Bad Words

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jason Bateman

Writing Credits

Andrew Dodge
(written by)

Cast

Jason Bateman
Guy Trilby
Kathryn Hahn
Jenny Widgeon
Rohan Chand
Chaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker Hall
Dr. Bowman
Allison Janney
Dr. Bernice Deagan
Ben Falcone
Pete Fowler
Steve Witting
Proctor at Spelling Bee
Beth Grant
Bedazzled Judge
Gwen Parden
Brace Faced Girl
Anjul Nigam
Sriram Chopra
Allan Miller
Bald Glasses Judge
Bob Stephenson
Bill Murhoff
Patricia Belcher
Ingrid
Matthew Zhang
Braden Aftergood
Madison Hu
Ling Quan
Michael Patrick McGill
Beet Red Father
Judith Hoag
Petal Dubois
Rachael Harris
Eric Tai's Mother
Mychael Bates
Lobster Man
Greg Cromer
Jeremy 'FBI Agent'
Kimleigh Smith
Marzipan
Ethan Dizon
Ricky Irvine
Emily Sarah Carlson
Joyce Sacks
Jacquie Barnbrook
Joyce Sacks' Mom
Mak Kriksciun
Mickey Carlson
Sonia Nam
Jayleen Song
Lucky Davis
Leonard Feldman
Terry Shusta
Cop #1
Connor Kalopsis
Eric Tai
Amanda Anka
National Public Television Narrator
Tanner Goad
Kid #1 on Bike
William Maltz
Chip
Gregory Sutton
Irate Driver
Cassandra M. Bellantoni
Parent at Spelling Bee
Lee Christian
Parent
Cathy Fielding
Angry Parent
Sarah Hoffmeister
Spelling Bee Contestant
Rachel Ann Jackson
Spelling Bee Spectator
Linda Jossana
Parent at Spelling Bee
D'Janine King-Lasky
Parent at Spelling Bee
Brittany Lasky
Spelling Bee Spectator
Dean Mason
Spelling Bee Dad
Cyntia Moreno
Spelling bee spectator
Sumiko Muto
Judge
Margaret Newborn
Spelling Bee Mom
Lexi Pearl
Spelling Bee Spectator
Clarence Perry
Spelling Bee Attendee
Isabella Taylor Poschl
Quill Contestant
Casey Robinson
Parent
Frank Scozzari
Press Photographer
Len Shigemoto
Braden Aftergood's Father
Reynaldo Silva
Parent at Spelling Bee
Steve Somers
First Reporter
Christian Storm
Spelling Bee Audience Member
Derek Jon Talsma
Spelling Bee Contesntant
Jessica Anne Tan
Audience Member
Rachel Nicol Taylor
Spelling Bee Spectator
Dustin Treinen
Spelling Bee Spectator
James Valdes
Spelling Bee Audience Member
Abigail Wake
Spelling Bee Mom

Produced by

Jason Bateman
producer
Jeff Culotta
producer
Darren M. Demetre
executive producer
James Garavente
executive producer
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
executive producer (as Edward H. Hamm Jr)
Michelle Knudsen
co-producer
Gary Marcus
co-producer
Sean McKittrick
producer
Mason Novick
producer

Music by

Rolfe Kent

Cinematography by

Ken Seng

Editing by

Tatiana S. Riegel

Casting By

Nicole Abellera
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by

Shepherd Frankel

Art Direction by

Calla Klessig

Set Decoration by

Elizabeth Keenan

Costume Design by

April Napier

Makeup Department

Bonni Flowers
key makeup
Kim Greene
makeup department head
Laurel Kelly
hair department head
Jose Zamora
key hair
Karen Zanki
hair stylist

Production Management

Brad Arensman
post-production supervisor
Darren M. Demetre
unit production manager
Syndey Huynh
production supervisor
Josh Rappaport
post-production manager: Focus Features
Ben Urquhart
post production executive

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Chamonix Bosch
second assistant director
Michael Judd
second assistant director
Gary Marcus
first assistant director
Matt Pexa
additional second assistant director (as Matthew J. Pexa)
Denise Anderson Poore
additional second assistant director
Rafael Sanz
second second assistant director (as Rafa Sanz Jimenez)

