Ass Backwards is a 2013 American female buddy black comedy film written by and starring June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson. The film is directed by Chris Nelson and produced by Heather Rae.
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2013. The film was made available on iTunes and VOD on September 30, 2013, leading up to the film’s theatrical release on November 8, 2013.
Plot
Loveable losers Kate and Chloe (June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson) are best friends with a not-so-firm grip on reality. The girls have been inseparable ever since tying for dead last at a kiddie beauty pageant as children. Now they are all grown up and living in New York City, where Chloe is a “rising star” dancing in a glass box at a nightclub and Kate is the “CEO” of her own one-woman egg-donor “corporation”. Their past humiliations at the pageant remain long forgotten until they receive an invitation to the pageant’s milestone anniversary celebration. With the unpleasant memories flooding back, Kate and Chloe decide to redeem themselves and take a road trip back to their hometown and win the elusive crown.
Screenwriters Casey Wilson (left) and June Diane Raphael (right) with director Chris Nelson (center) at the Outfest 2013 premiere.
On the road, they face some hard truths about themselves and each other as they encounter drug addicts, spring breakers, strip club hooligans, a feminist farming collective, and their favorite reality TV star, leading to the girls’ homecoming and final reckoning with their past, present and future.
Cast
June Diane Raphael as Kate Fenner
Casey Wilson as Chloe West
Alicia Silverstone as Laurel Kelly
Jon Cryer as Dean Morris
Vincent D’Onofrio as Bruce West
Brian Geraghty as Brian Hickman
Bob Odenkirk as Pageant Emcee
Paul Scheer as Strip Club Owner
Sandy Martin as Qwen
Marcia Jean Kurtz as Barb
Lea DeLaria as Deb
Paul Rust as Seth
Drew Droege as Homeless Norma
Debra Monk as Pawn Shop Owner
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