Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming film, Bruno, has been given an NC-17 by the MPAA, effectively limiting artistic creativity and banning the film from being released (most theaters do not screen NC-17 films). Besides, Cohen has a contract to deliver an R rated film for Universal, but what does this mean? It means cuts aplenty and an inevitable Unrated DVD release sometime in the future.So what was the reason for the rating? According to Sharon Waxman over at The Wrap, Bruno appears to have anal sex with a man on camera and in another scene he sneaks naked into a hunter's tent, a non-actor who had no idea what was going on.
Gay anal sex and a naked seduction of a heterosexual redneck hunter? Sounds like a good time to me.
Cohen's last film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was absolutely brilliant and is among my favorite comedies of all time. Here's hoping he can hit that same level with Bruno.
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