Art Department

Al Almeida
set dresser
Alan Alvarado
propmaker
Mychael Bates
property master
Jose Castillo
set dresser (as Jose Castillo Jr.)
James A. Costello
leadman (as James Costello)
Juliane Crump
graphic designer
Dean Darrow
painter
Ethan Denne
paint foreman
Robert Danté Denne
paint supervisor
Damon Everett
propmaker
Buffy Francuz
construction production assistant
Reggie Garcia
labor gang boss
Morgan Gillio
set dresser
Edward A. Giron
labor foreman (as Edward Alex Giron)
Greg Gonzalez
assistant property master
Bradley Good
assistant props (as Brad Good)
Adrian Gorton
set designer
Karen Higgins
construction coordinator
Mats Holmberg
propmaker
Cindy M. Ichikawa
art department coordinator (as Cindy Ichikawa)
Deirdre Jernigan
art production assistant
Norm Jones
construction medic
Michael Kissick
propmaker
Steven Kissick
general foreman (as Steve Kissick)
Gary Leshner
set dresser
Alejandro Luna
set dresser
Jose Miranda
propmaker
Dejan Nikolic
set dresser
David Ott
propmaker
Tammie Patton
on-set dresser (as Tammie Childress)
Christopher Poindexter
set dresser
Anthony Price
set dresser
Aaron Rodriguez
painter (as Aaron G. Rodriguez) / stand by painter (as Aaron G. Rodriguez)
Josh Sheppard
storyboard artist
Brandon Smith
art production assistant
Sarai Sosa
buyer
George Torres
floor coverer
John Tyler
leadman
Manuel Valenzuela
labor gang boss
Steven Valenzuela
toolman (as Steve R. Valenzuela)
Jason Vanover
key greensman
Kory C. Victor
illustrator
Lisa Walker
painter

Sound Department

Wade Barnett
adr recordist
Steve Cantamessa
sound mixer
Ryan Collins
sound effects editor
Chris David
re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer
Brian Dunlop
foley editor
Jesse Ehredt
mix recordist
David Esparza
supervising sound editor
Justin Herman
sound engineer
Ellen Heuer
foley artist
Robert Jackson
supervising dialogue/adr editor
Sang Jun Kim
assistant sound editor
Scott La Rue
boom operator
Tim Limer
mix recordist (as Timothy Limer)
Travis MacKay
adr mixer
Bradford Ralston
sound utility
A. Josh Reinhardt
foley mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano
re-recording mixer
Gary Thomas
sound utility
Callie Thurman
assistant sound editor

Special Effects by

Stan Blackwell
special effects crew
Sam Dean
special effects technician
Jeremy Hays
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

Jose A. Alfonzo
graphic artist: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong
graphic designer: Comen VFX
Tim Carras
visual effects supervisor: Comen VFX
Joshua D. Comen
visual effects producer: Comen VFX (as a different name)
Jonathan Cronk
operations manager: Comen VFX
Ilgin Esemenli
roto and paint artist (as Ilgin Esemenly)
David Kennedy
visual effects editor
James Owens
systems (as Jim Owens)
Angela Pascal
production assistant: Comen VFX
Prasanna Siddharthan
lead compositor: Gradient Effects
Olcun Tan
visual effects executive producer: Gradient Effects
Thomas Tannenberger
visual effects supervisor: Gradient Effects
Chris W. Tucker
visual effects coordinator

Stunts

Craig Baxley Jr.
stunt double: for Guy Trilby
Dickey Beer
stunt double: for Dr. Bowman
Kacie Borrowman
stunt double: for Chaitanya
Corey Michael Eubanks
stunt double: for Guy Trilby (as Corey Eubanks)
Donna Evans
stunt double: for Jenny (as Donna Evans Merlo)
Gary Hymes
stunt coordinator
Les Larson
stunt performer
Susan Purkhiser
stunt performer
Eileen Weisinger
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Joe Aguirre
d camera operator
Matthew E. Alper
b camera first assistant (as Matt Alper)
Matt Baker
b camera operator
Nico Bally
crane technician
Dwayne Barr
dolly grip: "a" camera
Todd Barron
camera operator
Ben Betts
supervising video engineer
Kat Bueno
grip
Flavio Buenrostro
set lighting technician
Stephen S. Campanelli
a camera operator (as Steve Campanelli) / steadicam operator (as Steve Campanelli)
Alfred Castillo
best boy grip
Conrad Castor
b camera second assistant
Michael Chatenufe
set lighting technician
Brian Christie
grip
Brandon Cunningham
best boy electric
Scott Donahue
rigging grip
Justin Duval
set lighting technician
Philip Eastvold
lighting console programmer (as Phil Eastvold)
Tyler Emmett
b camera second assistant
Chad Eshbaugh
techno-crane operator
Vincent Foeillet
c camera operator (as Vincent Foilett)
Gregson Gabrio
digital image technician
Cameron Gordon
set lighting technician
Jason Griffiths
grip
Chris Hill
playback technician: 24frame
Andrew Kirker
grip
Bill-Brady Majors
key rigging grip (as Brady Majors)
George Maxwell
gaffer
Thomas McCarty
set lighting technician (as Tom McCarty)
Paul Murphey
video assist
Bradford Ralston
videoassist
Ryan Rayner
additional camera assistant
Bradley D. Reed
electrician
Donald Reynolds Jr.
key grip (as Don Reynolds)
Raul Rivera
rigging grip
Lance Robinson
best boy rigging grip
Paul Santoni
a camera first assistant
Michael Schilling
set lighting technician (as Mike Jones)
Liam Sinnott
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bret Suding
loader
Sam Urdank
stills photographer
John Van Valkenburgh
set lighting technician
Matthew Wieland
lighting technician

