Wolf of Wall Street film breaks profanity record The Wolf of Wall Street, a controversial tale of financial greed, orgies and drug taking starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has set a record for profanity in a major Hollywood movie, with 506 uses of the f-word in its 180 minute running time. The film, directed by Martin Scorsese, eclipsed the previous record held by Spike Lee's 1999 movie Summer of Sam which notched up 435 mentions, according to the entertainment industry trade publication Variety. Scorsese, the Oscar-winning director, has never shied away from profanity, with his gangster movies Casino and Goodfellas respectively featuring 422 and 300 uses of the f-word. The Wolf of Wall Street, which is based on the memoirs of convicted fraudster Jordan Belfort, has hit controversy after being released in the US on Christmas Day. Christina McDowell, whose father worked with Belfort, accused Scorsese and DiCaprio of "exacerbating our national obsession with wealth and status and glorifying greed and psychopathic behaviour." In an open letter to them she added: "Don't even get me started on the incomprehensible way in which your film degrades women." The film-makers have defended their work with DiCaprio saying that glorifying greed was not their intention at all. The actor told The Hollywood Reporter: "It is a cautionary tale. It is an indictment of this world. We don't like these people, you know what I mean? Belfort was a stockbroker who swindled clients in the 1990s and eventually spent 22 moths in prison. He is now a motivational speaker and is reportedly trying to make a reality television show about his current life.