
As Cool as I Am(2013)
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.


“If a family doesn't stick together, sometimes you have to use a little tape.”
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

Olesya Rulin
Emily Smith-Dungy

Kristin Chenoweth
Samantha Smith-Dungy

Matthew Modine
Duncan Dungy

Joey King
Lucinda Smith-Dungy

Shirley Jones
GG

Eddie Hassell
Jackson Smith-Dungy

Chloe Bridges
Kat

Adam Saunders
Rick

Robbie Tucker
Mickey Smith-Dungy
Cindy Chang
Siu Jin
Family Weekend is a comedy, drama film released in 2013. Directed by Benjamin Epps, it stars Olesya Rulin, Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Modine. A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
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