstan - so they hired sacha baron cohen to show what Khazakhstan is really like - if you can find that video it is amazing.!

[@ToniMcGinty]

A friend of mine was actually at the conference when Borat and Azamat ran in naked. Being from the UK, and having seen Borat in the Ali G show, he started to laugh uproariously. His fellow attendees did not see the funny side.

[@jimmybee4768]

Great reaction. Part of the long running joke is that he’s pretending to be antisemetic. He is actually speaking, Hebrew and Azamat is speaking Armenian. When the movie played in Israel , it was especially funny because they could understand what he was actually saying. I think the movie was filmed in Hungary. Kazakhstan is nothing like that. The culture in Kazakhstan is similar to Russia and the people look Asian. The opening of the movie is based on an old website that was posted by some doctor from Eastern Europe. It is kind of a copy of it. The original guy is posting in English, but his English is broken and he does say “I like sex“ he later unsuccessfully sued the movie.

[@andrewward5891]

The kazastan parts were filmed in Romania. And I went to Romania in the late 90s and there’s a lot of crappy rundown villages like that.

[@angelic420x5]

jesus christ that's alot to unpack my brain actually kinda hurts lmfao

[@toreadoress]

As the previous commenter said, the "Kazakhstan" scenes were filmed in Romania, more specifically in the village of Glod, which is archaic word for "mud" from what I've read. The people there had no idea what the movie was really about, they were told they're making a documentary film about their hardships. They were given only very basic directions what to do or how to "act". After Borat came out and they found out what the movie actually is, they took legal actions and tried to sue the producers claiming they were mislead, exploited and humiliated (which is technically true). However the lawsuit was thrown out by a US District Judge because the charges were "too vague and nebulous".

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

I was lucky enough to see this in theaters on opening day. I've never seen people laugh that hard during a movie, never seen that many people walk out of a movie either 🤣

[@theairwaybat1830]

You HAVE to see Brüno next, how he can stay so cool and in character during pretty scary situations, is amazing.

[@salmonero6472]

The scene where he goes to the psychic/medium.. deserves an Oscar. It's insane how he doesn't break character..

[@aidankrapf428]

Random but id like to say that the “terrorist” he met was actually just a Palestinian christian man who then was barred from going to israel for work. Lots of arabic news organizations covered it

[@nahaloz1816]

He was not talking Kazakh language, ironically he was talking Hebrew with his friend in most of the dialogues that were supposed to be Kazakh.

[@mn-wk3ju]

Dude, I can’t believe you didn’t realize that those people didn’t know what the hell was going on. Great reaction!

[@haraldisdead]

He told the villagers in the beginning that he was making a documentary and paid them like $3. They were angry and heartbroken when they saw they were made into backwards idiots.

[@l.jjacksonjr6623]

Yeah a guy with a camera walks around the streets were they filmed it. The guy with the welder wasn't even a actor just a extra 😂

[@TheJoshestWhite]

And now they use his catchphrase as their slogan for tourism.

[@koatam]

During the Olympics. a Woman from Kazakhstan won a gold medal. They play the winners national anthem as is the custom. They play the version from this movie.

[@koatam]

@@GorgeousGeorge97 sorry. it was the international sharp shooting competition in Kuwait.

[@scostat]

They are idiots.

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

One of my favorites to rewatch. Love the driving instructor. There was an international shooting competition in Kuwait a while ago where a Kazakh athlete won the gold. When she was on the top of the podium, they played the anthem from this movie by mistake. They had to apologize to her and redo the ceremony.

[@Mosca_Tube]

Fun fact: before the movie borat was a tv show character and he has always worn the blue/grey suit since 1999. Sacha claims the suit has never been washed in its entire career and has a distinct smell.

[@Cifer77]

This movie was a great experience, there will never be another movie ever made like this. Thank god! rofl

[@lopol78]

Not only Sasha Baron Cohen proud Jewish himself, he also speak Hebrew in the movie ewhen he talks to his assistant.

[@toreadoress]

As a lot of other people said, only 4 people were actual actors and the rest of the people in the movie had not idea what's going on and their actions/reactions were real. Little bit of "fun" facts - the "Kazakhstan" scenes were filmed in the Romanian village of Glod. The people there were only told they're making a documentary about their hardships. They were given basic directions what to do or how to "act". After Borat came out and they found out what the movie actually is, they took legal actions and tried to sue the producers claiming they were mislead, exploited and humiliated (which is technically true). However the lawsuit was thrown out by a US District Judge because the charges were "too vague and nebulous".

