Bad Words

Bad Words

89 mins | Comedy | Sept. 6, 2013

A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.

Bad Words

89 mins | Comedy | Sept. 6, 2013

Bad Words
A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Darko Entertainment, Aggregate Films
Original title Bad Words
Directors Jason Bateman
Writers Andrew Dodge

Cast

Jason Bateman

as Guy Trilby

Kathryn Hahn

as Jenny Widgeon

Rohan Chand

as Chaitanya Chopra

Philip Baker Hall

as Dr. Bowman

Allison Janney

as Dr. Bernice Deagan

Ben Falcone

as Pete Fowler

Steve Witting

as Proctor at Spelling Bee

Beth Grant

as Bedazzled Judge

Gwen Parden

as Brace Faced Girl

Anjul Nigam

as Sriram Chopra

Allan Miller

as Bald Glasses Judge

Bob Stephenson

as Bill Murhoff

Patricia Belcher

as Ingrid

Matthew Zhang

as Braden Aftergood

Madison Hu

as Ling Quan

Michael Patrick McGill

as Beet Red Father

Judith Hoag

as Petal Dubois

Rachael Harris

as Eric Tai's Mother

Mychael Bates

as Lobster Man

Greg Cromer

as Jeremy 'FBI Agent'

Kimleigh Smith

as Marzipan

Ethan Dizon

as Ricky Irvine

Emily Sarah Carlson

as Joyce Sacks

Jacquie Barnbrook

as Joyce Sacks' Mom

Mak Kriksciun

as Mickey Carlson

Sonia Nam

as Jayleen Song

Lucky Davis

as Leonard Feldman

Terry Shusta

as Cop #1

Connor Kalopsis

as Eric Tai

Amanda Anka

as National Public Television Narrator

Tanner Goad

as Kid #1 on Bike

William Maltz

as Chip

Gregory Sutton

as Irate Driver