Sacha Baron Cohen Breaks Down 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' with Aaron Sorkin

Sacha Baron Cohen Breaks Down 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' with Aaron Sorkin | Vanity Fair

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On this episode of Vanity Fair's 'Notes on a Scene,' Sacha Baron Cohen and director Aaron Sorkin take us through a courtroom scene from their film 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' and explain why Sacha was the perfect fit to play activist Abbie Hoffman.
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@chorze 3 жыл бұрын

„He was seen as a clown,as a fool, as a prankster... but everyone realizes he may well be the smartest man in the room“ - perfect casting i‘d say

@frankzappaspussy7362 3 жыл бұрын

perfect casting - but script ended up too much in the spirit of Spielberg - something essentially sentimental and mindless and entirely contrary to what Abbie was about or would have approved of..

@asusmctablet9180 Жыл бұрын

I thought Sacha was just some twit comedian til I saw him in The Spy and this movie, now I realize he's brilliant.

@zzzzzzzzzzzk Ай бұрын

Rowan Atkinson went to Cambridge

@RetroCarsForever 3 жыл бұрын

This was great having BOTH the director AND the star talking about the scene together.

@valeriag9443 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it reminded me of the Parasite video!

@J.5.M. 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe Heath Ledger and Philip Seymour Hoffman were originally cast in the movie. I can't imagine it getting any better, but wow would have loved to see them in it. RIP 🖤

@if6was929 3 жыл бұрын

Its heartbreaking to know that such talent will no longer be with us. The movie was great but if they were in it, it would have been phenomenal!

@SickBuckNaStY 2 жыл бұрын

Was Hoffman supposed to play the judge?

@robc4191 2 жыл бұрын

I can't see Ledger doing as good a job as Cohen though.

@JayPlays2yz 2 жыл бұрын

@@robc4191 if Baron Cohen was cast originally surely Heath couldn't be playing the same role?

@keala008 2 жыл бұрын

@@JayPlays2yz hoffman was probably cast as the 7's lawyer and ledger was probably the main prosecutor or tom haydn?

@jph4852 3 жыл бұрын

I wish Netflix would have a "Director/Actor commentary" audio options for certain movies. This was fantastic.

@Sn0rlax18 3 жыл бұрын

Abby Hoffman is one of my favourite historical figures, he was such a legend. The casting of Sacha was perfect

@WillieNother 3 жыл бұрын

you should look up Lenny Bruce, he was a comedian you in the 60's who was arrested multiple times for his comedy apparently being considered "Obscene". He isn't really a political figure, but he did stand up for what he believed in

@kevinw712 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Imperioli actually has a fair bit of resemblance to him too, right? I think I'm thinking of the right guy

@frankzappaspussy7362 3 жыл бұрын

perfect casting - but script ended up too much in the spirit of Spielberg - something essentially sentimental and mindless and entirely contrary to what Abbie was about or would have approved of..

@nbrikha 3 жыл бұрын

I've never been on trial for my thoughts before...Jesus what a line

@Wishkanya 3 жыл бұрын

I love that sacha is very liberal with the pen. 😂 This movie was amazing. The writing is *chefs kiss*.

@breathspinecore 3 жыл бұрын

If you haven't already made the connection, in "Forrest Gump", during the scene at the Washington Mall, the guy cursing and screaming into the mic is supposed to be Abbey Hoffman. And if you've never read, "Steal This Book" by Abbey, do so-- it's a classic (but son't steal it).

@ricimercury9490 3 жыл бұрын

He was wearing a flag for a shirt

@Shalalacls 3 жыл бұрын

Do steal it, they encourage you so much that a pdf of it is on the Wikipedia page!

@mortwyeth8418 3 жыл бұрын

*steal it

@HoldenNY22 3 жыл бұрын

I was maybe 11 or maybe 12 years old with my Parents in Manhattan. We went into a Bookstore. It may have been the Collesium Bookstore which was a Big Bookstore at one time. I saw the book- "Steal the Book" and I instinctively took it I was 11 or 12 years old and I had no idea what the book was about, but I guess the Book gave a Subliminal suggestion to me and I just took it. A clerk caught me and grabbed me and I just told him the Book says- Steal the Book and that is what I did. The Clerk let me go and my parents just strugged off the Event. I was and still is a NIce, Jewish Boy ( a much older boy now) Stealing and Shoplifting is not my thing. I read later that the book owner had to start keeping that book under lock and key because so many people just started stealing that book. I, personally think the Publishers of the Book should have insisted Abbie use another title, but that would have been against the spirit of Abby Hoffman's beliefs.

