Sassy Pants

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Sassy Pants
Sassy Pants poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Coley Sohn
Written byColey Sohn
Produced by
  • Pavlina Hatoupis
  • Adam Wilkins
Starring
CinematographyDenis 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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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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]

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References

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