Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker deliberately inserted even more extreme profanity into the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut script every time the MPAA censorship board threatened them with an NC-17 rating.

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Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker deliberately inserted even more extreme profanity into the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut script every time the MPAA censorship board threatened them with an NC-17 rating. The ratings board originally rejected their first cut, demanding fewer uses of certain four-letter words to grant an R rating, which is required for a wide theatrical release. In an act of unparalleled, cynical spite, the duo went back into the editing bay and maliciously increased the total swear count to a staggering 399 profanities. Eventually, the exhausted MPAA members were so tired of negotiating with two stubborn animators that they simply threw their hands up and granted the movie its R-rating anyway, proving that relentless bullying absolutely can be a highly effective professional negotiation strategy!