The Martin Scorsese-directed film sure has a lot of profanity

Jan 3, 2014 10:02 GMT  ·  By

After a successful week in the box office and amidst more and more rumors that it is a serious contender at this year's Oscars, Martin Scorsese's “The Wolf of Wall Street” just got another nomination: that of the film with the most uses of the F-word.

Because it's a movie about excesses, it's easy to see how the overuse of the F-word would fit right in. Telling the tale of a financial stock broker who goes on to great wealth achieved through some shady deals, “The Wolf of Wall Street” has no less than 506 F-words being used throughout the 180 minutes of run time.

The record was previously held by Spike Lee's 1999 production “Summer of Sam” that only had 435 uses of the F-word. For Scorsese, this all-time high of profane isn't a first. The director has managed to have at least two more of his films featured in the same top of profanity: “Casino” with 422 F-words and “Goodfellas” with 300. Both films were about mobsters.

“The Wolf of Wall Street” managed to put off a part of its viewers and even some Academy members with its explicit depiction of debauchery that took place in the life of Jordan Belfort, the shady stockbroker who managed to con his way into millions of dollars.