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Sassy Pants

Sassy Pants

Home is where the harm is.

20125.61h 27m

Overview

Desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, a home-schooled teen runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.

Directed by Coley Sohn
Written by Coley Sohn
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Top Cast

Ashley Rickards

Ashley Rickards

Bethany Pruitt

Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment

Chip Hardy

Anna Gunn

Anna Gunn

June Pruitt

Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Dale Pinto

Jenny O'Hara

Jenny O'Hara

Grandma Pruitt

Martin Spanjers

Martin Spanjers

Shayne Pruitt

Drew Droege

Drew Droege

Michael Paul

Rene Rosado

Rene Rosado

Hector

Shanna Collins

Shanna Collins

Brianna

Shanica Knowles

Shanica Knowles

Amber

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshiprunawaydysfunctional familyteenage girlhomeschoolinggay parentwoman directoroverprotective mother

About Sassy Pants

Sassy Pants is a comedy, drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of parent child relationship, runaway, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, homeschooling, gay parent. Directed by Coley Sohn, it stars Ashley Rickards, Haley Joel Osment, Anna Gunn. Desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, a home-schooled teen runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.

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