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Fuck (film)

Fuck
Fuck film poster with asterisk instead of letter U
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Directed by Steve Anderson
Produced by Steve Anderson
Starring Steven Bochco
Pat Boone
Ben Bradlee
Drew Carey
Billy Connolly
Sam Donaldson
Janeane Garofalo
Ice-T
Ron Jeremy
Bill Maher
Judith Martin
Michael Medved
David Milch
Alanis Morissette
Kevin Smith
Tera Patrick
Hunter S. Thompson
Music by Carvin Knowles
Cinematography Andre Fontanelle
Edited by Jayne Rodericks
Production
company
Distributed by THINKFilm
Release date
  • November 7, 2005 (2005-11-07)
Running time
93 minutes
Country United States
Language American English

Fuck is a 2005 American documentary film by director Steve Anderson about the word "fuck". The film argues that the word is an integral part of societal discussions about freedom of speech and censorship. It examines the term from perspectives which include art, linguistics, society and comedy, and begins with a segment from the 1965 propaganda film Perversion for Profit. Scholars and celebrities analyze perceptions of the word from differing perspectives. Journalist Sam Donaldson talks about the versatility of the word, and comedian Billy Connolly states it can be understood despite one's language or location. Musician Alanis Morissette comments that the word contains power because of its taboo nature. The film features the last recorded interview of author Hunter S. Thompson before his suicide. Scholars, including linguist Reinhold Aman, journalism analyst David Shaw and Oxford English Dictionary editor Jesse Sheidlower, explain the history and evolution of the word. Language professor Geoffrey Nunberg observes that the word's treatment by society reflects changes in our culture during the 20th century.

Anderson was exposed to public conceptions surrounding the word "fuck" by comedian George Carlin's monologue "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television". He named the film Fuck despite anticipating problems with marketing. Animator Bill Plympton provided sequences illustrating key concepts in the film. The documentary was first shown at the AFI Film Festival on November 7, 2005, at ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood.


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