Swearnet: The Movie

Swearnet: The Movie
Swearnet: The Movie
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Warren P. Sonoda
Written by	John Paul Tremblay; Robb Wells; Mike Smith;
Produced by	Gary Howsam; Bill Marks;
Starring	Mike Smith; John Paul Tremblay; Robb Wells; Pat Roach; Mishael Morgan; Sarah Jurgens; Shannon Leroux; Dana Woods; Howard Jerome; Tom Green; Carrot Top;
Cinematography	Bobby Shore
Edited by	Christopher Cooper
Music by	Blain Morris
Production; companies	Swearnet Pictures; Rollercoaster Entertainment; Vortex Words;
Distributed by	Entertainment One
Release date	August 29, 2014;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Swearnet: The Movie is a 2014 Canadian black comedy film directed by Warren P. Sonoda, written, produced by and starring Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay, and Robb Wells, stars of the Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys. In the film, Smith, Tremblay and Wells play themselves, as they embark on creating a fully uncensored Internet network.

The Guinness World Records website lists the film as holding the record for the most uses of the word "fuck" in a film, with a total of 935 times. It also received the rarely-used 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

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

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 briefly reprise their roles as Ricky, Julian and Bubbles respectively in the mid-credits scene.

Production

The film was shot between August 20, 2012 and September 12, 2012 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia, using the Arri Alexa digital camera.

Reception

The film has been met with negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film 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".

References

^ 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

Official website
Swearnet: The Movie at IMDb
Swearnet: The Movie at Box Office Mojo
Swearnet: The Movie at Metacritic
Swearnet: The Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
Swearnet at Library and Archives Canada

[1] Drees, Rich (2021-10-05). "The Rise And Fall Of The NC-17 Rating". www.filmbuffonline.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.

[2] "Swearnet: The Movie details". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.

[3] "The movie with the highest number of swear words". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-11-14.

[4] "Swearnet: The Movie".

[5] "Swearnet: The Movie (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2014.

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