[@philmakris8507]

The frat dudes in the RV all sued SBC

[@adamdarmstaedter1256]

I got one of the early release DVDs where all the writing on the cover was Cyrillic and the disk looks like a burned bootleg copy. I still have it.

[@TheGoodChap]

I have that copy too, it's great. I love that the disk looks like a bootleg burned DVD lol

[@baronvg]

The naked fight between Borat & Azimat made me laugh so hard I gave myself a headache.

[@jjarco]

When he was in the tub and you said don't stand up I lost it . Obviously I knew what was about to happen.

[@cosmicconundrummm]

The reactions are indeed real (except for Pamela Anderson who was hired to play the part). Sasha Baron Cohen is all about exposing the ignorance of people. When his character tells a totally absurd story or does something completely weird (that nobody in the world would actually do), those people just think "I guess that's what they do in Non-America". 😂

[@Shatnerpants]

I will always think The Dictator is SBC's best movie. Despite the outrageous characters he normally plays, I think they make a lot of valid commentary and tell an entertaining story with that film the most.

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

That's also my favorite of his. It's just straight up the funniest one

[@thomasharris4942]

Totally worth it to listen to a few of his interviews about the making of this and his 2 other similar movies (Bruno, Borat 2). A couple of good ones were with Howard Stern. The behind the scenes stories are INSANE. He almost got killed a few times doing some of these pranks. My dude has big brass ones!

[@gilpaz413]

When Sacha Baron Cohen speaks "Kazakh" he actually speaks Hebrew, That's why the sounds sounded consistent to you.

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Movie and Work Bro, Thanks 👍👍👍👍😅😅 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

[@7thSmurf]

SBC is like a humanoid Chameleon !! its just insane.. there not many who can switch and change character so believable..

[@Kakascrot]

Now you gotta watch Ali G In Da House and Bruno, also the Grimsby Brothers is another hilarious Sacha film

[@lavalley2018]

I would absoltely love to see him make it thru Bruno, I had to turn that off after ten minutes lol, was just too much for me.

[@butnooneshome]

You need to check out the interview he did with Patrice at the time. Stayed in character for the whole interview - hilarious.

[@DarthChosen]

he gets fully into character for everything he does, its always a trip

[@Rhodes84]

I remember there wasn't a dry eye from laughter in the theater.

[@blacktoothlongwalker1037]

This movie may not have saved my marriage, but the 'my wiiife' jokes sure made the last few years bearable.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

The actors in this film are Borat, his producer Azamat, some of the villagers in his hometown, Luenell the prostitute, and the bear. The rest of the people in the film are all just regular folk who were either caught on hidden cameras or lured into being part of what they thought was a documentary being made for Kazakh television and would not air in America. Pamela Anderson was also in on the joke at the end, but the people waiting to meet her were not.

[@Jason_Van_Stone]

'Bruno' next!!! 😅

[@christhornycroft3686]

This was real. The only people in on the joke were Sacha, Ken Davitian, who plays he cameraman Azamat Bagatov, Luenell and Pamela Anderson. When he went to the B&B, he felt so bad about what he did to that nice couple that he came back as himself and told them the truth. I can't remember what their reaction was. He was actually sued. I remember the stupid, rich, racist, college kids in particular, who agreed to let someone film them while they said those things. Nobody had a gun to their head. Nobody made them say those things.

[@marleinasmom]

The owners of the B&B actually found the whole thing hysterical.

[@philmakris8507]

There's gonna be a lot of HEY YOOO 's and whyyyyyys on this one 😅

[@robertpetre9378]

I remember seeing this when it first came out in the U.K. with my dad and it was so funny definitely shocked half of the people in the cinema 😅. People in the UK no hoop Sasha Baron Cohen is but I think a lot of people in America didn’t so all of the reactions were genuine. I’m surprised he didn’t get beaten up or worse.

