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The Dictator

Year:

2012

Duration:

83 min | 99 min (unrated version)

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Larry Charles

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2012-05-16

Filming Locations: 7 West 30th Street, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $65,000,000

Opening Weekend: $17,435,092 (USA) (20 May 2012)

Gross: $59,617,068 (USA) (22 July 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Busty Heart

Sacha Baron Cohen

Aladeen

Sayed Badreya

Omar

Rocky Citron

Baby Aladeen

Liam Campora

Aladeen Age 6

Aasif Mandvi

Doctor

Rizwan Manji

Patient

Rick Chambers

Newscaster Voiceover

Elsayed Mohamed

Wadiyan Olympic Official

Adeel Akhtar

Maroush

Horatio Sanz

Aide on Balcony

Ben Kingsley

Tamir

Elena Goode

Virgin Guard

Nazanin Homa

Virgin Guard (as Naz Homa)

Dawn Jackson

Virgin Guard (as Dawn Zimniak)

Victoria Beltran

Virgin Guard

Danielle Burgio

Virgin Guard

Dominique DiCaprio

Virgin Guard

Aja Frary

Virgin Guard

Fred Melamed

Head Nuclear Scientist

Jason Mantzoukas

Nadal

Cuco Usín

Assassin (as Justo Usin)

Megan Fox

Herself

Joey Slotnick

Homeless Man

Ian Roberts

NYC Cop

Anna Faris

Zoey

Chris Parnell

News Anchor

Jessica St. Clair

Denise

David Fonteno

Secretary General

Anna Katarina

Angela Merkel

Michael Delaney

Delegate

William Fowle

Delegate

Bobby Lee

Mr. Lao

Olek Krupa

Gazprom Executive

Alan Cox

BP Executive

Kevin Corrigan

Slade

Mitchell Green

Joteph

Jenny L. Saldaña

Hannah

George Bartenieff

Romanian Accountant

Chris Gethard

Clark

Fred Armisen

Waiter / Minister

Sean T. Krishnan

Waiter / Cereal Loving Soldier

Eliyas Qureshi

Angry Wadiyan Diner

Chris Elliott

Mr. Ogden

Jon Glaser

Obnoxious Customer

Daniel Burress

Customer in Bathroom

Pete Wiggins

Bratty Kid Customer

Adam LeFevre

Man in Helicopter

Marceline Hugot

Woman in Helicopter

Anthony Mangano

Arresting Officer

Melissa Francis

Local News Reporter

Tim J. Ellis

Offended Customer

Michael Hardart

Store Customer

Miriam Tolan

Health Inspector's Wife

Zachary Mackiewicz

Health Inspector's Son

J.B. Smoove

Funeral Usher

Hollis Granville

Eldridge Douglas

Ann Dev'Unay

Mourner

Sondra James

Friendly Customer

Tara Copeland

Mom Shopping with Toddler

Sydney Berry

Toddler

Kathryn Hahn

Pregnant Woman

Seth Morris

Pregnant Woman's Husband

Kate Pak

Mrs. Lao

Regina Anne Rizzo

Puppeteer

Tracey Ruggiero

Mugging Victim

Karl Jacob

Aladeen Double

Marcia DeBonis

Woman in Hotel Window

Nasim Pedrad

Female GMW Host

Mousa Kraish

Wadiyan Soldier

Neimah Djourabchi

Wadiyan Soldier

Sevan Greene

Wadiyan Soldier

Nadav Malamud

Wadiyan Soldier

Frédéric North

Helicopter Pilot (NYC) (as Fred North)

Fred Hanna

Helicopter Pilot (NYC)

Bill Richards

Helicopter Pilot (as William Richards)

Marc Wolff

Helicopter Pilot (Spain)

Cordell King

Helicopter Ground Crew

Jared Acosta

Palace Guard

Michele Maika

Aladeen's mom (as Michele Berg)

Mohamed Alshami

Nuclear Scientist (uncredited)

Carmel Amit

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

Glenn Andreiev

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Andrew Ayala

Dinner Patron (uncredited)

Sam Besserman

Choirboy (uncredited)

Akim Black

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Jasmine Hope Bloch

Protester (uncredited)

Brandon L. Brooks

Prince (uncredited)

Jennifer Butler

French Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Mark Campbell

BBC Reporter (uncredited)

Ivan Cardona

Minister (uncredited)

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter Conboy

NYC Cop (uncredited)

Michael Connolly

Fan of Dictator (uncredited)

Jeevan D'Souza

Power Station Technician (uncredited)

Barbara Ann Davison

UN Protester (uncredited)

Kevin Dedes

Jason Sudeikis as Cameraman (uncredited)

Stephen Dexter

Angry Protestor (uncredited)

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Nurse Svetlana (uncredited)

Amanda Dutton

UN Protestor (uncredited)

Gad Elmaleh

Demonstrator in Wadiya (uncredited)

Marshall Factora

Filipino Dignitary (uncredited)

Viveca Gardiner

Protestor (uncredited)

Larry Gevirtz

Diplomat (uncredited)

Ruben Roberto Gomez

Venezuelan Ambassador (uncredited)

Shawn Gonzalez

Angry Protester (uncredited)

Sean Grady

Bellboy (uncredited)

Jeff Grossman

NYC Cop (uncredited)

Iyad Hajjaj

Wadiyan Soldier (uncredited)

Hanna Halldorsdottir

Customer (uncredited)

Brandon Lee Harris

Crowd Member (uncredited)

Moe Hindi

Lab Technician (uncredited)

Michael C Hoaglin

Paparazzo (uncredited)

Peter Iasillo Jr.

