Bruno (2009)
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Days to DVD Release
November 17, 2009
- Synopsis
- Borat trickster Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the big screen to offer yet another stinging dose of sociopolitical satire in this comedy that finds him assuming the persona of gay fashionmonger Bruno, the self-proclaimed "voice of Austrian youth TV....
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- Director(s)
- Larry Charles
- Distributor(s)
- Universal
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min.
Trailers & Clips
Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie is a toxic dart aimed at the spangly new heart of American hypocrisy: our fake-tolerant, fake-charitable, fake-liberated-yet-still madly-closeted fame culture.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A no-holds-barred comedy permitting several holds I had not dreamed of. The needle on my internal Laugh Meter went haywire, bouncing among hilarity, appreciation, shock, admiration, disgust, disbelief and appalled incredulity.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
You'll hoot and holler as it strips down its targets and sticks it to them, hardcore. Baron Cohen is the pure, untamed id of movie comedy.Read the full review
More 'Bruno'
Headlines
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LaToya Jackson Scene From 'Bruno' Restored for DVD
11/06/09 After the death of Michael Jackson, a scene in which Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' pranks his sister LaToya Jackson was removed from the film out of respect for the late singer. | Popeater Movies -
Sacha Banking Seven Figures!
11/06/09 Ali G Sacha Baron Cohen has just gotten himself signed onto a really sweet deal. | Perez Hilton -
New shingle for Sacha Baron Cohen
11/05/09 Sacha Baron Cohen has formed Four by Two Films, his first production shingle. | Variety -
Best of the Rest: Nicole Kidman has no love for Twitter
11/04/09 Nicole Kidman won't be tweeting any time soon — or blogging, for that matter. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
La Toya Jackson Scene Included in Bruno DVD After Being Cut in Theaters
11/04/09 Although it was originally eliminated from the theatrical showing of Universal's Bruno , a 90-second scene in which Sacha Baron Cohen 's alter ego mocks the Jackson family will be included on the DVD, out Nov. 17. | Us Weekly -
Jackson's Axed Bruno Scene Included In DVD Release
11/04/09 La Toya Jackson 's axed cameo in Sacha Baron Cohen 's outrageous comedy Bruno has been restored for the movie's DVD release. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Film-music event scores big laughs
10/29/09 The mood was light and the laughs plentiful as more than 500 attendees gathered Thursday at the Beverly Hilton to discuss the intersection of music and media on Day 1 of the eighth edition of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Film and TV Music Conference. | The Hollywood Reporter -
DVD: Contest:Win Bruno on DVD
10/29/09 "Oscar® nominee* and Golden Globe® winner** Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Da Ali G Show and Talladega Nights) brings you the comedy that has started more conversations, generated more controversy and dared to go further than ever before! As Brüno travels the world in search of fame, everyone he encounters — celebrities, politicians, Hasidic Jews, terrorists and cage fighters — becomes a stepping-stone to stardom, with hilarious results!" | The A.V. Club -
Rourke Refuses to Apologize for Gay Slurs
10/12/09 Celebrity blogger used slurs against Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am following an altercation at the MuchMusic Video Awards. | Popeater Movies -
Malaysia bans Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno'
09/30/09 Malaysia has banned U.S. boxoffice hit "Bruno" by Sacha Baron Cohen because it highlights gay life and has gay sex scenes, an official said Tuesday. | The Hollywood Reporter