Overview
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $7.8M worldwide against a $9.5M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Rolfe Kent
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Andrew DodgeScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 14, 2014
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $9.5M
- Revenue
- $7.8M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
No subscription or free streaming listed. It can be rented or bought.
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Cast
Jason BatemanGuy Trilby
Kathryn HahnJenny Widgeon
Rohan ChandChaitanya Chopra
Philip Baker HallDr. Bowman
Allison JanneyDr. Bernice Deagan
Ben FalconePete Fowler
Steve WittingProctor at Spelling Bee
Beth GrantBedazzled Judge- Gwen PardenBrace Faced Girl
Anjul NigamSriram Chopra
Allan MillerBald Glasses Judge
Bob StephensonBill Murhoff
Patricia BelcherIngrid
Matthew ZhangBraden Aftergood
Madison HuLing Quan
Michael Patrick McGillBeet Red Father
Judith HoagPetal Dubois
Rachael HarrisEric Tai's Mother- Mychael BatesLobster Man
Greg CromerJeremy 'FBI Agent'
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