Bad Words
“The end justifies the mean.”
2013•R•1h 29m•6.4•Released
Comedy
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Director
Jason Bateman
Writer
Andrew Dodge
Budget
$10M
Revenue
$8M
Languages
English
Studio
Darko Entertainment
Cast
Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby
Kathryn Hahn
Jenny Widgeon
Rohan Chand
Chaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker Hall
Dr. Bowman
Allison Janney
Dr. 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
Production
Company
Darko Entertainment
Company
Aggregate Films
Company
MXN Entertainment
Company
Focus Features
Producer
Jason Bateman
Producer
Jeff Culotta
Producer
Mason Novick
Producer
Sean McKittrick
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