Why It Ranks
South Park the movie is a legitimate great musical with an Oscar-nominated song. 399 profanities, each one purposeful. The censorship satire is more relevant now than in 1999. Parker's songwriting rivals Sondheim for structural cleverness. It made $83 million and proved animation could be R-rated and profitable.
The Film
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is the most subversive musical ever made. Trey Parker wrote songs that are genuinely brilliant — 'Blame Canada' was nominated for an Oscar — while wrapping them around a plot about censorship, war, and the relationship between America and Canada. The film contains 399 profanities (a record at the time) and uses every single one to make a point about the hypocrisy of moral outrage. It is a musical masterpiece disguised as toilet humor.
Fun Facts
'Blame Canada' was nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar — Robin Williams performed it at the ceremony.
The 399 profanities set a Guinness World Record for most swearing in an animated film.
Trey Parker wrote the songs in the style of Disney musicals — the musical structure is genuinely sophisticated beneath the profanity.
The MPAA gave the film an NC-17 rating six times before Parker cut enough to earn an R — the title itself is an innuendo protest.
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