Six years ago, Vulture handily broke down that film’s swearing, revealing 358 uses of the word “fucking”, 169 uses of “fuck”, three uses of “cunt”, one “fuckhead”, one “fuckface”, one “fuckity” and, surprisingly, four separate incidences of “fucksville”. According to the study, there are 715 swearwords in The Wolf of Wall Street. Why is Jonah Hill so prolific at swearing? Key to the answer is his participation in The Wolf of Wall Street, which is the sweariest film ever made. That’s what a world-class swearer Jonah Hill is.Ī career total of 301 swearwords … Samuel L Jackson in Shaft. And he’s still 75 swearwords behind Jonah Hill. In his last Shaft film alone, Samuel L Jackson said “motherfucker” 40 times. For comparison, Samuel L Jackson – a man who you’d assume would be swearier than Hill given that a) he has 130 more film credits than Hill, b) six of those were Quentin Tarantino films and c) another six of them took place before Jonah Hill was even born – has only said 301 swearwords in film. Thanks to a study by Buzz Bingo – whose previous hits include “Which actor has been killed the most” and “Which actor is most likely to die?” – we now know that Jonah Hill has said a swearword on screen 376 times over the course of his career. Jonah Hill swears more than any other actor in the history of Hollywood. It’s because Jonah Hill swears quite a lot. Are we drawn to Tom Hanks because he exudes a sense of benevolent paternalism that we tend to find subconsciously appealing? Do we flock to Marvel films because we seek the clarity of a good-v-evil dynamic in a world where those are becoming increasingly opaque?Īnd why do people go and see Jonah Hill films? Seriously, why?įortunately, there is finally an answer to the latter.
W ith the movie industry shut down due to coronavirus, now is a valuable time for us to look back and properly examine the attraction that we have to certain figures.
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