Borat

[Questor]

Okay, in honour of his new film, I thought I'd check out his first one when I saw it on tv. I thought it was quite funny. So I have a question for those who may know more about the making of the film.

Large parts of the film are obviously scripted. But there are several parts that appear to be spontaneous and with unpaid "real" people. For example, the scene with the bible thumpers speaking in tongues and laying on of hands. Also, the dinner scene with the uptight family. Their reactions to Borat seemed to be very spontaneous and sincere. So tell me. Were those just very cleverly choreographed scenes with good actors? Or were the people innocent and duped by Borat?

 

[fuji]

Duped, although often the nature of the deception was not depicted in the film. The film is edited to maximize how ridiculous they look.

 

[C Dick]

They were duped, they were told that he was a journalist from Kazahkstan (?). That is how they got them to sign releases. Some of them sued him for embarrasing them. As fuji says, the ones who were sensible and reasonable did not make it into the final cut.

 

[CapitalGuy]

Don't forget to watch his first movie, "Ali G Indahouse", from 2002. I don't know which came first, Ali G the TV show or Ali G the movie, but the low-budget movie was remarkably funny.

 

[gramage]

And the really smart ones did not sign the release allowing them to use the material in the movie.

 

[ig-88]

OK, it's one thing to play on people's ignorance.

Jay Leno seems to do it non-offensively.

As for Borat, well karma ... someday ... I'd watch it if I were him.

 

[Brill]

If we can't laugh at the ignorant, this forum would be gone.

 

[Edifice]

Be sure to watch the deleted scenes from Borat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYcH-K6VCTM

 

[nlt76]

OK, it's one thing to play on people's ignorance.

Jay Leno seems to do it non-offensively.

As for Borat, well karma ... someday ... I'd watch it if I were him.

LOL.. drive by? ..or poison?

 

[elmufdvr]

OK, it's one thing to play on people's ignorance.

Jay Leno seems to do it non-offensively.

As for Borat, well karma ... someday ... I'd watch it if I were him.

jay is an idiot... borat character is just simply smart comedy... laughing at the stupidity of people .. a true view of the people in this world... some are beyond idiots... wonder if there would be so many of the type of people in Canada..i am sure there are.. but i guess it was easier in the u.s of a