@yet544 2 жыл бұрын

False advertisement

@tonypzo9203 3 жыл бұрын

In all of this, Sacha made a point to recognize the extras for how good they were. That says a lot to me about what kind of person he is. And this video was just amazing

@ChickenGruel 2 жыл бұрын

he is hated in one village which borat 1's setting was placed

@hermionegrangerwannabe9482 3 жыл бұрын

I love Sacha, very intelligent person who uses his platform to address important issues in a hilarious way. Also, didn't know he was a lefty before this video!

@uzahoe1637 3 жыл бұрын

He's probably amstrodeckseus

@flanchocoflan 3 жыл бұрын

@@uzahoe1637 abmidextrys.

@uzahoe1637 3 жыл бұрын

@@flanchocoflan learn how to spell jackazz

@geneawisea2708 3 жыл бұрын

Really ? Than why doesn’t he address the Important issue of Israel’s aggression towards Arab states and their brutal dictatorship of Palestine instead of making a series about how wonderful it was that Israel put a spy in another country’s government with the hopes of overthrowing it.

@TesterAnimal1 3 жыл бұрын

@@geneawisea2708 see a psychiatrist.

@MrPhenom444 3 жыл бұрын

“Give me a moment, would you friend? 😏 I never been on trial for my thoughts before.” 🏆

@cabanis 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch this format for hours. Having said that I now realise I miss the DVD format for the extras.

@TheSinatra13 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that the Chicago Police's response to protests haven't changed at all though says something so much about this film as well as the Chicago Police

@GrantKanigan 3 жыл бұрын

I’d watch an entire series of these two just breaking down movies

@NerdWasi 3 жыл бұрын

Me: Sacha Baron killed the role of Abbie. Sacha: It's a practically a religion for me.

@smurfette_blues7922 2 жыл бұрын

Aaron sorkin scripts have such immaculate dialogue. He just really cuts to the heart and conflict of a scene.

@billyalarie929 Жыл бұрын

Aaron Sorkin, legendary screenwriter. Still has to go through MORE THAN THIRTY DRAFTS of a script to get it right.

@jayjay1drum1skate 3 жыл бұрын

Any time Sacha notices something he likes that’s taking the attention of the scene that’s not him he’s like “this is CGI” lmao

@WalkerRileyMC 3 жыл бұрын

I'm fairly sure it was a reference to another director who did one of these who was so insanely proud of all the digital effects in his film. He would pause a scene and say "this tire is cgi, this door wasn't here we put that in after, this was a stuntman and we digitally put the actor's face on him" and he did it with such gusto and joy that he didn't realize that was the exact reason the movie itself sucked. Wish I could remember which one it was.

@jayjay1drum1skate 3 жыл бұрын

@@WalkerRileyMC hilarious man!

@VioletPrism 2 жыл бұрын

@@WalkerRileyMC Lucas

@elliehealy2719 3 жыл бұрын

He should have won an Oscar for this

@jaydendavila2978 3 жыл бұрын

He’s currently nominated for best supporting actor!

@abbygrace1038 3 жыл бұрын

The oscars haven’t happened yet, he could win one! He’s nominated

@mariamnawaz9855 2 жыл бұрын

He didn't win.

@brandobarrera9725 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched this vid so many times and I've concluded that seeing sacha discussing playing Abbie and Aaron in videocall just adds so much detail to the whole movie making

@chadthonychudwick4487 3 жыл бұрын

His accent is so good, genuinely wasn’t looking at the screen and couldn’t tell it was him speaking

@ubahfly5409 3 жыл бұрын

Hoffman was British?

@natalyamorel3378 3 жыл бұрын

@@ubahfly5409 no lol

@ubahfly5409 3 жыл бұрын

@@natalyamorel3378 Exactly! So what are these ppl talkin about? Sacha's voice is instantly recognizable regardless of "accent", & as immensely talented as he is, he can't do an American accent to save his life lol.