[@ToniMcGinty]

Some of the words Borat repeats are Polish. Oh, and, as well as his Ali G sketches, check out the cheese deleted scene from the movie

[@michaelbuhl4250]

I forget what article I was reading about this, but a couple of seasoned comedy writers went to see this movie, and at the end of it one of them turned to the other and said, "I feel like I just heard 'Sgt. Pepper' for the first time." There's really nothing like this movie. Sacha Baron Cohen is speaking a combination of Hebrew and Polish, not Kazakh. In the sequel, the woman who plays Borat's daughter is a Bulgarian actress, and she speaks her native language when she's playing her character.

[@carlosantoniopinedasanmartin]

Borat, el segundo reportero más famoso de Kazajistán 🇰🇿, que viaja a América

[@SachMan4]

Everything here was improvised it's Cohen's thing in the UK Borat was a skit on a show called The Ali G show, also Ali G is another one of Cohen's characters. The Pamela Anderson scene was real to a point, her management and security team were made aware but it was up to her to ok the footage to be in the movie. They tried it with Hallie Berry first and she didn't want to be associated with the film.

[@martingaspar8364]

i dont even know whats true anymore, ive heard that pamela knew about it too

[@russellward4624]

Ipod mini is the superior ipod and I still use mine to this day.

[@Ebo22Gk]

I wish you know that nobody except Pamela and his 2 friends it makes it better 😂😂 the dinner scene😂😂😂

[@massi6528]

Watch the second one too. There's a scene you're not going to forget EVER!

[@PSPguy2]

The fact that most all the people are real and not actors is why this is so funny. If you are viewing it thinking they are acting it's not as funny.

[@carm3d]

I believe the college kids in the RV, the prostitute Lanelle and Pamela Anderson were in on it... the rest were genuine people reacting to his shenanigans.

[@TheGoodChap]

The college kids weren't and tried to sue but they were likely asked to help stage the farewell but they still weren't really actors

[@bigj2046]

awe man i forgot about the church scene lmao i was dying laughing at the scene lol

[@ashley.sterling]

one of the funniest stories i've heard sacha baron cohen tell is when he was funny in character as borat, got black out drunk in a place he shouldn't have... then woke up still in character and gftoh😂

[@beedubree2550]

sacha baron-cohen is obviously funny as hell, but i dont think he gets enough appreciation for how well he's able to work the people he interacts with in order to get the reactions. he plays off people's subconscious biases so well, every time he does something (like bringing the shit to the dinner table) they're shocked but they always go along with it. he makes them let their guard down by making a character that confirms their own biases so they feel comfortable blurting out shit they wouldn't otherwise, like the homopghobic guy who owns the rodeo (who, if i recall correctly, was one of the many people who tried to sue him after the movie came out). he's satirising that very specific anti-Arab and anti-Islamic racism that exploded in the US after 9/11, combining all the stereotypes into one guy to show how ridiculous it really is.

[@menolikey_]

Going to need to Ali G reactions

[@dubbleplusgood]

It's easy to forget all these different characters from his movies and TV shows are played by him. I'll guarantee there are some people who've enjoyed Ali G but have no idea he's also Borat.

[@malik9.228]

watch Bruno next

[@jpassaro9488]

This movie is so damn funny 🤣

[@terryconnelly484]

Don't forget he's Jewish in real life

[@andrewward5891]

In the Ali G show Borat gets a whole bar full of Tucson rednecks to sing along to “Throw the Jew down the Well”

[@rupiter2008]

I know that when the movie came out and got some attention kazakhstan officials were pissed off. They didn't get the joke... I don't know why Sasha made his character kazakh. He looked and talked like someone from Eastern Europe. But kazakhstan is an Asian country.

[@Milankov94]

I dont think he understood the fact that those indeed are not the actors lol

[@davidsimon9303]

His next movie was 'Bruno'

[@PerfectHandProductions]

VERY NICE

[@TheGarethLusk]

Hilarious film

[@andrewgrossman4982]

As others have said, virtually NO ONE WAS IN ON IT. During the 98% of the film that takes place in the U.S., everything / everyone was real except Ken Davidian (Azimat), Luenell, Pam Anderson (but not her security) and the bear, who is a professional acting bear.

[@Dasypodidae45]

Definitely watch Borat subsequent moviefilm (2020) as well. And Bruno (2009), if you dare. Other movies you can consider from Sacha are Ali G in da house (2002) and the dictator (2012).

