10 Times TV Shows Made Up Incredible Movie Ideas

7. Locust - Da Ali G Show

Threat Level Midnight
Channel 4

Before Borat became an international sensation, he was part of the hilarious Da Ali G Show which featured Sasha Baron Cohen and his armada of zany characters interviewing the unassuming public.

During one of Borat's iconic stints in America, he stumbles into Chelsea Studios in New York to audition in front of a panel to see if he has what it takes to make it in show business. Instead of reading from a script, Borat takes it upon himself to reenact a scene from his favourite Kazakh action hero - Locust.

During the audition, he climbs into an imaginary car and starts reenacting a chase/shooting scene, swerving and shooting blindly behind him. Eventually he arrives at the scene where a bad guy is holding his partner hostage. After shouting "I am Locust", a slow motion shoot out occurs and Locust is victorious, firing in some more rounds into the dead body just in case.

After shouting "I am Locust" one final time, he grabs his kidnapped partner and proceeds to make out with her before the panel shout cut.

Slow motion shootouts and a memorable (yet direct) catchphrase to boot, Locust may be the action hero we need right now.

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