@diggygenetics8227 3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm: it’s a pretty clunky Worcester accent, but it has moments of perfection

@gutterbaby8382 3 жыл бұрын

He's a fantastic actor and I'd love to see him try out more dramatic roles.

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@gutterbaby8382 3 жыл бұрын

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@hewas9738 Жыл бұрын

He’s quite good in “the spy” or something along those lines. Quite serious role.

@parulgarg4502 3 жыл бұрын

This role was just perfect for Sacha

@baggingstruetoyou5881 3 жыл бұрын

100%. Sacha always comes off like a such a joker but in real life hes probably one of the most serious people you'll ever meet. Perfect casting.

@robc4191 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was a terrible casting choice until I saw the film and he really blew me away with that performance. I never thought Cohen had it in him.

@eshan9495 3 жыл бұрын

sacha was loving having marker control

@chasehedges6775 3 жыл бұрын

Trial Of The Chicago 7 is a masterpiece. Loved every minute of it. The cast, cinematography, and writing was fantastic.

@niceteal 3 жыл бұрын

Yikes that's embarrassing

@hyde7751 3 жыл бұрын

@@niceteal whats you're thoughts?

@Matthew-ve7uv 3 жыл бұрын

Thank God for Aaron clearing up that thing about the Ewoks. I would have believed it otherwise

@alphabettical1 2 жыл бұрын

I love how the director is new enough that he properly explains things

@billyalarie929 Жыл бұрын

This is phenomenal. These two are brilliant, and absolutely ELECTRIC together.

@doublefeatures6312 3 жыл бұрын

He courted the role of Abbie Hoffman for decades - that's commitment.

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@markblackburn1418 3 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant. Everyone involved with this film is amazing.

@heYMIO 2 жыл бұрын

The historical event is fantastic and the film is immaculate, brilliant written and performed. A masterpiece!

@priyachoudhary9896 3 жыл бұрын

I just love how the cast, the writers, even the audience thought of Trump when Sacha delivered that line, and I was so thrilled to know the Chicago seven was released just when the 2020 protests were happening...I hope this movie wins the Oscars

@KClappp 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so in love with Sacha❤️

@uzahoe1637 3 жыл бұрын

*sasha

@KClappp 3 жыл бұрын

@@uzahoe1637 it’s actually spelled with a C in the middle!❤️

@MartinHatchuel 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite films of the last few years, so it was really great to hear and see this breakdown.

@indranildutta4252 3 жыл бұрын

this movie is a perfect court room drama.... brilliant brilliant writing and performance by everyone ...

@cantfiteveryheart 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this when it came out and only NOW do I realize that he was in this movie. What an actor! His dialect is on point.

@marian8189 3 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly fascinating!

@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 жыл бұрын

Shame Borat won't visit Pyongyang so we can normalize ties with Kazakhstan

@uzahoe1637 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh aint no one going to pyongyang cause the country of hong Kong isn't free 🤣🤣🤣🤣 what a dumbass

@mskerrykemp 2 жыл бұрын

@@uzahoe1637 what a dumbass.. hong kong isn't a country..and Kim's country is north Korea.. whats the point in Google?

@mrbeans2425 2 жыл бұрын

this man is immensely underrated! He is a GENIUS in my opinion. for many reason.

@billvalley 2 жыл бұрын

Super informative and entertaining, more like these please!

@TheOmegaRiddler 2 жыл бұрын

The only 2 critiques I've heard about this movie is that they didn't truly capture how much of a circus show this trial was, the judge and one of the lawyers were literally going at it verbally throughout the trial, the judge was showing racism by saying how he wasn't racist. The judge also hated these people. Pretty much, this trial was a massive waste of taxpayer's dollars because almost every decision was reversed on appeal due to the judge's behaviour. The second critique was with Joseph Gordon Levitt doing the most unrealistic legal trope that is done in every legal movie or tv show. He walked into the well and approached the jury. You get tackled if you do that without permission.

