Release Date
March 21, 2014 (LA/NY)
March 28, 2014
March 28, 2014
DVD Release Date
July 8, 2014 (Buy on Amazon)
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Writer
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Running Time
88 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for crude and sexual content, language, and brief nudity
Jason Bateman ("Identity Thief") makes his directorial debut with the subversive comedy "Bad Words." Bateman stars as Guy Trilby, a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. Contest officials, outraged parents, and overly ambitious 8th graders are no match for Guy, as he ruthlessly crushes their dreams of victory and fame.
As a reporter (Kathryn Hahn of "We're the... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
An angry, 40-year old man uses a loophole to enter a national spelling bee contest, and the results are glorious. Bad Words, the directorial debut of Jason Bateman, is sometimes funny and always politically incorrect. Full movie review »
