Promoting the trailer, a tweet from the official Twitter account for Borat reads: “The great nation of Kazakhstan see Snydercut and present the US and A with longest name for special: Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved from Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine. Coming soon, chenqui!”
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Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved from Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine presents unused footage filmed during the production of Borat 2 that was cut from the final version. This includes never-before-seen footage of Sacha Baron Cohen in character as Borat as well as revealing some of the danger and high wire acts that went into the sequel’s creation. Also included is new footage from Borat’s lockdown house with Jim and Jerry, the housemates with whom Baron Cohen (as Borat) lived for several days in the peak of the pandemic.
The movie also generated controversy when it was released due to an appearance from Rudy Giuliani. In a staged interview, Giuliani was led to believe that Bakalova was a journalist, and at one point during the interaction, the lawyer can be seen putting his hands in the front of his pants. In character, Baron Cohen then bursts into the room, much to Giuliani’s surprise. Giuliani later condemned Baron Cohen and the movie, claiming he was merely untucking his shirt and accused the filmmakers of attempting to smear him.
“I would say that if the president’s lawyer found what he did there appropriate behavior, then heaven knows what he’s done with other female journalists in hotel rooms,” Baron Cohen said on Good Morning America at the time. “It is what it is. He did what he did.”
“I’ve always felt safe with our team, with our crew, with Sacha in my corner,” Bakalova added. “I actually never felt that I’ve been in danger. That’s why I’m lucky, because I had them.”
