Swearnet: The Movie
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Directed by | Warren P. Sonoda |
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Cinematography | Bobby Shore |
Edited by | Christopher Cooper |
Music by | Blain Morris |
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Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Swearnet: The Movie is a 2014 Canadian black comedy film directed by Warren P. Sonoda, and starring Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay, and Robb Wells. It follows the trio of actors for the television series Trailer Park Boys, running their uncensored Internet network. The Guinness World Records website listed the film with the record for most uses of the word "fuck" up to 935 times. The film received the NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.[1][2][3] The film was rated 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.[4]
Plot
[edit]Fed up with being censored in their post–Trailer Park Boys lives, the out of work stars/world-renowned "Swearnet", Mike Smith, Robb Wells, and John Paul Tremblay decide to start their own uncensored network on the Internet.
Cast
[edit]- Mike Smith as himself
- John Paul Tremblay as himself
- Robb Wells as himself
- Pat Roach as himself/Swearman
- Mishael Morgan as Jamie
- Sarah Jurgens as Julie
- Shannon Leroux as Rachel
- Dana Woods as Logi
- Howard Jerome as Trigger
- Tom Green as himself
- Carrot Top as himself
- Leigh MacInnis as Leigh
- Sebastian Bach as himself
- John Dunsworth as himself
Wells, Tremblay, and Smith reprised their roles in the mid-credits scene.
Production
[edit]The film was shot between August 20 and September 12, 2012 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia, using the Arri Alexa digital camera.
Reception
[edit]The film had negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 20% based on 10 reviews, with an average critical rating of 4.6/10.[5] On Metacritic, it holds an 18 out of 100 based on 5 reviews indicating "overwhelming dislike".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Drees, Rich (2021-10-05). "The Rise And Fall Of The NC-17 Rating". www.filmbuffonline.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Swearnet: The Movie details". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "The movie with the highest number of swear words". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Swearnet: The Movie".
- ^ "Swearnet: The Movie (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
External links
[edit]- 2014 films
- Canadian comedy films
- English-language Canadian films
- Films shot in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Films shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Lionsgate Canada films
- Works about profanity
- Films directed by Warren P. Sonoda
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s Canadian films
- Obscenity controversies in film
- Rating controversies in film