Fuck (film)
2004 American documentary film directed by Steve Anderson
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Fuck (styled as FUCK, F★CK or F*CK; alternative title Fuck: A Documentary) is a 2005 documentary film by director Steve Anderson which argues that the word fuck is an integral part of societal discussions surrounding both freedom of speech and censorship.
Documentary
editProduction staff
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Steve Anderson was the film's director.
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Steven G. Kaplan served as an executive producer on the documentary.
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Bill Plympton created animated sequences to illustrate key concepts in the film.
Interviewees
editAcademicians
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Linguistics academician, Professor Geoffrey Nunberg, appeared in the film as an interview subject and noted, "You could think of that [word] as standing in for most of the changes that happened in the 20th century, at least many of the important ones."
Adult film
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Actor Ron Jeremy appeared in the film and through an editing technique by the film's director, was made to look like he was engaged in conversation with Judith Martin.
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Actress Tera Patrick was interviewed in the film; the DVD includes extended interviews with her.
Comedians
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Comedian Drew Carey was interviewed for the documentary. He asked when the next film would be made as a follow-up, about the "c-word".
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Comedian Billy Connolly appeared in the film and pointed out the versatility of the phrase, fuck off, regardless of one's location in the world.
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Janeane Garofalo, seen here in 2008, was one of the comedians featured in the documentary.
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Comedian Bill Maher commented of the word fuck, "It's the ultimate bad word."
Filmmakers
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Film Director Kevin Smith was interviewed for the documentary, and clips from his film Clerks also were featured.
Journalists
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Journalist Sam Donaldson, here shown in 2007, appeared in the film and acknowledged he had been known to use the word fuck, on occasion.
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Journalist and writer Hunter S. Thompson was featured in the documentary in what is believed to be his final documented interview.
Media commentators
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Entertainer Pat Boone appeared as one of the interview subjects in the documentary. He suggested use of his surname, "Boone", instead of the word fuck.
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Alan Keyes, here pictured in 2008, appeared as a commentator in the film.
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Judith Martin was interviewed in the documentary, she is more commonly known by her pen name, "Miss Manners".
Musicians
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Musician Chuck D., pictured here in 2011, appeared as an interview subject in the film.
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Singer and songwriter Alanis Morissette commented in the film, "The f-word is special. Everybody uses the word breakfast, but not everyone feels comfortable using the word fuck so there's an extra power behind it."