Bad Words Movie

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Who's Involved:

Ben Falcone, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, Philip Baker Hall, Ted Hamm, Patricia Belcher, Sean McKittrick, Andrew Dodge, Beth Grant, Mason Novick, Judith Hoag, Jeff Culotta

Release Date:

Friday, March 14, 2014 Nationwide

R   RESTRICTED MPA
crude and sexual content, language and brief nudity
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

The bitter child of the organizer of the national spelling bee gets his revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win the bee as an adult. Along the way, he befriends a female reporter and a young Indian contestant who he exposes to the wilder side of life.

modified plot formulation from variety.com


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Who stars in Bad Words: Cast List


Game Night, The Gift  


Finding Nemo 3D, The Creator  


Finding You, Forever My Girl  

... Irene

Sweet Dreams, Words on Bathroom Walls  

... Pete

What to Expect When You're Expecting, Enough Said  


Fired Up, Person to Person  

... Ingrid

Break, I Do  

Who's making Bad Words: Crew List

A look at the Bad Words behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jason Bateman last directed Shut In and The Family Fang. The film's writer Andrew Dodge last wrote Space Jam: A New Legacy and Untitled Peter Dinklage Comedy Project.

Screenwriter

Andrew Dodge

Producers

Jason Bateman
Jeff Culotta
Ted Hamm
Sean McKittrick
Mason Novick

Production: What we know about Bad Words?

Key Facts

  1. The film is in a similar vein as Bad Santa given its strong language and risque sequences.
  2. Focus Features acquired distribution rights less than 12 hours after its Ryerson Theatre premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, where it received a strong reception from buyers (Hollywood Reporter, 9/8/13).
  3. Appeared on the 2011 Black List.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2013 - May: The film was set to Completed  status.

    MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

  2. 2012 - July: The film was set to Development  status.

Bad Words Release Date: When was the film released?


Bad Words was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, March 14, 2014. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Need for Speed, Tyler Perry's Single Moms Club and Le Week-End.

Bad Words DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Bad Words was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 .

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