Ice-T, Alanis Morrisette ponder naughty word in new film

Alanis Morrisette and Ice-T.

NEW YORK - The F-word is the word on everyone's lips in a documentary that features musings on the subject by an all-star line-up including crooner Pat Boone, rapper Ice-T, singer Alanis Morrisette and porn star Ron Jeremy.

Independent distributor ThinkFilm has nabbed world-wide rights to director Steve Anderson's film, whose unprintable one-word title beginning with "F" presents some obvious marketing challenges,

"It's an invitation to cleverness," said Mark Urman, head of the theatrical division at ThinkFilm. "It's become clear to us who can print what, but here the entire title is an expletive, and it's going to be interesting to see how we'll get away with it."

ThinkFilm has tentative plans to release the film in limited engagements in the fall, and will send it out unrated because "it's more consistent with the spirit of the film," said Urman.

The line-up also includes Drew Carey, Janeane Garofalo, Bill Maher, Kevin Smith and the late Hunter S. Thompson, all offering their opinions on the history and impact of dropping the F-bomb.

The feature, which recently made waves at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, also includes film clips, commentary from scholars and original animation by Bill Plympton. ThinkFilm partnered with Showtime on the acquisition, and the cable channel will air the film next year.

- REUTERS/Hollywood Reporter