Ali G Indahouse (2002)

Director:

Mark Mylod

Writers:

Sacha Baron Cohen (writer)
Dan Mazer (writer)

Release Date:

22 March 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Cleaning Da Filth From Da PM's Hood

Plot:

Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain...

Plot Keywords:

Prime Minister | England | Cannabis | Dog | Homosexuality

Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Ali G / Borat
Emilio Rivera	...	Rico
Gina La Piana	...	Hoochie 1 (as Gina Lapiana)
Dana de Celis	...	Hoochie 2 (as Dana Pauley)
Dominic Delesilva	...	Young Boy
Jacqueline Castro	...	Mum (as Jackeline Castro)
Jesse Acosta	...	Gangster
Mário Aguilar	...	Gangster (as Mario Aguilar)
Gary Baxley	...	Gangster
Carlos Ayala	...	Gangster
John Estrada	...	Gangster
David Follosco	...	Gangster
Gerald Gonzales	...	Gangster
Manny Jimenez	...	Gangster (as Manuel Jimenez)
Robert Jimenez	...	Gangster

Also Known As:

Ali G in da House (Germany) (UK) (alternative spelling)
Ali G (France)
Ali G Indahouse: The Movie (Australia)
Chequered Past (UK) (working title)
Ali G anda suelto (Argentina) (video title) (Spain) [es]
Ali G (Poland) [pl]
Ali G (Italy) [it]
Ali G Indahouse (Italy) [it]
Ali G Indahouse - O Filme (Brazil) [pt]
Ali G himassa (Finland) [fi]
Ali G inda suelto (Mexico) [es]
Ali G u parlamentu (Croatia) [hr]
O ali G sti vouli (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, pervasive crude humor, language and drug content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

France | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Egham, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

FilmFour

Trivia:

Was originally called, and was shot as 'Chequered Past'

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ali G and his friends are dodging the lasers, you can see near the end of the sequence, one of the lasers move slightly.

Quotes:

Ali G: BELONG? That's a very sexist way to talk about these bitches!

Movie Connections:

References Tomb Raider II (1997) (VG)

Soundtrack:

ONE MINUTE MAN

A crazed hoo-hah that will become a classic

I first encountered the Ali G character a few months ago in the American import of his interview show in which he sets up unsuspecting celebrities and creates comedy at their expense. Since they are invariably people who feed on public attention, it is entirely appropriate to feed on them once in a while. But it takes a seriously misleading, confusing and outrageous character to pull it off, and Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) does it. Cohen thinks funny; Ali G is a hugely funny creation, in much the same way that another wild and crazy guy, Andy Kaufman, invented unforgettably outrageous characters.

"Ali G Indahouse" is Ali G to the third power, cubed. The plot is suitably improbable, offering an appropriate springboard for the Ali G craziness. I laughed till I cried. The plot twisted around and ended happily, and there wasn't a cliché that wasn't ragged on or a convention that wasn't exploited, and at every turn, the absurdity of the Ali G persona looms over all, ragging on itself and painting everything with its humor.

I like the fact that Ali G is a white middle-class guy who has become a hip-hopper and gone native with it. In that way it's about re-creating oneself and then bumping up against conventional reality, which results in absurdities and humor, some attributable to the pretense of the invented persona and some to the ridiculous conventions it scrapes against. It could be a stretch and unfunny. It works and knocks 'em dead.

Let me now back away from over-analyzing something that looks uncomplicated and isn't, but is hugely funny, and deserves just to be enjoyed. Roll with the humor of that crazy dude. He is a classic.

Doug Wilson