Fuck (2005)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Steve Anderson

Release Date:

10 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The movie that dare not speak its name

Plot:

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

Plot Keywords:

Free Speech | Word | Interview | Comedian | Controversial

Cast

Reinhold Aman	...	Himself
Steven Bochco	...	Himself
Pat Boone	...	Himself
Benjamin C. Bradlee	...	Himself (as Ben Bradlee)
Drew Carey	...	Himself
Chuck D.	...	Himself
Billy Connolly	...	Himself
John Crossley	...	Himself
Sam Donaldson	...	Himself
Janeane Garofalo	...	Herself
Ice-T	...	Himself
Timothy Jay	...	Himself
Ron Jeremy	...	Himself
Alan Keyes	...	Himself
Janet LaRue	...	Herself

Also Known As:

F*ck (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:R (2006) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Japan:R-18 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 | Iceland:7

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bad Apple Films

Trivia:

The word "fuck" and its variations are used 857 times throughout this 90 minute documentary, making an average 9.52 f-words a minute.

Quotes:

Ice-T: Eve bent over and, you know, Adam hit that.

Movie Connections:

Features South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

Soundtrack:

Surfin' Bird

Interesting but too long

While this f*cking documentary (har har) is interesting and informative, even at 90 minutes it runs a little long for my tastes. I gradually found myself getting bored by the subject matter. This could have been a thorough examination of our culture of censorship over time, but instead only touched on those subjects in a superficial way. Most of the film was spent in a lighthearted and comical fashion, which suits the way they tackled the subject.

The best parts of the film are the interview subjects, which are entertaining for several reasons. Often, when they are actors or comedians, they are always "on" and funny for the most part. Some, like Pat Boone, are unintentionally hilarious, along with the likes of Michael Medved, both of whom seem to advocate limiting the eponymous word in some way.

Recommended for a once over, but only for amusement. I don't think I'll be revisiting this anytime soon.