Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, March 14, 2014 Nationwide
crude and sexual content, language and brief nudity
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.
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Who stars in Bad Words: Cast List
Zootopia, The Invention of Lying
The Creator, A Thousand Words
Forever My Girl, Finding You
Beth Grant ... Irene
Sweet Dreams, Lucky
Ben Falcone ... Pete
Enough Said, What to Expect When You're Expecting
Mr. Popper's Penguins, Fired Up
Patricia Belcher ... 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.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Jason BatemanJeff Culotta
Ted Hamm
Sean McKittrick
Mason Novick
Companies
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Production: What we know about Bad Words?
Key Facts
- The film is in a similar vein as Bad Santa given its strong language and risque sequences.
- 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).
- Appeared on the 2011 Black List.
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - May: The film was set to Completed status.
MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.
- 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 Veronica Mars.
Bad Words DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Bad Words was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 .