Protester (uncredited)

Sam Ibram

Olympic Spectator (uncredited)

Shadner Ifrene

Doorman (uncredited)

Sonia Alexia Ioannou

Angry Protestor (uncredited)

Ebrahim Jaffer

Doctor

Tony Joe

UN Security Guard (uncredited)

Jaiden Kaine

African King (uncredited)

Rock Kohli

Servant #1 / Wadiyan Diner (uncredited)

Alex Kruz

Japanese Olympic Runner (uncredited)

Arash Mokhtar

Minister (uncredited)

Dushawn Moses

UN Security (uncredited)

Joanna Moskwa

Russian Escort (uncredited)

Carmelo Muñoz Adame

Wadiyan (uncredited)

Edward Norton

Edward Norton (uncredited)

B.J. Novak

(uncredited)

Kelsey O'Brien

Prostitute (uncredited)

Barack Obama

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Anton Obeid

New BBC Interviewer (uncredited)

Niyi Oni

Diplomat (uncredited)

Adaku Ononogbo

Virgin Guard (uncredited)

Melina Paez

Protestor (uncredited)

Loukas Papas

UN Security Councilman (uncredited)

Jim Piddock

(uncredited)

Catherine Pierce

Mortician (uncredited)

Hannah Prichard

Miley Cyrus

Dennis Rees

UN Delegate (uncredited)

John C. Reilly

Clayton

Shindo Ki Rodriguez

Protestor (uncredited)

Andrew Rogers

French Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Ross Ryman

Power Station Technician (uncredited)

Garry Shandling

Inspector (uncredited)

Sardor Sodikov

Soldier (uncredited)

Tuna Tekeli

Protester in Front of UN Building (uncredited)

Ronnie Tisdale

Swedish Olympic Runner (uncredited)

Uzimann

Nuclear Scientist (uncredited)

Chris Victor

Army Guard (uncredited)

Village

Hotel Security (uncredited)

Barbara Vincent

Park Avenue Lady (uncredited)

Tony von Halle

Soldier / Wrangler (uncredited)

Sylvia Ward

Russian Escort (uncredited)

Steven Weisz

Diplomat (uncredited)

Richard Worsley

Angry Protester (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Aladeen has a cadre of all-female guards who purport to be virgins, as Libyan Dictator Muammar Gadaffi did in real life.

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The exterior scenes of the Wadiya Palace were shot at the Plaza de España in Seville, and computer graphics were used to add the twin golden domes.

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The government house is modeled after Argentina's Pink House.

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Goofs

During the Gotham Helicopter tours scene, the view from the windows show that the helicopter flies over the same river about 3 times randomly between shots.

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The photos of Aladeen and his past exploits aren't all unique. Some of the photos on the wall are mirrored copies, while most are just duplicates scattered around.

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When Aladeen accidentally shoots his guard, the slide on his gun is clearly shown locked back, indicating it is empty. Moments later, he shoots the gun again.

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Quotes

General Aladeen: I love being an Americans! America is number one! Oh, I am from U.S.A.! My father also from U.S.A.! My great-grandfather fought in the American Civil Jihad. I am very proud to be an American. I am America's number one douche.

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General Aladeen: From the mountain tops of North Korea to the jungles of Zimbabwe, let every child labourer and sweat shop factory worker sing... Oppressed at last! Oppressed at last! Thank Aladeen, I am oppressed at last!

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Megan Fox: Katy Perry said she got a diamond Rolex.

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Faq

What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Unrated Version?

Running more than 15 minutes longer, the unrated version offers a lot of additional footage. Also, several (though usually short) scenes were removed from the theatrical version, which means that the movies actually differ even more. Interestingly, Larry King and the big breasted "Busty Heart" only appear in the unrated version, especially the latter appears in several shots that are spread all over the movie. Despite the frequent exposure of breasts and the connected "Banned" trait, these scenes were probably just removed in order to tighten the movie. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

What is the movie based on?

It was claimed that the film is loosely based on the novel "Zabibah and the King" by former Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein. However, it has since been revealed that this is not the case in a New York times article. The Zabibah book is an allegorical, dramatic account of an Iraqi woman brutalized by a vicious husband, but saved by a heroic Hussein. This does not appear to have much in common with the farcical, satiric style of The Dictator.

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