The Bruno movie doesn't come out in July, but thanks to the internet, much of the jokes have already been ruined.
First, there was the whole gay Arkansas wrestling match. Then, that airport runway show. And rumor after rumor... until now.
Last night, the new Sacha Baron Cohen previewed at SXSW in a 20-minute version and Twitter twits have been spoiling the story all day. Meanwhile, Slate reports on a Los Angeles screening, which featured the entire director's cut and this instant-classic scene in which Sacha Baron Cohen attempts to seduce Ron Paul in the most hilarious way imaginable...
...Bruno gets the idea that you have to make a sex tape to become famous. (Stop reading here if you want to see the movie unspoiled.)
...Bruno sits across from Ron Paul. ...a light blows out on the set. Bruno apologizes for the technical difficulties and suggests that he and Paul wait in the other room while the crew fixes the light.
The other room, it turns out, is a bedroom. The lighting is low, and the film is now grainy.... There's a spread of Champagne and strawberries and caviar on a table.
Bruno tells Paul to make himself comfortable. Paul sits down on the bed. Bruno turns on some music and starts dancing. Paul is visibly uneasy but doesn't say anything at first. He picks up a newspaper and pretends to read it. "You can tell at each weird gay detail, he [chalks] it up to, This guy is European," says one of the attendees.
Finally, Paul asks what's going on. "Don't worry about it, Dr. Paul," says Bruno, who then unbuckles his belt and drops his pants. At that point, Paul snaps up and storms out of the room.
As Paul is walking away, you can hear him say, several times, something like, "This guy is a queer!" "The word queer comes out of his mouth three or four times," says an attendee. [Slate]
But one blogger rebuts the Slate story:
When Ron Paul came on screen the majority of the audience cheered, clapped, and hollered. The Slate article was inaccurate regarding Ron Paul's scene however. When Bruno pulled his pants down, Paul jumped up and tried to leave the bedroom, but was blocked by Bruno. Paul yelled, "Get out of here," and pushed him aside... he said something to the effect of, "That guy's queerer than blazes." [LRC Blog]
There may be no way of knowing for sure until a) someone leaks the bootleg (soon, we hope!) or b) Larry Charles finally sends us the promised advance screener.
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