Canada / Sep 06, 2013 / 14A
The end justifies the mean.
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bad Words |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Darko Entertainment, Aggregate Films, MXN Entertainment, Focus Features |
| Release date | 6 settembre 2013 |
| Executive producer | Darren M. Demetre, James Garavente, Edward H. Hamm Jr. |
| Production | Sean McKittrick, Jeff Culotta, Jason Bateman, Mason Novick, Gary Marcus |
| Writer | Andrew Dodge |
| Casting | Nicole Abellera Hallman, Jeanne McCarthy |
| Editing | Tatiana S. Riegel, Daniel Boccoli |
| Cinematography | Ken Seng |
| Assistant directors | Gary Marcus, Jason Bateman |
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| Camera operators | Ken Seng |
| Additional photography | Ken Seng |
| Production design | Shepherd Frankel, Calla Klessig, Elizabeth Keenan |
| Art direction | Calla Klessig, Shepherd Frankel, Elizabeth Keenan |
| Set decoration | Elizabeth Keenan, Shepherd Frankel, Calla Klessig |
| Visual effects | Tim Carras, Thomas Tannenberger, Joshua D. Comen, Prasanna Siddharthan, Chris W. Tucker |
| Stunts | Corey Michael Eubanks, Donna Evans |
| Music | |
| Sound | |
| Costume design | April Napier, Kimberly Greene, Laurel Kelly, Karen Zanki, Jose Zamora, Bonni Flowers |
| Makeup | Bonni Flowers, Kimberly Greene, Laurel Kelly, Karen Zanki, Jose Zamora, April Napier |
| Hairstyling | Laurel Kelly, Jose Zamora, Kimberly Greene, Karen Zanki, Bonni Flowers, April Napier |
| Budget | 9.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 7.800.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Romania / Sep 06, 2013 / 15
Brazil / Mar 14, 2014 / 14
United States / Mar 14, 2014 / R
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Netherlands / Oct 08, 2014 / 12
Germany / Oct 09, 2014 / 16
United Kingdom / Oct 13, 2014 / 15
Digital
Ireland / Nov 01, 2013 / 15
Japan / Dec 19, 2014 / R15+
TV
Israel / May 30, 2015
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