Edited Version of Bruno Being Released in UK
When a film is both popular and controversial, it's important for studios to stand behind the finished work, recognizing it as a statement of the culture's current taboos and fascinations. That, of course, all flies out the window when you want to separate teens from their parents' hard earned money. Or as the British call it, "lbs."
Universal Pictures U.K. is releasing a re-edit of Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" to secure a "15" certificate and help boost audiences. It's the first time that two versions of one film will have been released at the same time in the U.K.
The "15" version is 110 seconds shorter than the original "18" film and was only submitted to the British Board of Film Classification on Monday.
Wow, England is really going the extra mile to make sure fifteen year olds won't learn what gay sex is until college.
Obviously, people are going to cry, "Censorship! Censorship! Oh, won't someone please not think of the children!" But of course, the British are always going to spin things around in their very British way.
Universal said movie theaters across the U.K. "have reported turning away large numbers of under 18s keen to see the new film."
Aww! They're "keen" to see it! That's England for you! Bloody hell! Cheese and crackers! Let's all drink tea! What censorship?
We obtained an exclusive sneak peek into what the censored version of Brüno will look like. Click after the jump to check it out.
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