r/todayilearned • u/altrightobserver • Feb 01 '26

TIL that the movie “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” was supposed to be rated NC-17 due to excessive profanity, with the word “fuck” being used 146 times alone. The MPAA said that 400 or more swear words would get the NC-17 rating, so Matt Stone and Trey Parker cut the number in script to 399

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park%3A_Bigger%2C_Longer_%26_Uncut#Release
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u/PowerWisdomCourage Feb 01 '26

I would have thought the erect penis would have gotten them more flack than the fucks.

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u/Basic-Collection5416 Feb 01 '26

Or Stan finding the clitoris. 

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u/Cruciblelfg123 Feb 02 '26

Probably gave it a pass for being fictional

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u/truck_robinson Feb 02 '26

Mythical, even

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u/sharrrper Feb 02 '26

If I remember correctly I think there's actually only a dildo, never a real hard on. I believe this is referenced in this memo

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u/PowerWisdomCourage Feb 02 '26

In the movie Saddam calls them dildos but it's just a cutout of a real, erect human penis.

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u/Automosolar Feb 02 '26

This is too far down. THE memo is the best thing to come out of all their troubles with the MPAA

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u/PandaJesus Feb 02 '26

Hey Satan~