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Bad Words
2014 · 1h 29m · R
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6.4/10938 votes
What is it about? Bad Words
The end justifies the mean.
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Genre: comedy. Themes: competition, satire, spelling bee, unlikely friendship, anger issues.
Cast and crew Bad Words
AllCreators
- Directed byJason Bateman
- ScreenplayAndrew Dodge
- MusicRolfe Kent
- CinematographyKen Seng
- EditingTatiana S. Riegel
Full cast and crew33 cast members, 50 crew
Cast:
- Jason Bateman · Guy Trilby
- Kathryn Hahn · Jenny Widgeon
- Rohan Chand · Chaitanya Chopra
- Philip Baker Hall · Bowman
- Allison Janney · Bernice Deagan
- Ben Falcone · Pete Fowler
- Steve Witting · Proctor at Spelling Bee
- Beth Grant · Bedazzled Judge
- Gwen Parden · Brace Faced Girl
- Anjul Nigam · Sriram Chopra
- Allan Miller · Bald Glasses Judge
- Bob Stephenson · Bill Murhoff
- Patricia Belcher · Ingrid
- Matthew Zhang · Braden Aftergood
- Madison Hu · Ling Quan
- Michael Patrick McGill · Beet Red Father
- Judith Hoag · Petal Dubois
- Rachael Harris · Eric Tai's Mother
- Mychael Bates · Lobster Man
- Greg Cromer · FBI Agent
- Kimleigh Smith · Marzipan
- Ethan Dizon · Ricky Irvine
- Emily Sarah Carlson · Joyce Sacks
- Jacquie Barnbrook · Joyce Sacks' Mom
- Mak Kriksciun · Mickey Carlson
- Sonia Nam · Jayleen Song
- Lucky Davis · Leonard Feldman
- Terry Shusta · Cop #1
- Connor Kalopsis · Eric Tai
- Amanda Anka · National Public Television Narrator
- Tanner Goad · Kid #1 on Bike
- William Maltz · Chip
- Gregory Sutton · Irate Driver
Crew:
- Jason Bateman · Director
- Andrew Dodge · Screenplay
- April Napier · Costume Design
- Jason Bateman · Producer
- Jeff Culotta · Producer
- Ken Seng · Director of Photography
- Rolfe Kent · Original Music Composer
- Mason Novick · Producer
- Sean McKittrick · Producer
- Darren M. Demetre · Executive Producer
- Edward H. Hamm Jr. · Executive Producer
- James Garavente · Executive Producer
- Shepherd Frankel · Production Design
- Tatiana S. Riegel · Editor
Trailer Bad Words
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Details Bad Words

- Premiere
- September 6, 2013, Canada
- Premiere
- March 7, 2014, United States
- First theatrical release
- March 14, 2014
- Release in the US
- March 28, 2014
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- Darko Entertainment, Aggregate Films, MXN Entertainment, Focus Features
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $9.5M
- Worldwide gross
- $7.8M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Bad Words?
1h 29m (89 minutes).
Who’s in Bad Words?
Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Philip Baker Hall, Allison Janney, Ben Falcone, Steve Witting, Beth Grant, Gwen Parden, and Anjul Nigam. Directed by Jason Bateman.
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