Plot
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world. With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson.

Release Year: 2006

Rating: 7.4/10 (159,916 voted)

Critic's Score: 89/100

Director: Larry Charles

Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell

Storyline
Borat Sagdiyev is a TV reporter of a popular show in Kazakhstan as Kazakhstan's sixth most famous man and a leading journalist. He is sent from his home to America by his government to make a documentary about American society and culture. Borat takes a course in New York City to understand American humor. While watching Baywatch on TV, Borat discovers how beautiful their women are in the form of C. J. Parker, who was played by actress Pamela Anderson who hails from Malibu, California. He decides to go on a cross-country road trip to California in a quest to make her his wife and take her back to his country. On his journey Borat and his producer encounter a country full of strange and wonderful Americans, real people in real chaotic situations with hysterical consequences.

Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines

Cast:
Sacha Baron Cohen - Borat
Ken Davitian - Azamat
Luenell - Luenell
Chester - Bear
Charlie - Bear

Taglines: Come to Kazakhstan, It's Nice!

Official Website: MySpace |

Release Date: 3 November 2006

Filming Locations: Adolphus Hotel - 1321 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $26,455,463 (USA) (5 November 2006) (837 Screens)

Gross: $261,572,744 (Worldwide) (1 February 2009)

Runtime: 84 min  | Canada: 82 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Trivia:
The suit Sacha Baron Cohen wears when playing Borat has deliberately never been cleaned.

Goofs:
Continuity: When Borat is running out of the room at the Jewish Bed & Breakfast, he is empty-handed. However, when he reaches the bottom of the stairs, he is carrying his bag.

Quotes:
[first lines]
Borat: Jak sie masz? My name-a Borat. I like you. I like sex. Is nice!
["How are you?" in Polish]

I literally could not stop laughing.

Rating: 10/10

And I mean the actual definition of "literally." I was lucky enough to catch an advanced screening and I wish I could see it 100 more times.

It's hilarious. It's offensive. It's actually pretty smart as well. Sacha Cohen is so ridiculously consistent and never seems to break character, even when he turns an entire rodeo against him in less than 5 minutes.

I really don't want to speak anymore of the film, because part of the beauty of it is being surprised by what you see on the screen. I only hope they don't edit the hell out of it, because it really was a joy to see as it was.

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