He named the film Fuck despite anticipating problems with marketing.
Language professor Geoffrey Nunberg observes that the word's treatment by society reflects changes in our culture during the 20th century.Īnderson was exposed to public conceptions surrounding the word 'fuck' by comedian George Carlin's monologue ' Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television'. Scholars, including linguist Reinhold Aman, journalism analyst David Shaw and Oxford English Dictionary editor Jesse Sheidlower, explain the history and evolution of the word. The film features the last recorded interview of author Hunter S. Musician Alanis Morissette comments that the word contains power because of its taboo nature. 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. Scholars and celebrities analyze perceptions of the word from differing perspectives. 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. The film argues that the word is an integral part of societal discussions about freedom of speech and censorship. Fuck (stylized as F★CK) is a 2005 American documentary film by director Steve Anderson about the word ' fuck'.
