Bruno’s father is from Ukraine, Hungary, and Brooklyn, New York, and his mother was from the Philippines.

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The series is charming and sweet: Malcolm's love for his dog is immense, and his connections to the people in his neighborhood are genuine and lovable. Apple Computer products are mentioned. Constant explicit discussion and depiction of sexual acts. The s--t I smoke does not need to be in front of my name." Easily offended better stay away from this shockingly funny film! You don't have to love dogs to love this fun series. Its funny, but in a sarcastic and possibly offensive way. There is strong sexual talk throughout as well as some... Borat, Bruno, and Ali G -- oh my! Many of the people he interacts with are portrayed as clueless and intolerant -- with Bruno, of course, pushing all their buttons to make them appear even more so. Discussions of homosexuality and heterosexuality. Approx.

An Ultimate Fighting event staged for the film features bloody, brutal blows. Alice Evans, The film also contains some uses of strong language ('f**k'). This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. If you would like to receive regular newsletters about BBFC resources, workshops, advance information about events and recent classifications, join our mailing list by clicking the link below. Get full reviews, ratings, and advice delivered weekly to your inbox. Original review: May 12, 2019.

This show portrays a man who is not disabled and would like to bring his dog to the supermarket. Type Feature. Genre(s) Comedy Director(s) Larry Charles Cast includes Sacha Baron Cohen, Alice Evans, Trishelle Cannatella.

He used to impersonate Presley and performed 5 days a week.

10/07/2009, Ratings Info Contains strong sex and sex references, Cast includes

Does a character like Bruno -- created to confront -- encourage people to talk about controversial issues or confirm prejudices? Common Sense and other associated names and logos are trademarks of Common Sense Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN: 41-2024986). A man is referred to as "crackhead Carl" and he admits he likes to smoke that "s--t.", Parents and caregivers: Set limits for violence and more with Plus, Parents need to know that It's Bruno is a series about Malcolm, a Brooklyn man whose dog leads him into adventures, whether Malcolm likes it or not.

Series champions a fiercely pro-animal sentiment. Flamboyant and gay Austrian Brüno looks for new fame in America.

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Intentionally shocking comedy even edgier than Borat. Families can talk about the heterosexual Cohen's portrayal of the flamboyantly homosexual Bruno -- is it a broad, silly character or an offensive stereotype?

The cast boasts extensive racial and ethnic diversity, which is taken as a matter of course and not mentioned. Lots of language, absurdity, and charm in man-and-dog show. BRUNO (2009). This was a cute, funny, silly, crazy story line.
Get full reviews, ratings, and advice delivered weekly to your inbox. Austrian fashion correspondent Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen), exiled form his job covering the world of fashion and design, heads to America to try to become a celebrity -- assisted by his associate producer Lutz (Gustav Hammerstein), who loves Bruno from afar.

A sex scene features a montage of exaggerated sexual activity between Bruno and his boyfriend. We display the minimum age for which content is developmentally appropriate. Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and Prince have had a great impact on Bruno’s music career.

Read Common Sense Media's Bruno review, age rating, and parents guide. Director Larry Charles still has a hand on how to craft this kind of material -- ambush interviews of unsuspecting people, moments where Bruno is pitted against the mob armed with nothing more than the misplaced courage of his idiotic convictions, and gags designed to shock -- but neither he nor Cohen nor their army of writers seem to have thought as much about the shape of the story as they did about individual bits.
He responds "I would prefer you just call me Carl. Parents and caregivers: Set limits for violence and more with Plus. Malcolm can be argumentative, but he loves his dog, is a neighborhood fixture who knows everyone and is friendly to people who respect him and Bruno. I watched this show because it was simply eight fifteen-minute episodes and it would be good to pass through a rainy day, which in the UK there are a lot of.

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Bucciarati appears as a mid-sized man with a slim build.

What was once fresh now feels recycled, and Bruno has a much less coherent story than Borat's coast-to-coast journey. What is it about dogs that makes them particularly apt foils for comedies?

Smoking. Language is frequent: "s--t," "f---ing," "motherf-----g," "damn," "goddamn," "hell," "son of a bitch." Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission.

He has black chin-length hair with straight-cut bangs covering his forehead. I watched the first episode and thought it was completely stupid.

Having Bruno has impacted my life greatly.

In the end, he gets a service dog vest, papers and ID. Where was It's Bruno made?

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But it's wrapped in so much controversy and shock-value comedy that it's hard to perceive the signal in the noise.

And then there's the strong language (from "f--k" to "p---y"), violence (including a bloody Ultimate Fighting event), drinking, and drug references. Bruno comically mimes fellatio and anilingus as he pretends to have oral sex.

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Winningly imbued with a sense of place -- a modest Brooklyn neighborhood -- and staffed with opinionated eccentrics, this quirky series is simply a delight to watch. Is it a large mass audience? If so, what do they get from that sacrifice?

Do you ever see a show that is set in one city but looks like it wasn't filmed there? Was the animal a dog, or was it a different animal? Bruno -- the character -- is a fairly self-absorbed fool, possessed of a minimal understanding of the world outside his head. Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.

And families can talk about the film's satire of celebrity culture -- are there people who will do anything to be famous? Constant, strong, and inventive crude language, including "f--k," "balls," "s--t," "dick," "vagina," "p---y," "c--k," "ass," "anus," "a--hole," "anal," "piss," "goddamn," "oh my God," and much much more.

Comedian SACHA BARON COHEN has won his bid to have the age rating of his latest film BRUNO lowered by U.S. movie watchdogs - but only after re … The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) wanted to give the film the restrictive NC-17 rating, banning anyone aged under 17 from watching it.

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Depictions of drinking, sometimes to excess. During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Ratings Info Contains strong sex and sex references.

Not for kids.

Bruno often runs from angry mobs. Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.

and then the camera cuts to him lying on top of her, and then rolling over and smiling. Does Bruno's mockery of ignorance help the people he targets understand his point, or are they clueless "victims" of his humor? Discussion of drug use, primarily Ecstasy. Nude buttocks and full-frontal nudity of both genders -- though the male scenes in particular are shown in close-up and at great length.

When this version of the feature was submitted these changes had been made and the film was classified '15'.