Fuck (film)

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rdf:langString Fuck film poster with asterisk instead of letter U

rdf:langString Theatrical release poster

rdf:langString Andre Fontanelle

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rdf:langString Jayne Rodericks

rdf:langString Fuck by Steve Anderson

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rdf:langString American English

rdf:langString Carvin Knowles

rdf:langString Antony W. Lee, vocalist

rdf:langString Patrick Delaney and Steve Anderson, vocalists

rdf:langString Susan Skup, vocalist

rdf:langString courtesy of DeWolfe Music Library

rdf:langString performed by Betty Blowtorch

rdf:langString performed by Carla Ulbrich

rdf:langString performed by Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer

rdf:langString performed by Murderdolls

rdf:langString performed by NWA

rdf:langString performed by Red Peters

rdf:langString performed by Slim Gaillard

rdf:langString performed by Splatpattern

rdf:langString performed by Steve Earle

rdf:langString performed by The Blenders

rdf:langString performed by The Friggs

rdf:langString performed by The Funky Filter

rdf:langString performed by The SEX-O-RAMA Band

rdf:langString performed by The Trashmen

rdf:langString performed by Carvin Knowles, Joel Kleinberg and David Uebersax

rdf:langString Steve Anderson

rdf:langString Mudflap Films

rdf:langString Vendetta

rdf:langString Fuck

rdf:langString A Chat With Your Mother

rdf:langString Bad Word For A Good Thing

rdf:langString Chicken Rhythm

rdf:langString Don't Fuck Around With Love

rdf:langString Don't Fuck With My Freedom of Speech

rdf:langString F The CC

rdf:langString Fucking Fucking Fuck

rdf:langString Hot Dog Man

rdf:langString I Can't Say These Things

rdf:langString If I Had The Copyright

rdf:langString Love Muscle

rdf:langString Porn King

rdf:langString Revolution Starts Now

rdf:langString Stiffed

rdf:langString The Closing Song

rdf:langString Steve Earle

rdf:langString Dany Almeida

rdf:langString Walter Fischbacher, Elizabeth Lohninger, and Pete Macnamara

rdf:langString Bulee Gaillard and Harry Squires

rdf:langString Carvin Knowles

rdf:langString Claude DeMetrius and Joseph W. Burns

rdf:langString Dean Roher and Ben Vaughn

rdf:langString Joey Jordison

rdf:langString Lou and Peter Berryman

rdf:langString Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Carl White, and Turner Wilson

rdf:langString O'Shea Jackson, Andre Young, and Lorenzo Patterson

rdf:langString Bianca Butthole, Sharon Needles, Blare N. Bitch and Judy Molish

rdf:langString Ed Grenga, Arthur Johnson, Michael McMahon and Douglas Stevens

rdf:langString Joseph Vercillo, Ed grenga, Douglas Stevens and Arthur Johnson

rdf:langString Fuck (stylized as F★CK) 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. Fuck's reviews were generally mixed. Film critic A. O. Scott called the documentary a battle between advocates of morality and supporters of freedom of expression. The Washington Post and the New York Daily News criticized its length and other reviewers disliked its repetitiveness – the word "fuck" is used 857 times in the film. In his 2009 book Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties, law professor Christopher M. Fairman called the movie "the most important film using 'fuck'".