@brandobarrera9725 3 жыл бұрын

MORE OF AARON PLZZ !!!! he's the coolest director to listen to

@brandobarrera9725 3 жыл бұрын

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@AverytheCubanAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

*Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, you very nice place*

@priyachoudhary9896 3 жыл бұрын

NAAUUUGHT

@DeniseServanez 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this movie, made me cry, laugh, and mad. Sacha baron cohen was amazingly cast as abby hoffman, but i gotta say young robert romanus also resembles hoffman.

@Lmpeak 3 жыл бұрын

Sacha is too creative of an actor for Aaron to write for. Aaron is too great of a writer for Sacha to improv for. Together, it was one of the best roles I've seen in a long time.

@Hillstruck 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Good point, beautifully articulated.

@broadway520 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Sorkinism "every 4 years"

@vivieni7920 3 жыл бұрын

Netflix please give Sacha Baron Cohen his own mini series or collab with Seinfeld

@Stokey4444 3 жыл бұрын

This was the best film I saw last year

@MayoorDoiphode 3 жыл бұрын

The most original and powerful theme I witnessed in recent movies..👍🏼

@simonwetterlund 3 жыл бұрын

If Sacha doesn't win the Oscar tonight, I'd get pissed at least for several minutes.

@giovannaribeiro6736 3 жыл бұрын

I’m still pissed.

@RivkaZohar 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Cohen and mr. Sorkin elevaits art to its highst form with generousity, wisdom and a great talent. Thank you great men:)

@einundsiebenziger5488 11 ай бұрын

Mr. Cohen and Mr.* Sorkin elevate* art to its highest* form ...

@johnpritchard5410 3 жыл бұрын

There's still Cambridge and London in that accent.

@einundsiebenziger5488 11 ай бұрын

There are* Cambridge and London ...

@johnpritchard5410 11 ай бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 Let's split the difference: there's Milton Keynes in that accent!

@losvegan6382 2 жыл бұрын

I just found out my grandpa took part in the protests

@gonzolonzo1383 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Ledger and Hoffman were in this

@gonzolonzo1383 3 жыл бұрын

Was still and insane movie, but those two names shocked me

@clareenlyngdoh925 3 жыл бұрын

So educational

@abdullahosmani13 Жыл бұрын

Sasha loved having the drawing authority while Aron just watched XD

@katepenniman382 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any extras that worked on the movie here in the comment section? I'm curious

@jakeritmiller 3 жыл бұрын

Sorkin’s name should be in the title

@lipiemmacha 2 жыл бұрын

Truly a brilliant film

@anitapicone2738 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I loved the movie so much but i am confused by some of the things said here. If you believe Abbie never said a kind word to Tom Hayden until the end of the movie, it does not go with what was portrayed on screen, which shows Abbie making several attempts to reach out to Hayden only to be rebuffed. The comments made in the video by Cohen and Sorkin left me confused as to what movie I actually watched.

@charitobasa 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@b991228 Жыл бұрын

Master of the reaction. Every single one.

@XanderShiller 3 жыл бұрын

Sacha would be a great Donnie Brasco-esque undercover FBI.. imagine him as a mafioso? 😂 It'd be the 1st courtroom video testimony to win an Oscar and become a new genre - testimonial reality footage films! I'm coining this term and idea. =]

@SuperAdamward 3 жыл бұрын

And do the reverse and send Joseph Gordon Levitt 30 years in the future and he becomes Bruce Willis!

@AresFordwin 3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a full loop

@lxndrlbr 3 жыл бұрын

15:40 - I am concerned you have to think about it. - Give me a moment, would you friend? I have never been on trial for my thoughts before. " THAT! That supernova of a bomb exploding in that courtroom on the face of everybody! That moment when you realize democracy is only as good as the rights of people to disagree and speak differently, but here the simple thought is unlawful... @LegalEagle did the prosecutor walked into a trap he was thinking he was setting up?

@jamielancaster01 3 жыл бұрын

Loved that movie

@lickmyloafbruh 3 жыл бұрын

Why is Borat so attractive

@einundsiebenziger5488 11 ай бұрын

Borat is a totally different character that Sacha Baron Cohen once played. That character is not in the movie discussed here.

