Bad Words Page #3

Synopsis: An adult, who has been a school dropout, finds a loophole in the regulations and participates in the largest spelling bee in the USA, The Golden Quill. His aim is to take revenge for something done to him in the past.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Jason Bateman
Production: Focus Features
  2 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
R
Year:
2013
89 min
Website
2,064 Views


How did I accomplish that?

Elbow grease? Yes.

Hard work? Maybe.

Integrity? Oh, you betcha.

But what I didn't do is use slimy

gimmicks, as you have done.

Well, you don't know me and

you don't know why I'm here.

Would you like to tell me?

No, thank you.

Do you know why he's here?

Oh, I have been

trying for weeks.

All right. Well, whatever issue

it is you're hereto workout,

perhaps a painful

5th grade spelling bee or...

It's not that.

Not asking.

I'm simply telling you

you're in the wrong place.

No, this is the spot.

I'm gonna be out of your

hair in three days, though.

(CHUCKLES) Perhaps sooner.

Because however smart

you think you are,

with this loophole

you're snaking through,

I'll bet you're not half as smart

as even our worst speller.

So B-R-A-V-O, Mr. Trilby.

You've made it.

That one I know.

That's "bravo."

All the way to your own hanging.

Okay.

Your noose. Enjoy.

Can I ask you a question?

On your wife's birthday,

does she get to

wear the strap-on,

or do you hog that thing 365?

That's yours, right? You hold onto that.

Good day.

You don't share that with anybody.

Yeah. Good day.

I thank you very much.

You can thank Dr. Bowman.

He was very

disappointed he couldn't

personally place that

around your throat.

Yeah? Is he busy

doing somethin' else

more pleasurable with

another guy's throat?

He is in the middle of a very

important media training session.

Surely you're aware

that your little stunt

has landed on the

very first year

we're televising

this tournament?

Hang on.

That is a coincidence.

It doesn't bother you

that a few million people

will witness your embarrassment?

I'm not gonna be

the one with the red face.

Trust me.

Not here for that.

Okay.

See you later.

Oh!

And I personally arranged

your hotel accommodations.

I'll bet they're not awesome.

They're not.

Nice meeting you.

GUY:
I had plenty of opportunities

to stop what I was doing.

To make a good decision.

But that would have required the kind

of lessons that I was never taught.

Oh, there's an ice cream

social at 5:
30 p.m.

You gonna be there?

Okay. No. Well, I could

be pretty late to that.

Really late?

Super late.

Meet me there, though.

Here's your key, Mr.

Trilby. Thank you.

And, ma'am, I'll be

right back with yours.

Oh, bummer.

See you.

CHAITANYA:
Hold the door!

(PUFFING)

(GRUNTS)

Whew!

Hey, we're both on two.

Did you remember

your winning word?

I'm Chaitanya, remember?

I can't do it again, Shawarma.

Chaitanya.

How about just

your favorite word?

I'm serious, pal.

You don't have one?

I don't. No. Sorry.

Mine is "subjugate." it just

sounds so cool, you know?

Subjugate. Subjugate.

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