Bruno

Release Date: 10 July 2009

Because we only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film’s synopsis and content.

Note: According to a news report by the BBC, Bruno was originally assigned an NC-17 rating by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). This rating means anyone under the age of 17 years should not be admitted. (Click here to learn more about the MPAA’s NC-17 rating.) After re-editing and resubmission, the film received an R rating from the MPAA, meaning minors should be accompanied by an adult.

Synopsis: Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Bruno, a style-hungry fashion reporter. Judging by Cohen’s past work (which includes Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan), much of the storyline will be devoured by crude content and sexual jokes.

Studio: Universal Pictures

Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:

- Portrayals of non-graphic violence.

- Brief portrayals of graphic violence.

- Brief portrayals of sexual violence.

- Frequent offensive scenes, which may be physiologically disturbing.

Sexual Content:

- Pervasive and detailed sexual references, innuendo and crude content.

- Pervasive use of sexual slurs.

- Frequent buttock and male frontal nudity in non-sexual contexts.

- Brief breast, buttock, and female frontal nudity in a sexual context.

- Frequent implied sexual activity.

- Simulated sexual activity.

Language:

- Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context.

- Frequent use of profanities, scatological slang and vulgar expressions.

- Infrequent use of racial slurs.

Drugs and Alcohol:

- Tobacco use.

- Brief portrayal of implied illegal drug use.

- One reference to illegal drug use for recreational purposes.

The fashion industry also gets silver screen time in Zoodlander (about another male model), The Devil Wears Prada (featuring the inner workings of a fashion magazine) and Confessions of a Shopaholic (exploring the price consumers are willing to pay).

Home Video Notes: Bruno releases on DVD and Blu-ray on November 17, 2009.