The "F" Word: The All-Time Profanity List

1. Scarface

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KANukZsWD9Q Scarface, director Brian DePalma's re-telling of the Howard Hawks' classic has become a classic in its own right over the years. The film is much lauded in the hip hop culture among gangster rappers for its depiction of power, wealth, women and violence, staples of a gangster rapper's image. It is one of Al Pacino's most popular roles, and the line "Say hello to my little friend" is now about as famous as De Niro's "You talkin' to me?" speech in Taxi Driver. But the legacy that Scarface will forever have in our memories is that it is the grand-daddy of profane movies. When released in 1983, Scarface was marred by controversy over its use of the F-Bomb. Unheard of in a feature film back then, the F-Bomb is used 223 times in Scarface, most of it coming from the mouth of protagonist Tony Montana (Pacino) who's grasp of the English language has many uses for that four letter word. There is even a scene in the film where Tony's wife Elvira (Michelle Pfeiffer) complains about his potty mouth. Scarface blazed a trail that few films ever dared to attempt, making the usage of the F-Bomb in films, and in particular crime films a much more contingent aspect. The film is so well known for its F-Bombs that when the 20th anniversary DVD was released there are 2 special features dedicated to Scarface's vulgarity The first are clips from the edited for TV version of Scarface with all the coarse language replaced by non-sensical words and the second is a hilarious clip reel of every single F-Bomb dropped in the film edited together. The impact Scarface had on the usage of the F-Bomb in films is quite profound, and deserves its spot at the top of this list. Can you think of any other films that use the F-Word better? Add it to the comment section below, and PLEASE, keep it clean.
 
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Kyle Hytonen is a film school grad, an independent film-maker, photographer and sleeper-inner.