Bad Words (2013)
Der frühere Buchstabierwettbewerbsverlierer Guy Trilby hat einen Plan gefasst und niemand kann ihn stoppen: Nach seinem grandiosen Scheitern bei einem Wettkampf in der achten Klasse, das ihn dazu veranlasste, die Schule gänzlich abzubrechen, will er nun zurückschlagen. Dank einer flächendeckend eingerichteten Spielregel für Buchstabierwettbewerbe kann Guy nämlich auch als Erwachsener regelkonform an sämtlichen Buchstabierturnieren teilnehmen und die ihm mittlerweile unterlegenen Schulkinder vernichtend schlagen. Als ihm der Junge Chaitanya als einer der Wettbewerbsteilnehmer begegnet, sieht Guy in ihm anfangs nicht mehr als ein weiteres, mit wenig Furcht einflößenden Milchzähnen bewaffnetes Opfer. Doch der kleine Mann hat viel Herz und schafft es, aus dem stets schlecht gelaunten Guy auch mal mehr als ein paar böse Wörter herauszukitzeln.
Der Regisseur:
Jason Bateman
Der Autor:
Andrew Dodge
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Jason Bateman as Guy Trilby |
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Kathryn Hahn as Jenny Widgeon |
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Rohan Chand as Chaitanya Chopra |
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Philip Baker Hall as Dr. Bowman |
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Allison Janney as Dr. Bernice Deagan |
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Ben Falcone as Pete Fowler |
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Steve Witting as Proctor at Spelling Bee |
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Beth Grant as Bedazzled Judge |
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Gwen Parden as Brace Faced Girl |
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Anjul Nigam as Sriram Chopra |
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Allan Miller as Bald Glasses Judge |
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Bob Stephenson as Bill Murhoff |
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Patricia Belcher as Ingrid |
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Matthew Zhang as Braden Aftergood |
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Madison Hu as Ling Quan |
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Michael Patrick McGill as Beet Red Father |
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Judith Hoag as Petal Dubois |
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Rachael Harris as Eric Tai's Mother |
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Mychael Bates as Lobster Man |
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Greg Cromer as Jeremy 'FBI Agent' |
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Kimleigh Smith as Marzipan |
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Ethan Dizon as Ricky Irvine |
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Emily Sarah Carlson as Joyce Sacks |
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Jacquie Barnbrook as Joyce Sacks' Mom |
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Mak Kriksciun as Mickey Carlson |
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Sonia Nam as Jayleen Song |
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Lucky Davis as Leonard Feldman |
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Terry Shusta as Cop #1 |
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Connor Kalopsis as Eric Tai |
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Amanda Anka as National Public Television Narrator |
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Tanner Goad as Kid #1 on Bike |
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William Maltz as Chip |
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Gregory Sutton as Irate Driver |
| Directing | Jason Bateman | Director |
| Writing | Andrew Dodge | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonni Flowers | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Greene | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurel Kelly | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jose Zamora | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Zanki | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Chris W. Tucker | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Wade Barnett | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Steve Cantamessa | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ryan Collins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Chris David | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Brian Dunlop | Foley Editor |
| Sound | David Esparza | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Justin Herman | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Sang Jun Kim | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Scott La Rue | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Bradford Ralston | Utility Sound |
| Sound | A. Josh Reinhardt | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Gabriel J. Serrano | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gary Thomas | Utility Sound |
| Sound | Callie Thurman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Thomas Tannenberger | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Prasanna Siddharthan | Compositing Lead |
| Visual Effects | Joshua D. Comen | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Tim Carras | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Donna Evans | Stunt Double |
| Editing | Daniel Boccoli | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Jason Bateman | Producer |
| Production | Mason Novick | Producer |
| Production | Sean McKittrick | Producer |
| Production | Jeff Culotta | Producer |
| Production | Edward H. Hamm Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | James Garavente | Executive Producer |
| Production | Darren M. Demetre | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rolfe Kent | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ken Seng | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tatiana S. Riegel | Editor |
| Production | Nicole Abellera Hallman | Casting Director |
| Production | Jeanne McCarthy | Casting Director |
| Art | Shepherd Frankel | Production Design |
| Art | Calla Klessig | Art Direction |
| Art | Elizabeth Keenan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | April Napier | Costume Design |
| Directing | Gary Marcus | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Gary Marcus | Co-Producer |