Best Swearing In Films

[HonaloochieB]

Hello Maddie.

I will start with what I consider the best. It's 'Withnail & I'

When Uncle Monty gets into the cottage, comes up the stairs and to the fear of his nephew and companion, enters and finds the 'boys' in bed together terrified.

Withnail - "Monty, you terrible c@nt"

If there's a better sweary scene, then I'd like to know. There are ones that are good. There are ones that are cursier and more profane. But more appropriate to a scene and that make you still laugh, and know that when you show it to someone for the first time, it'll make them gasp. With pleasure.

It's perfect.

[pk]

most of glengarry glen ross, baldwin and pacino in particular

[citizenED]

Ah, HonaB, thanks for the "Withnail and I" memory. Me, I lack the decisive memory for thnings like this but - I saw "Leon" for the first time last week and the "SHIT!" exclaimed by the corrupt cop when he realises the ring he has been handed by Leon in a dying embrace is the pin from a grenade on Leon's belt was a pretty profound piece of profanity.

[lozzyloz]

The scene where McNulty and Bunk investigate the bullet's trajectory at Deirdre's apartment remains one of my faves. Muuuuutherrrrrfuckerrrr!

[SeanMacGabhann]

Can't argue with the selection loz, but pedants might argue this is a film thread - ah f*** it - here's the classic scene anyway

McNulty and Bunk - fuuuuuuuuuck

As I'm in the mood

I've always liked the bit in Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence where Tom Conti loses his rage with jack Thompson, turns around and in best officer-material voice shouts "I don't F***ING know!!"

[Brendan]

here's Jay

a character whose appearance in 8 (I think) films has been one long swear word.

Proof that swearing doesn't necessarily have to be clever to be funny

[SeanMacGabhann]

Class choice Brendan - reminded me of the song Berserker later in the film

and from the sequel

[PeckhamRose]

It's an innocent little one but I can't help grinning at the opening lines of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

As someone who did a scriptwriting MA and a million courses before that, one is taught this sort of thing is cliche or childish. An EngLit graduate with her first placement in a film company or agency as a reader or scripteditor would read that opening (and maybe the whole script!) and say it was too cute or affected. But it worked, and I love it.

[Jah Lush]

Opening gambit from Malcolm McDowell in Gangster Number One (at least I think that's what it's called) "What you take me for...a c**t!

[HonaloochieB]

From Sexy Beast.

Don Logan - "I've gotta change my shirt. It's sticking to me. I'm sweating like a c@nt"

Edited because the f@ckers wouldn't let me use the word c@nt. Bastards.

[david_carnell]

A great piece of swearing in the opening scenes of Way of the Gun (an admittedly poor film) starring Benicio del Toro and Ryan Phillipe. Wierdly,the woman in the scene is now (and possibly was then) the famous comedienne Sarah Silverman:

 

[HonaloochieB]

citizenED Wrote:

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> Ah, HonaB, thanks for the "Withnail and I" memory.

> Me, I lack the decisive memory for thnings like

> this but - I saw "Leon" for the first time last

> week and the "SHIT!" exclaimed by the corrupt cop

> when he realises the ring he has been handed by

> Leon in a dying embrace is the pin from a grenade

> on Leon's belt was a pretty profound piece of

> profanity.

I haven't looked it up CitEd, but good spot. It must be Gary Oldman, and no one swears like Gary.

I think that this is how the thread should be, one piece of swearage that makes a film stay in your memory.

[Brendan]

I?m going to resist the temptation to fill this thread with clips from Kevin Smith films. Right after this one, which is about internet forums:

[HonaloochieB]

From 'A Few Good Men'

Jack Nicholson - "I'm gonna rip the eyeballs out of your head and piss in your dead skull! You f@cked with the wrong Marine"

[HonaloochieB]

And A Few Good Men again. It's a good source of subtelish swearage

Jack Nicholson - "You fuckin' people... you have no idea how to defend a nation. All you did was weaken a country today, Kaffee. That's all you did. You put people's lives in danger. Sweet dreams, son."

[cokedonkey]

>:D

[Michael Palaeologus]

Four Weddings = "Well, f@ck-a-doodle-do"

Slidings Doors = "F@ck, f@ck, f@ckety, f@ck"

[MadWorld74]

swearing is such a complicated art...and such a beautiful one.

[Guest]

Also from Withnail - W on phone to agent: "Well, lick ten percent of the arses for me then. Hello? Hello?"

[Shu.Kurimu.Sensei]

Award for best consistently good and entertaining swearing in films should surely go either to Fear of a black hat or Who's the Man?

[MadWorld74]

shall we just make this the Withnail appreciation Society?

[bon3yard]

Steve Martins four letter tirade at a startled car rental clerk in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Great shout bon

[giggirl]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> Hello Maddie.

> I will start with what I consider the best. It's

> 'Withnail & I'

> When Uncle Monty gets into the cottage, comes up

> the stairs and to the fear of his nephew and

> companion, enters and finds the 'boys' in bed

> together terrified.

> Withnail - "Monty, you terrible c@nt"

> If there's a better sweary scene, then I'd like to

> know. There are ones that are good. There are ones

> that are cursier and more profane. But more

> appropriate to a scene and that make you still

> laugh, and know that when you show it to someone

> for the first time, it'll make them gasp. With

> pleasure.

> It's perfect.

I swear to God - as soon as I saw the title of this thread I thought to myself, nothing can beat "Monty you terrible C***". And then I opened up the thread and there it was. Bless you Honaloochie.

[HonaloochieB]

And blessings on you too Giggirl. When something's so right, it just works every time. I've never tired of the film or that particular scene.

In fact I'm going to watch it tonight.