Sassy Pants

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 by	Coley Sohn
Written by	Coley Sohn
Produced by	Pavlina Hatoupis Adam Wilkins
Starring	Anna Gunn Ashley Rickards Haley Joel Osment Diedrich Bader Jenny O'Hara
Cinematography	Denis Maloney
Edited by	Robin Katz Kindra Marra
Music by	Angela Correa
Production companies	Ministry of Content Sassy Pictures Spruce Street Films Urbanite
Distributed by	Phase 4 Films
Release dates	January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28) (SBIFF) October 19, 2012 (2012-10-19) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Anna Gunn as June Pruitt, an overbearing mother who has been homeschooling children. She and her children are 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 home to control 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

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]