[@Frank_San_Nicolas]

I saw you crack a smile ;)

[@ivansavoie3190]

I think you would like his Ali G character, great reaction

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

Part 2 is 🐐'd

[@Sir_Billions]

Bruno next

[@crwydryny]

The reason it seams like everyone's reaction is genuine... Because it is. It's almost compleatly unscripted and the only 4 people were aware of the film. Cohen, davitian, Anderson and luenell. Fun fact the government of Kazakhstan was not happy with the film because their foreign relations department was hounded by phonecalls complaining about how racist and homophobic they are, that said the film actually has a cult following in the country and is very popular. Even the presidents daughter came out to tell her dad and other government officials to "just lighten up it's a joke" Especially as it proved a boost to the country's tourism.

[@mrmiesfies3941]

There are obviously some actors in the movie, but most interactions are with real ppl who thought that they are talking to a foreigner.

[@davidsimon9303]

The 'village' is actually a Roma (gypsy) village in Romania

[@jcarlovitch]

The nude fight scene always makes me wish I were a voting member of the Academy Awards.

[@DDOLFANZ505]

One thing I will say, those men treated him more like a human

[@gamisag]

his kazhastan language was actually mostly real hebrew...the meaning sometimes the translation but mostly irrelevant. he did understand what he was saying so was convincing.

[@carllawrenczuk9173]

Bro check the dictator out. He has personal bodyguardesses that break bricks with their chesticles 😂

[@notofthisgod32]

16:22 And if he did do it on purpose Sasha got away with it because they thought he was a dumbass foreigner 😂😂😂

[@marieeadie6700]

It is real people he's interacting with

[@fuyocouch]

He was speaking Hebrew when supposedly speaking Kazak.

[@shanefourtwenty]

Check out Bruno. Lol

[@lou7139]

First time watching is definitely an experience. Not sure I laughed so hard at any other movie than this one the first time I saw it. I didn't like the second one so much but I feel like the first one is a classic.

[@danlincoln8987]

Borat 2 is also a must😊

[@thepontiacbandit7329]

He's actually speaking Hebrew. I'm an Israeli so I can understand it. It's mostly in context to the scene. Sacha Baron Cohen was born in Israel and lived here until the age of 6. Of course he's Jewish. His brother by the way is one of the world's leading researchers on Autism, and Sascha has a university level education. He visits Israel frequently.

[@martinclail9290]

Born in Hammersmiith, his father Belarussian and mother was born in Palestine.

[@martinclail9290]

His dad in fact was born in London to Belarusian parents and was brought up in Wales.

[@martingaspar8364]

also when he says "jak sie masz" and "dzenkujie" its in Polish not Russian XD

[@GenerationalDisappointment]

It will probably be a pain to edit but you should definitely check out Bruno!!

[@darkoantic33]

If you think Borat is a crazy movie, then watch his craziest movie BRUNO 🤯

[@MikeHunt90731]

You are now ready for even more outrageous antics from Bruno now if you think you have seen it all

[@AprilGabrielle]

Bruno is a MUST WATCH!

[@MikeHunt90731]

@@AprilGabrielle my god it's offensive, I love it!

[@J4ME5_]

You should watch all his movies, each one as different as the previous. A chameleon of the absurd

[@davidsimon9303]

The consistency was because he was actually speaking Hebrew

[@nickc127]

The ali g show is legendary. He was the ultimate troll.

[@generalv.1891]

Now you have to watch Brüno and Borat 2

[@Timeisaflat_O]

I made the mistake of taking a girl I really liked on our first (and only, lol) date to see this movie. During the naked fight, I literally had my face in my hands, lol.

[@citypopradioFM]

She wasn't the one if she didn't laugh and appreciate the flick, man.

[@Timeisaflat_O]

@@citypopradioFM She turned out to be a total lunatic, so it was a lucky miss for me.

[@ivankawnartist]

The second one is great as well. Pissed off a bunch of conservatives, though. 🤷‍♂️ Haha.

[@rahbeat9785]

‏most of his conversations with Azamat are actually in Hebrew 😂

[@Mosca_Tube]

Sacha was speaking Hebrew

[@carmichaelking3338]

You gotta check out his series "who is america" its absurdley funny

[@cinitax]

those people who he met were not actors they trully didnt know they were being filmed or they didnt know it was not serius

[@visionaryventures12]

there’s a hilarious sequel

[@mestupkid211986]

You're doing part 2, right? lol