Bad Words (2013)

09/06/2013 (US) • 1h 29m

Comedy

The end justifies the mean.

Overview

Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.

Top Billed Cast

Jason Bateman

Guy Trilby

Kathryn Hahn

Jenny Widgeon

Rohan Chand

Chaitanya Chopra

Allison Janney

Dr. Bernice Deagan

Ben Falcone

Pete Fowler

Steve Witting

Proctor at Spelling Bee

Beth Grant

Bedazzled Judge

Gwen Parden

Brace Faced Girl


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$9,500,000.00

Revenue

$7,800,000.00

Keywords

competition

satire

spelling bee

unlikely friendship

anger issues

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