''Swearnet: The Movie'' is a 2014 Canadian

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film directed by Warren P. Sonoda, and starring Mike Smith,

John Paul Tremblay John Paul Tremblay (born May 17, 1968) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and comedian who is best known for his role as Julian in the TV series ''Trailer Park Boys''. Career Before acting in ''Trailer Park Boys'', Tremblay and his future co- ...

, and

Robb Wells Robert Christopher "Robb" Wells (born March 20) is a Canadians, Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter best known for portraying Ricky LaFleur, Ricky in ''Trailer Park Boys''. Early life Wells was graduated from Saint Mary's University (Hal ...

. It follows the trio of actors for the television series ''

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'', running their uncensored Internet network. The ''

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'' website listed the film with the record for most uses of the word "

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" up to 935 times. The film received the

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rating from the

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. It was rated 18 by the

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Plot

Fed up with being censored in their post–''Trailer Park Boys'' lives, the out of work stars/world-renowned "Swearnet", Mike Smith, Robb Wells, and John Paul Tremblay decide to start their own uncensored network on the Internet.

Cast

* Mike Smith as himself *

as himself *

Pat Roach Francis Patrick Roach (19 May 1937 – 17 July 2004) was an English professional wrestler, martial artist and actor. During an acting career between the 1970s and the 1990s, he appeared in multiple films, usually as a henchman. He appeared in t ...

as himself/Swearman *

Mishael Morgan Marie-Charms Mishael Morgan (born July 15, 1986) known professionally as Mishael Morgan, is a Trinidadian-Canadian actress known for the roles of Hilary Curtis and Amanda Sinclair on CBS Daytime soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless'', the latt ...

as Jamie *

Sarah Jurgens Lou Jurgens (born Sarah Louise Jurgens), is a British-born Canadian actor, producer, casting director, model, photographer, and multimedia artist. Known mainly for their acting work in film and television, Jurgens is also the co-founder of The ...

as Julie * Shannon Leroux as Rachel * Dana Woods as Logi * Howard Jerome as Trigger *

Tom Green Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian and American comedian, show host, actor, filmmaker, podcaster, and rapper. After pursuing stand-up comedy and music as a young adult, Green created and hosted '' The Tom Green Show'', whi ...

as himself *

Carrot Top Scott Thompson (born February 25, 1965), known professionally as Carrot Top, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is widely known for his use of prop comedy. Early life Thompson was born in Rockledge, Florida, and grew up in Coc ...

as himself * Leigh MacInnis as Leigh *

Sebastian Bach Sebastian Philip Bierk (born April 3, 1968), known professionally as Sebastian Bach, is a Canadian-American singer who achieved mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. He has acted on Broadway and h ...

as himself *

John Dunsworth John Francis Dunsworth (April 12, 1946 – October 16, 2017) was a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He was best known for playing trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey, the antagonist on the comedy series ''Trailer Park Boys'' (2001–2018). His othe ...

as himself Wells, Tremblay, and Smith reprised their roles in the mid-credits scene.

Production

The film was shot between August 20 and September 12, 2012 in

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and

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, using the

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Reception

The film had negative reviews. On

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, it has an approval rating of 20% based on 10 reviews, with an average critical rating of 4.6/10. On Metacritic, it holds an 18 out of 100 based on 5 reviews indicating "overwhelming dislike".

References

External links

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