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Bad Words

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
53K
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POPULARITY
4,152
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Jason Bateman in Bad Words (2013)
40-year-old Guy Trilby finds a loophole in the rules of the National Quill Spelling Bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. Contest officials, outraged parents, and overly ambitious 8th graders are no match for Guy, as he ruthlessly crushes their dreams of victory and fame. As a reporter attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward 10-year old Chaitanya, who is completely unfazed by GuyÂ’s take-no-prisoners approach to life.
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A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
53K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,152
100
  • Director
    • Jason Bateman
  • Writer
    • Andrew Dodge
  • Stars
    • Jason Bateman
    • Kathryn Hahn
    • Allison Janney
  • Director
    • Jason Bateman
  • Writer
    • Andrew Dodge
  • Stars
    • Jason Bateman
    • Kathryn Hahn
    • Allison Janney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 167User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos33

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    Bad Words: Nipples
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    Bad Words: Autofellatio
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    Bad Words: Graduate The 8th Grade
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    Bad Words: One More Question
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    Bad Words: Jason Bateman On His Path To Directing
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    Bad Words: Rohan Chand On His Favorite Word
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    Bad Words: Kathryn Hahn On Working With Jason Batemen As A Director
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    Jason Bateman in Bad Words (2013)
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    Jason Bateman and Allison Janney in Bad Words (2013)
    Jason Bateman and Kathryn Hahn in Bad Words (2013)
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    Jason Bateman and Rohan Chand in Bad Words (2013)
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    Jason Bateman and Rohan Chand in Bad Words (2013)

    Top cast

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    Jason Bateman
    Jason Bateman
    • Guy Trilby
    Kathryn Hahn
    Kathryn Hahn
    • Jenny Widgeon
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • Dr. Bernice Deagan
    Rohan Chand
    Rohan Chand
    • Chaitanya Chopra
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Dr. Bowman
    Ben Falcone
    Ben Falcone
    • Pete Fowler
    Steve Witting
    Steve Witting
    • Proctor at Spelling Bee
    Beth Grant
    Beth Grant
    • Bedazzled Judge
    Gwen Parden
    • Brace Faced Girl
    Anjul Nigam
    Anjul Nigam
    • Sriram Chopra
    Allan Miller
    Allan Miller
    • Bald Glasses Judge
    Bob Stephenson
    Bob Stephenson
    • Bill Murhoff
    Patricia Belcher
    Patricia Belcher
    • Ingrid
    Matthew Zhang
    Matthew Zhang
    • Braden Aftergood
    Madison Hu
    Madison Hu
    • Ling Quan
    Michael Patrick McGill
    Michael Patrick McGill
    • Beet Red Father
    Judith Hoag
    Judith Hoag
    • Petal Dubois
    Rachael Harris
    Rachael Harris
    • Eric Tai's Mother
    • Director
      • Jason Bateman
    • Writer
      • Andrew Dodge
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Directorial debut of Jason Bateman.
    • Goofs
      The definition for "Infinitesimally" is wrong. The word is an adverb; the definition given is for the adjective.
    • Quotes

      Guy Trilby: [to a mother who swore in the presence of Chai] Why don't you take your potty mouth, go locate your pre-teen cock-sucking son and stuff him back up that old blown-out sweat sock of a vagina and scoot off back to whatever shit-kicking town you came from!

    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.38 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, 1. Adagio Molto; Allegro Con Brio
      Performed by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic

      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

      Courtesy of Sony Masterworks

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews167

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    Off-color, refreshing, and gutsy
    I feel compelled to review this because I believe some took this movie too personally, and thus rated it poorly.

    If you are easily offended, you might be shocked or uncomfortable on several occasions. If you understand this is an artistic work of fiction, or if you like dark, sinister comedy, you can laugh at how this movie relentlessly pummels you with awkward moments. My advice is to cast away your moral standings in reality, and try see this movie from another perspective.

    To be vague, it turns out there's a method to the madness towards the end. And for me, the underlying message made it worthwhile. Jason Bateman was incredibly convincing in this role!
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    • ganpier218
    • Jun 25, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kötü Sözler
    • Filming locations
      • Sportsmen's Lodge - 12825 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(hotel)
    • Production companies
      • Aggregate Films
      • Darko Entertainment
      • Digital Image Associates
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,779,614
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $113,301
      • Mar 16, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,804,337
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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