Cohen to Star in Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill

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Sacha Baron Cohen is set to star in "Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill," the fact-based story of a Hasidic Jew and a grizzled rock musician who form a band

December 17, 2005

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Sacha Baron Cohen has been proposed to star in the upcoming musical comedy "Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill." Based on a true story, the film centers on a Hasidic Jew and a grizzled rock musician who form a band.

Cohen will play Curly Oxide, the rock moniker adopted by a young Hasidic Jew who wandered into the Brooklyn bar where a drunken Vic Thrill played his raucous rock. The duo headed to Thrill's recording studio and began laying down tracks that mixed their musical styles with playful lyrics.

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