@SirStoneFace 3 жыл бұрын

It’s bananas what’s actually in between these shots

@deadchrxs Жыл бұрын

i love this movie i've watched it 9 times already

@luigiaiden2501 Жыл бұрын

Ayo same!!

@Whoarewehe 3 жыл бұрын

This deserve oscar

@sheleytelp8879 3 жыл бұрын

wouldve loved to see heath ledger in this :(

@Pro24zach 2 жыл бұрын

while I was watching the trailer for this movie I was thinking “Wow, Adam Carolla can Act!”

@barbaramcspadden8655 2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame Abbie internalized the politics until the pain overwhelmed his survival. Son Andrew Hoffman worked to give Boston a safe injection site/needle exchange, long before there was an opoid eppidemic

@noble_experiment 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful film

@meganbreen1380 3 жыл бұрын

Fun! They’re so smart and funny and passionate. ☺️🤗

@lefthook2 3 жыл бұрын

Who??

@isabel7008 3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea Heath was supposed to be in this movie

@TheSimCaptain Жыл бұрын

I was about 20 minutes into the film until I realised it was Sacha playing Abby. I had to pause the film to confirm using Google. Brilliant acting, brilliant film.

@jqyhlmnp 2 жыл бұрын

Who were Philip and Heath gonna play?

@enjoychannel3980 3 жыл бұрын

loved this film . Sorkin's screenplay and dialogues are nuts . loved Sacha

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@bryancaron6729 Жыл бұрын

Sacha is funny every time, that's insane

@soopersooper3291 8 ай бұрын

Abby Hoffman's mother was my substitute teacher sometimes.

@atroyz 3 жыл бұрын

Great insight to the workings behind a great film. I only wonder why Sacha keeps calling Aaron “Air-on”, but it’s probably an inside joke.

@KyCandicee 3 жыл бұрын

This entire cast and the scriptwriting is 11/10

@kboiadjieva9693 3 жыл бұрын

Love him

@fereartem 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing Sacha say my name (my name's Abigail but everyone calls me Abbey) so many times is just surreal🥰 and my brother's name is Aaron 😂

@Sharpe1502 Жыл бұрын

My mom watched this movie and notoriously hated Borat and was like, “That borat actor was terrible.” I asked, “How’d you like Trial of Chicago 7?” She answered, “It was good! I really liked Abbie. That actor did a good job.” When I told her it was the same actor as Borat, she didn’t believe me.”

@chriskay2296 3 жыл бұрын

Sacha baron woken over here, breakin’ down everything he’s in

@johndoa4839 3 жыл бұрын

Would of loved to be in the room when Spielberg found out Sacha wanted to be in the movie just as borat was resleased

@einundsiebenziger5488 11 ай бұрын

Would have* (!) loved. "Would of" makes no sense, and it makes even less sense to put it in writing.

@johnta17 3 жыл бұрын

such a good movie

@andrewedelman3968 3 жыл бұрын

Sasha looks kinda like Paul Stanley with long locks yo!

@tinyylasagna1569 3 жыл бұрын

My friend Brady Jenness actually played in this movie. Had to take a couple months off from school.

@priyachoudhary9896 3 жыл бұрын

Was she one of the members of the conspiracy office?

@tinyylasagna1569 3 жыл бұрын

@@priyachoudhary9896 no he was the little kid at the beginning of the movie.

@josejuangarcialanderos7009 3 жыл бұрын

Oh funny and handsome mr. Cohen

@crackysr2961 3 жыл бұрын

Sacha Baron Cohen and Daniel Bruhl are 2 actors where I never hear their true accents

@MrRicardonz15 2 жыл бұрын

Aaron Sorkin kind of reminds me of Chris Nolan

@ben_marlor3510 3 жыл бұрын

King in the castle I have a chair sacha is a legend🐐

@sandsean62 3 жыл бұрын

Oscar winners 2021

@RudolphCookie 3 жыл бұрын

Trial Of The Chicago 7 was a movie, in my opinion, a gREAT SUCCESS

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@TheAlps36 3 жыл бұрын

Verrry niccccce!!

@eshan9495 3 жыл бұрын

wow heath was supposed to be in this movie.. didn't know that. He would have been amazing