While most would complain that 15 minutes of fame fizzles out far too soon, Sacha Baron Cohen uses the public’s forgetfulness to let his latest big-screen persona loose – Bruno a Austrian-accented fashionista with a knack for satirizing the fashion community. While Cohen’s first major foray (let’s not count Ali G Indahouse) Borat was a flawed but interesting experiment, if he tones down the over-the-top antics for the Bruno movie, it could be the makings of a comedy classic.
Of course, these “what if’s” are only good if the anonymous source from Defamer is real. The following account of a Bruno sighting could be an actual event or a complete fabrication created to score hits for a blog. It supposedly comes from an unnamed source who emailed into a blog while attending World Trade Week in Los Angeles, Ca. Fact or fiction? You be the judge.
“I was at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles today for a luncheon hosted by the Foreign Trade Association, and lo and behold, Sacha is there as our favorite gay Austrian Bruno!!! His get up is a little different than it was on the Ali G show,” said an altered-voice from the shadows. No mohawk with blond highlights, no tight t-shirt. He's dressed in leather pants, black vest and a black t-shirt. The hair is kind of flock of seagulls/sad boy from the cure look - rusty brown hair mopped over to one side and the tips are a frosty blonde.
“There were several signs warning you that a documentary is taking place. I actually signed the release sheet to be interviewed. I was first told that it was about "world trade" and then when I asked again, I was told it was about American culture and world trade. I didn't really care cause they gave me 20 bucks and I thought it was going to be something about trade. Clearly, 99 percent of the people had no idea who he was. I could only wish I could hear what he was saying in the interviews. Sacha had about 10 people with him. Three people running around with releases to sign, 4 camera people, a blonde haired producer watching the whole thing and a frazzled old dude with string salt and pepper hair checking the sound at the other end of the ballroom.” the voice continued from the darkness.
“They were obviously trained to deal with someone catching on, because as soon as I realized who he was (and I wasn't very good at hiding my surprise) his staff were on me. I tried a couple times to take a picture with my cell phone and they kept blocking me and telling me please don't take a picture. At one point, they had someone following me making sure I couldn't get off a picture. The guy told me, ‘Dude give it up, you've trying all day. It's not gonna happen.’ If I was really gung ho, I'm sure I could have taken one, but he's hilarious and I didn't want to make a scene and screw up his gig,” the voice concluded.
Sounds mostly bogus. On one hand, it would be smart to wait for actual named, documented confirmation of Bruno to get excited about the project. On the other, Cohen works best when you don’t know what is going to happen. Busting Bruno only ruins the fun for everyone. So, let’s let Bruno do his job, if it is truly him, and we’ll see him in the theater.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Borat-s-Brother-Bruno-Spotted-5274.html
