Bad Words

Theatrical - Limited 2014-03-21

Cast Jason Bateman Kathryn Hahn Allison Janney Ben Falcone Beth Grant
Directed by Jason Bateman
Written by Andrew Dodge

Box Office Gross: $7,800,000

Running Time: 89 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Darko Entertainment, Aggregate Films, MXN Entertainment, Focus Features

Genres: Comedy

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

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

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This review of BAD WORDS originally ran as part of our TIFF 2013 coverage. PLOT: Guy (Jason Bateman) is a forty-year old high school dropout, who uses a loophole to enter the National Spelling Bee, where he’s pitted against ten-year-olds....

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