Casting Department

Pat Evans
crowd casting assistant
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Rich King
extras casting
D'Janine King-Lasky
extras casting
Jeremy Lambert
extras casting assistant
J. McAlary
casting associate (as John McAlary)
Anna P. McCarthy
casting assistant
Cash Oshman
president: Big Crowds
Alana Raiser
vice president: Big Crowds

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Emily Batson
costumer
Cat Coffin
ager/dyer
Matthew A. Hoffman
key set costumer
Patty Malkin
costume supervisor
Caroline McCosker
costume production assistant
Jennifer Moran
costumer (as Jennifer Tyre)
Caroline Patterson
key set costumer

Editorial Department

Daniel Boccoli
first assistant editor (as Dan Boccoli)
J.D. Funari
trailer editor
Josh Miller
marketing post supervisor
Aaron Peak
colorist / on-line editor
Neil W. Smith
workflow supervisor

Location Management

Alasdair Boyd
location manager
Jim Carberry
assistant location manager
Elisa Ann Conant
key assistant location manager
Paul Schreiber
location manager
Golden Swenson
key assistant location manager (as Rob Swenson)

Music Department

Sterling Andrews
music assistant
Kyle Biane
mix assistant
Christopher T. Mollere
music supervisor (as Chris Mollere)
Jon Mooney
music editor: temp
Alistair South
assistant music editor
Nick South
music editor
Micki Stern
music clearance
Greg Townley
score mixer
Alice Wood
programmer
Paul Bliven
composer: additional material (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Diane Durant
script supervisor
Peter Madamba
script clearance

Transportation Department

Donald Arnold Jr.
driver (as Donald Arnold)
Angel Berumen
driver (as Angel Berman)
John A. Brubaker
transportation coordinator
Silvia Castellanos
driver
Danny Collier
driver
J. Armin Garza II
driver (as Armin Garza)
Shane Greedy
driver
Francisco Idrios
driver
Gary Jolly
driver (as Garry Jolly)
Kevin Kahl
driver
Harland Kanahele
driver
Barry Kerns
driver
Eric Miller
driver
Phil J. Minsky
driver
Javier Miranda
driver
Mickey Mulgrew
driver
Al Ochoa
driver
William Stabile Jr.
picture car consultant
Jim Tornero
driver (as James Tornero)
Chris Waldoch
driver (as Christopher Waldoch)
John Willoth
transportation captain (as John 'LJ' Willoth)

Additional Crew

Kevin Acevedo
stand-in
Mark Alkofer
studio teacher
Joni Arneson
assistant production office coordinator
Luca Belloiu
stand-in
Ashleigh Bergh
assistant: to Mr. Novick
Robert C. Campion
production accountant (as Bob Campion)
Alexandra Fish
assistant: to Mr. Garavente
Oscar Flores
set production assistant
Oscar H. Flores
production assistant (as Oscar Flores)
Jonathan Focil
production coordinator
Dwayne Fowlks
craft service
Nicholas R. Francescon
business and legal affairs / production legal services
Jordan Gibbs
production assistant
Jacob Gilbert
production assistant
Christian Gonzalez
caterer
Oscar Gonzalez
caterer
Logan Hard
accounting clerk
Matt Hardman
production assistant
Charis Hearn
set production assistant
Pamela S. Hicks
business and legal affairs (as Pam Hicks) / production legal services (as Pam Hicks)
Chris Hill
computer/video playback
Dakota Huntley
set production assistant (as Dakota Huntly)
Ismael Jimenez
set production assistant
Jen Kelsey
stand-in
D'Janine King-Lasky
production staff
Elizabeth Kitchens
production secretary
Ashley Kravitz
clearance coordinator
Jackie Kroopf
production office assistant (as Jackie Mantel)
Taylor Vaughn Lasley
set production assistant
Evan Liss
set medic
Brandon Loll
craft service
David Marnell
additional production assistant
David Midgen
titles producer
Carlos Moreno Jr.
adr voice
Robert Nyerges
set production assistant
Jeff Overfield
set production assistant
John M. Pisani
unit publicist
Haylie Pomroy
nutritionist: consultant
Chris Raby
production office assistant
Jarred Rodriguez
assistant: to Mr. Bateman
Sheila R. Rose
executive assistant: to Mr. McKittrick and Mr. Culotta
Denise Sanders
animal wrangler
Karen Scarborough
payroll accountant
Cheryl Shawver
animal wrangler
Gunnar Sizemore
adr actor
Adam M. Stone
product placement coordinator
Cat Stone
product placement coordinator
Chance P. Tassone
craft service
Nancy A. Terriberry
assistant accountant
Laura Tiz
first assistant accountant
Jeremy Torgerson
production office assistant
Truman Van Dyke
insurance services
Lois Yaroshefsky
studio teacher

Thanks

Jarred Rodriguez
for: 1987-2013
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