Bad Words (2013)
Bad Words (2013)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby / Director / Producer
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
Michael Patrick McGill
Beet Red Father
Judith Hoag
Petal Dubois
Rachael Harris
Eric Tai's Mother
Mychael Bates
Lobster Man
Greg Cromer
Jeremy '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
Andrew Dodge
Screenplay
Mason Novick
Producer
Sean McKittrick
Producer
Jeff Culotta
Producer
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Executive Producer
James Garavente
Executive Producer
Darren M. Demetre
Executive Producer
Rolfe Kent
Original Music Composer
Ken Seng
Director of Photography
Tatiana S. Riegel
Editor
Nicole Abellara Hallman
Casting Director
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting Director
Shepherd Frankel
Production Design
Calla Klessig
Art Direction
Elizabeth Keenan
Set Decoration
April Napier
Costume Design
Bonni Flowers
Key Makeup Artist
Kimberly Greene
Makeup Department Head
Laurel Kelly
Hair Department Head
Jose Zamora
Key Hair Stylist
Karen Zanki
Hairstylist
Chris W. Tucker
Visual Effects Coordinator
Wade Barnett
ADR Recordist
Steve Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Ryan Collins
Sound Effects Editor
Chris David
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Brian Dunlop
Foley Editor
David Esparza
Supervising Sound Editor
Justin Herman
Sound Engineer
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 6, 2013
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingR
Budget$9,500,000
Box Office$7,800,000
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Bad Words is a 2013 American black comedy film directed by Jason Bateman and written by Andrew Dodge. Marking Bateman's feature film directorial debut, the film stars Bateman as a middle-aged eighth grade dropout who enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole. It also stars Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand, Ben Falcone, Philip Baker Hall, and Allison Janney.
Dodge's screenplay for Bad Words was featured on the 2011 Black List and was shortly thereafter picked up by Bateman. In the original script, the story was set at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but the name was changed to a fictional bee since the filmmakers did not expect Scripps to allow the use of their name in the film. After two other actors declined to play the main character, Bateman decided to take on the role himself, and cast the other roles by a combination of contacting friends and open casting calls. Filming took place in Los Angeles at the end of 2012.
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2013, and had a limited release in the United States on March 14, 2014, expanding to a wide release on March 28. Produced for $10 million, it earned $7.8 million at the theatrical box office. It received mixed reviews from critics: some enjoyed the humor and direction, while others found the main character unlikeable and the humor offensive.