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Comedy

Bad Words

- The end justifies the mean.

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

Release Date : 2013-09-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Darko EntertainmentAggregate FilmsMXN EntertainmentFocus Features

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jason Bateman

Character Name : Guy Trilby

Original Name : Jason Bateman

Gender : Male

Kathryn Hahn

Character Name : Jenny Widgeon

Original Name : Kathryn Hahn

Gender : Female

Rohan Chand

Character Name : Chaitanya Chopra

Original Name : Rohan Chand

Gender : Male

Philip Baker Hall

Character Name : Dr. Bowman

Original Name : Philip Baker Hall

Gender : Male

Allison Janney

Character Name : Dr. Bernice Deagan

Original Name : Allison Janney

Gender : Female

Ben Falcone

Character Name : Pete Fowler

Original Name : Ben Falcone

Gender : Male

Steve Witting

Character Name : Proctor at Spelling Bee

Original Name : Steve Witting

Gender : Male

Beth Grant

Character Name : Bedazzled Judge

Original Name : Beth Grant

Gender : Female

Gwen Parden

Character Name : Brace Faced Girl

Original Name : Gwen Parden

Gender : Male

Anjul Nigam

Character Name : Sriram Chopra

Original Name : Anjul Nigam

Gender : Male

Allan Miller

Character Name : Bald Glasses Judge

Original Name : Allan Miller

Gender : Male

Bob Stephenson

Character Name : Bill Murhoff

Original Name : Bob Stephenson

Gender : Male

Patricia Belcher

Character Name : Ingrid

Original Name : Patricia Belcher

Gender : Female

Matthew Zhang

Character Name : Braden Aftergood

Original Name : Matthew Zhang

Gender : Male

Madison Hu

Character Name : Ling Quan

Original Name : Madison Hu

Gender : Female

Michael Patrick McGill

Character Name : Beet Red Father

Original Name : Michael Patrick McGill

Gender : Male

Judith Hoag

Character Name : Petal Dubois

Original Name : Judith Hoag

Gender : Female

Rachael Harris

Character Name : Eric Tai's Mother

Original Name : Rachael Harris

Gender : Female

Mychael Bates

Character Name : Lobster Man

Original Name : Mychael Bates

Gender : Male

Greg Cromer

Character Name : Jeremy 'FBI Agent'

Original Name : Greg Cromer

Gender : Male

Kimleigh Smith

Character Name : Marzipan

Original Name : Kimleigh Smith

Gender : Female

Ethan Dizon

Character Name : Ricky Irvine

Original Name : Ethan Dizon

Gender : Male

Emily Sarah Carlson

Character Name : Joyce Sacks

Original Name : Emily Sarah Carlson

Gender : Male

Jacquie Barnbrook

Character Name : Joyce Sacks' Mom

Original Name : Jacquie Barnbrook

Gender : Female

Mak Kriksciun

Character Name : Mickey Carlson

Original Name : Mak Kriksciun

Gender : Male

Sonia Nam

Character Name : Jayleen Song

Original Name : Sonia Nam

Gender : Male

Lucky Davis

Character Name : Leonard Feldman

Original Name : Lucky Davis

Gender : Male

Terry Shusta

Character Name : Cop #1

Original Name : Terry Shusta

Gender : Male

Connor Kalopsis

Character Name : Eric Tai

Original Name : Connor Kalopsis

Gender : Male

Amanda Anka

Character Name : National Public Television Narrator

Original Name : Amanda Anka

Gender : Female

Tanner Goad

Character Name : Kid #1 on Bike

Original Name : Tanner Goad

Gender : Male

William Maltz

Character Name : Chip

Original Name : William Maltz

Gender : Male

Gregory Sutton

Character Name : Irate Driver

Original Name : Gregory Sutton

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> Good lie, bad words and ugly truth. I thought it was Cliff Curtis' movie because that's whom I saw in one of the posters. Anyway, it's Jason Bateman's movie, which is also his first directional venture. A refreshing theme because only a very few movies were made based on the spelling bee contest, but this one was a bit messed up story narration. Most of the narrative looked so pale and dull. It is supposed to be an exciting storytelling with blistering pace. You know, stories in the movies happen with a backdrop of the reasons. Like a piece of uninteresting wood carved into a something that attracts everybody. Some movie holds it till the end to reveal that beauty in the form of a twist, but some won't mind explaining it along the way. In this movie, what they had for the twist was lifeless, boring one, more like a cliché from the older days flick. The boy from the movie 'Jack and Jill' was decent. I felt some material in the movie was inappropriate regarding a minor in one of the lead roles. But I know the title clearly suggests it is only for adults. Understandable that the writer wanted to give something new, but he could not get it right. Maybe lacked to bring some interesting and inspiring elements. What surprised me was, it was not either for commercial benefit nor a fine art piece. All the way I knew something was not clinching and finally found out the approach to portray the main character in the negative mode had to do with something. They wanted the viewers to go against him and well, they got it in a way. Interestingly the screenplay was from the 'Black List' which was untouched for almost 10 years. Unfortunately Bateman decided to give it a try and the result is,... Here I'm with not satisfied fully, but okay-okay movie for being at least something different. 6/10