Sassy Pants is a 2012 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Coley Sohn and starring Anna Gunn, Ashley Rickards, Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, and Jenny O'Hara. The film was released by Phase 4 Films on October 19, 2012.

Sassy Pants
Theatrical release poster
Directed byColey Sohn
Written byColey Sohn
Produced by
  • Pavlina Hatoupis
  • Adam Wilkins
Starring
CinematographyDenis Maloney
Edited by
  • Robin Katz
  • Kindra Marra
Music byAngela Correa
Production
companies
  • Ministry of Content
  • Sassy Pictures
  • Spruce Street Films
  • Urbanite
Distributed byPhase 4 Films
Release dates
  • January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28) (SBIFF)
  • October 19, 2012 (2012-10-19) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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  • Anna Gunn as June Pruitt, an overbearing mother who has been homeschooling children. She and her children are very estranged and she cannot admit to herself that she is the problem.
  • Ashley Rickards as Bethany Pruitt, an 18-year girl who graduated from homeschooling. She wants to go away to college. But her mother wants to keep her here and wants to control her. Why she wants to leave her.
  • Haley Joel Osment as Chip Hardy, Bethany's father's boyfriend.
  • Diedrich Bader as Dale Pinto, a divorced gay dad who has a great relationship with his kids. He owns a car lot.
  • Jenny O'Hara as Grandma Pruitt, an overbearing mother who treats June the same way June treats Bethany.
  • Martin Spanjers as Shayne Pruitt
  • Shanna Collins as Brianna
  • Aaron Perilo as Cory
  • Rene Rosado as Hector
  • Drew Droege as Michael Paul
  • Jenna Kanell as Anna

Reception

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Sassy Pants received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[1] On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 51 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sassy Pants". Rotten Tomatoes. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Sassy Pants Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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