Posted on 11/10/2006 4:35:50 AM PST by Wolfie
Fraternity boys sue movie studio over appearance in "Borat"
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - The joke was on two unsuspecting fraternity boys who thought they were being interviewed by a Kazakh reporter named Borat and made racist and sexist comments on camera.
But now that they've learned their encounter would appear in the No. 1 movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," they're not laughing anymore.
A lawsuit filed Thursday on their behalf claims they were duped into appearing in the spoof documentary and "engaged in behavior that they otherwise would not have engaged in."
"Borat" follows the adventures of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakh journalist character in a blend of fiction and improvised comic encounters as he travels across the United States and mocks Americans.
The plaintiffs were not named in the lawsuit "to protect themselves from any additional and unnecessary embarrassment." They were identified in the movie as fraternity members from a South Carolina university, and appeared drunk as they made insulting comments about women and minorities to Cohen's character.
The lawsuit claims that in October 2005, a production crew took the students to a bar to drink and "loosen up" before participating in what they were told would be a documentary to be shown outside of the United States.
"They were induced to agree to participate and were told the name of the fraternity and the name of their school wouldn't be used," said the plaintiffs' attorney, Olivier Taillieu. "They were put into an RV and were made to believe they were picking up Borat the hitchhiker."
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"engaged in behavior that they otherwise would not have engaged in."
I dont know....sounds like the Mel Gibson defense to me.
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Glorious Nation of SC ping!
Oh my! dummies for sure!
What idiots... they should have played this thing like they were in on the gag.
"What idiots... they should have played this thing like they were in on the gag."
THEY ARE!!!!!!
They're playing the gag victim!!!
Guess these frat boys are afraid that their future careers in the hedge fund industry are going to be harmed by this.
"Guess these frat boys are afraid that their future careers in the hedge fund industry are going to be harmed by this."
You make big joke. Yes?
Why is this movie such a big hit? Has anyone seen it? I've heard it's offensive and anti-semitic.
Americans come off well in this, by and large - they seem warm and very tolerant of Borat's antics.
Regards, ivan
Thanks for the info.
Regards, Ivan
Sascha Baron Cohen AKA Borat AKA AliG AKA Bruno is a Jew and belongs to a family of ardent UK-based Zionists. I have been a big fan of his for some years now.
He puts on an anti-Semitic act in order to expose other peoples' anti-Semite prejudices. His interview with that horrible owner of the Serengeti Ranch in TX is an excellent example of the success of his act.
Are you going to see 'A Good Year,' the Russell Crowe movie? I noticed that the critics are giving it bad reviews. I'm thinking that means it could be good. LOL
Took him about one chorus to have a whole saloon full of country and western types singing along with "Throw the Jew down the well".
Ok, so when the frat guy puts the video of Pam Anderson in the player and Borat(who of course, thinks she's a virgin) says incredulously "what she doing?" with that hurt look on his face and the frat guy responds "She's blanking a blank dude" I lost it. ROFL
Thanks for clarifying this, although I've been avoiding R rated movies.
That was almost scary, wasn't it?
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