

Bad Words
2013-09-06 · 89 min · ★ 6.4
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jason Bateman
- Production companies
- Darko Entertainment, Aggregate Films, MXN Entertainment, Focus Features
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 7,800,000
Top Cast
Jason BatemanGuy Trilby
Kathryn HahnJenny Widgeon
Rohan ChandChaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker HallDr. Bowman
Allison JanneyDr. Bernice Deagan
Ben FalconePete Fowler
Steve WittingProctor at Spelling Bee
Beth GrantBedazzled Judge
Anjul NigamSriram Chopra
Allan MillerBald Glasses Judge
Bob StephensonBill Murhoff
Patricia BelcherIngrid
Matthew ZhangBraden Aftergood
Madison HuLing Quan
Michael Patrick McGillBeet Red Father
Judith HoagPetal Dubois
Rachael HarrisEric Tai's Mother
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