Bad Words
A scouringly funny tale of ill-conceived revenge.
Bad Words
Jason Bateman makes his feature directorial debut with the subversive comedy BAD WORDS. Mr. 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 Millers) attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward 10-year-old Chaitanya (Rohan Chand of Homeland), who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners approach to life.
Genre
Comedy
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Runtime
88
Language
English
Director
Jason Bateman
Cast
Jason Bateman,
Kathryn Hahn,
Allison Janney,
Rohan Chand,
Philip Baker Hall
FEATURED REVIEW
Justin Chang, Variety
Jason Bateman has made a career out of playing dependable, mild-mannered individuals who put up with no shortage of incompetence and abuse, and it’s hard not to suspect that he signed on to direct “Bad Words” at least partly so he could cast himself as someone unrepentantly nasty for a change. More ...
Played at
Claremont 5 4.04.14 - 4.10.14
NoHo 7 4.04.14 - 4.10.14
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