''Sassy Pants'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Coley Sohn and starring

Anna Gunn Anna Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Skyler White on the AMC drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...

, Ashley Rickards,

Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor and voice actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Osment's role in the comedy-drama film '' Forrest Gump'' (1994) won him a Young Artist Award. His breakthrough came with the ps ...

Diedrich Bader Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his comedy roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms ''The Drew Carey Show'', '' American Housewife'', and '' Outsourced' ...

, and

Jenny O'Hara Patricia Joanne "Jenny" O'Hara (born February 24, 1942) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for Dixie in ''My Sister Sam'' (1986–1988), Janet Heffernan in ''The King of Queens'' (2001–2007), and Nita in ''B ...

. The film was released by

Phase 4 Films Phase 4 Films was a Canadian film distribution company based in Toronto. It had two branches in the United States: Los Angeles, California and Fort Mill, South Carolina. Its subsidiary kaboom! Entertainment markets children's entertainment. Hist ...

on October 19, 2012.

Cast

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. *

as Chip Hardy, Bethany's father's boyfriend. *

as Dale Pinto, a divorced gay dad who has a great relationship with his kids. He owns a car lot. *

as Grandma Pruitt, an overbearing mother who treats June the same way June treats Bethany. *

Martin Spanjers Martin Brian Spanjers (born February 2, 1987) is an American actor. He played Rory Hennessy on the ABC sitcom '' 8 Simple Rules'' from 2002 to 2005, for which he won a Young Artist Award in 2004, and as Justin in ''Good Luck Charlie'' (2010-2014 ...

as Shayne Pruitt *

Shanna Collins Shanna Dophalene Collins is an American actress. She played Amber on the first season of the ABC Family original series, ''Wildfire''. Collins graduated from Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas. Collins played Laurie Miller o ...

as Brianna *Aaron Perilo as Cory *Rene Rosado as Hector *

Drew Droege Andrew Gerhardt Droege (pronounced ) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director best known for his online impressions of Chloë Sevigny. Early life and education Droege attended and graduated from Lincolnton High School in Lincolnto ...

as Michael Paul *

Jenna Kanell Jenna Kanell is an American actress, director, writer, and stunt performer. She gained recognition for her portrayals of Tara Heyes in ''Terrifier'' (2016) and Kim Hansen in ''The Bye Bye Man'' (2017)—both horror films in which she performed her ...

as Anna

Reception

''Sassy Pants'' received mixed reviews from critics. On

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, the film has a rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. On

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, the film has a rating of 51 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* 2012 films American comedy-drama films 2012 comedy-drama films American LGBT-related films 2012 LGBT-related films LGBT-related comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub