The Dictator - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of The Dictator or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Dictator

[morris]

John C. Reilly (Clayton) appeared in this movie uncredited.

[ray]

In the promotional bust shot of the main character against a white backdrop, he is wearing medal ribbons including, among others: The Antarctica Service Medal Ribbon (third row, far left) The Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait Medal Ribbon (seventh row, far left) The Second World War Philippine Defense Medal Ribbon (fifth row, far left) and the Philippine Liberation Medal Ribbon (fifth row, second from left) What appears to be the Belgian Croix de Guerre Medal Ribbon (fifth row, far right) The French Croix de Guerre medal (fifth row, second from right)There are at least two cases of duplication: row sixteen, far right is the same as row fourteen, second from right, and row eleven, far left is the same as row nine, second from right. Altogether, he's wearing sixty-eight medals. The teaser movie poster shows at least one medal (the Belgian Croix de Guerre) changed, and they "loop". The eleventh and twelfth rows repeat as the eighteenth and nineteenth rows.

[alyssa]

Megan Fox: As herself.

[violet]

One of numerous movie collaborations of Sacha Baron Cohen and his brother, Erran Baron Cohen. The two Cohen brothers' collaborations include The Brothers Grimsby (2016), Brüno (2009), The Dictator (2012), and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006). Their television collaborations include episodes of Da Ali G Show (2000) and Da Ali G Show (2000).

[carla]

This movie shares several similarities to an unaired sitcom from 1988, including the title. According to lostmediawiki.com, CBS was to air a sitcom named The Dictator (1988) in March 1988, starring Christopher Lloyd as the dictator of a small Caribbean nation. Much like Baron Cohen's Aladeen, Lloyd's character ends up in New York City, where he opens a laundromat with his wife, children, and former General. Only two episodes were produced, and never aired because of the Writer's Guild's strike that year. Only a few promotional images are all that remains of the show.

[javier]

The producers needed a car for the film that was unique and befitting of a person with unlimited wealth. They approached Dartz Motorz who built three custom, gold plated Dartz Prombron's, Aladeen Edition. Dartz Motorz build the most expensive SUV's in the world for world leaders and the mega rich who want the highest quality and individual vehicles in the world.

[lynn]

The name of the fruit of the country of Wadiya was "mafroom".

[darrell]

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

[sandra]

On the map shown in the movie, the Republic of Wadiya location is actually the real country of Eritrea. According to Wikipedia.com, "Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in East Africa. With its capital at Asmara, it is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately 117,600 square kilometers (45,406 square miles), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Its name Eritrea is based on the Greek name for the Red Sea, which was first adopted for Italian Eritrea in 1890."

[toni]

Final live-action appearance in a theatrical comedy movie of Garry Shandling (Inspector).

[harry]

Garry Shandling: Uncredited, as a health inspector.

[ruby]

The Daily Show (1996) season seventeen, episode one hundred, "Admiral General Aladeen", revealed Aladeen's first name to be Shabazz.

[miriam]

The closing credits declare: "Special Thanks for Ingenuity in Technology - Isla Fisher" who is the wife of Sacha Baron Cohen.

[richard]

Fred Armisen (Death to Aladeen Waiter), Jason Mantzoukas (Nuclear Nadal) and Chris Parnell (News Anchor) all have recurring roles in Brookyln 99 as Mlepnos, Adrien Pimento and Geoffrey Hoytsman respectively.

[frederick]

Edward Norton: Uncredited, as himself.

[ray]

In real life, Wadiya is actually not a North African country, but a small town in Sri Lanka situated within that country's southern province.

[victoria]

Fourth theatrical comedy movie Sacha Baron Cohen. The first three were Brüno (2009), Ali G Indahouse (2002), and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006).

[frederick]

The photos of Aladeen's financially procured lovers in addition to Megan Fox include Lindsay Lohan, Halle Berry, Oprah Winfrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Ellen DeGeneres.