The Dictator

The Dictator (2012)

Timing: 1:23 (83 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2012-05-15

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Production

Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, Four By Two Productions, Four by Two Films, Four by Two, Berg Mandel Schaffer Productions

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$65 000 000

Revenue

$179 379 533

Website

http://www.dictatorthemovie.com/

Director

Larry Charles

Actors

Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas, Sayed Badreya, Adeel Akhtar, Aasif Mandvi, Rizwan Manji, Rocky Citron, Liam Campora
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Scenario

Producer

Scott Rudin, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Todd Schulman, Peter Baynham, Dan Mazer, Mari-Jo Winkler

Operator

Lawrence Sher

Composer

Erran Baron Cohen

Artist

Hinju Kim, Nithya Shrinivasan, Ryan Heck

Audition

Allison Jones

Editing

Greg Hayden, Eric Kissack
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• In episode #100 (season 17) of 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, it is revealed that Aladdin's first name is Shabazz.
• Photos of Aladdin's lovers, in addition to Megan Fox, include Lindsay Lohan, Halle Berry, Ellen DeGeneres, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• In reality, Aladdin and Nadal are speaking Hebrew, not Arabic, during the helicopter tour.
• Additional scenes during the end credits also include moments from the making of the film.
• The fictional Republic of Vadia is located in the same place as the real country of Eritrea.
• Sacha Baron Cohen attended the 84th Academy Awards ceremony as Aladdin, dressed in the same costume as in the film and accompanied by his 'virgin bodyguards'. During an interview with unsuspecting Ryan Seacrest, he held an urn which he claimed contained the ashes of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il. Cohen then poured the ashes directly onto Seacrest's tuxedo.
• In the promotional photographs, the main character is wearing various medal ribbons, including: Medal for 'Service in Antarctica' (third row, far left); The 'Liberation of Kuwait' Medal (seventh row, far left); A medal for 'Defense of the Philippine Islands in World War II' (fifth row, far left) and a medal for 'Liberation of the Philippines' (fifth row, second from left); One resembles the Belgian Medal 'For War Merit' (fifth row, far right); The French Medal 'For War Merit' (fifth row, second from right). There are at least two repetitions: in the 16th row, far right, is the same medal as in the 14th row, second from right, and in the 11th row, far left. On the film's promotional poster, at least one medal (the Belgian Medal 'For War Merit') has been altered, and there are repetitions of entire groups: the 11th and 12th rows are repeated as are the 18th and 19th.
• In the scene where Aladdin is enjoying himself with the women, they are topless. In the next scene, all the women except one are clothed.
• When Admiral-General Aladdin descends on a rope, he initially holds onto the handles with both hands. In the next shot, he appears hanging on the wire without explanation as to how this happened.
• In the promotional photos, the protagonist is wearing medal ribbons, including: Medal for 'Service in Antarctica' (third row, far left); 'Liberation of Kuwait' Medal (seventh row, far left); Medal for 'Defense of the Philippine Islands in World War II' (fifth row, far left) and Medal for 'Liberation of the Philippines' (fifth row, second from left); One resembles the Belgian Medal 'For War Merit' (fifth row, far right); The French Medal 'For War Merit' (fifth row, second from right). There are at least two repetitions: the 16th row, far right, is the same medal as in the 14th row, second from right, and in the 11th row, far left. On the film's promotional poster, at least one medal (the Belgian Medal 'For War Merit') has been altered, and there are repetitions in groups: the 11th and 12th rows are repeated as are the 18th and 19th.