A closer look
It turns out Americans don't respond well to a man washing his face in a hotel toilet. When Sacha Baron Cohen filmed his groundbreaking 2006 mockumentary, his unhinged guerrilla-style interactions confused and terrified the public. The production crew was constantly fleeing angry citizens who dialed 911, racking up over ninety separate police reports. Cohen actually had to hire a lawyer whose sole job was to stall the cops long enough for them to secure the film.






